Information on Human Rights in Non-Self-Governing Territories

A/RES/446(V)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1951.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Declarations Human Rights Information Transfer Non-Self-Governing Territories

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

This extracted fulltext may contain errors or omissions. Please check the source document.

7.? December 1950.

444 (V). Technical assistance to Non-Self-Governing Territories

Invites the Administering Members which need technical assistance for the economic, social and educational advancement of their Non-Self-Governing Territories to submit their requests;

Recommends that the Adn1inistering Members include yearly in the statistical informaticm transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter as full a report as possible on all applications made in behalf of their respective Non-Self-Governing Territories and on the manner in which technical assistance received from the United Nations and the specialized agencies has been integrated 'into long-range development programmes in such Territories.

12 December 7950.

445 (V). Work of the Special Committee on Information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter

Takes note of the report" of the Special Committee

011. Information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter on the work of its 1950 session;

Confirms its recognition of the importance of international collaboration in regard to economic, social and educational conditions in Non-Self-Governing Territories as expressed in resolution 331 ( IV) adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 1949;

Approves the special report on education9 as a brief but considered indication of the importance of

8 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifth Session, Supplement No. 17.

u Ibid. educational advancement and the problems still to be faced in the Non-Self-Governing Territories;

l m:itcs the Secretarv-General to communicate this special rl'port to the l\1e"rnbers of the l; nited Nations n·spunsihle for the administration of Non-Self-Governing TnritoriE's and to the United I\ations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for their consideration ;

S. Vot,'s with interest the special studies carried nut h thl' United Nations Eclucational, Scientific and Cultmal Organization for the education and training of teachers, and expresses the hope that full account will hl' takl'n of such studies in the formulation of policies uu this matter in the N 011-Self-Governing Territories:

(J. Not"s the intentio1110 of the L'nited Nations Educational, Scientific an<l Cultural Oq~anizatinn to place before the Special Committee for its consideration at its 1951 session documents relating to the use of the indi,l!Tnmts or natinnal languages for teaching purposes ;1 nd the eradication of illiteracy;

7 . . 1pprm·es the arrangemeuts11 proposed by the Special Committee for its work in 1951;

8. lm·itcs the ,;pecializcd agencies concerned, with a vil'w to the preparation of studies, based on the information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter and relevant supplemental information, in respect of economic conditions and development to he considered by the Special Committee in 1951, to collaborate with the Secretary-General in the study of problems of the 1 )rices of tropical export crops and arrangements for their marketing, migrant labour in Africa, the development of co-operative societies in peasant communities aud the economic value of preventive medicine.

12 December 1950.

* * * In uccordmic,· ,,·itlz the tt'r1ns of resolution 332 (IV), the Fo11rth CommittCJ.', at its 191st meeting on 30 Noz,emhcr 1050, clrctcd. on behalf of the General Assembly, two members to the Special Committee to fill the 11aca11cies ,rca/,'d by the cxpiraticrn of the terms of oRicc of Sweden and Vcnc::Hcla. The States Members ,:/ccted were: CUBA

4-46 (V).

Information on human rights in Non- Self-Govt'rning Territories The General Assembly.

Recalling the recommendation contained in resolution 327 (IV) adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 1949,

Noting the provision contained in article 2' 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be

10 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifth Session, Fourth Committee, 186th meeting-.

11 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifth Session, Supplement No. 17, Part One, paragraphs 113-131.

12 See resolution 217 A (III).

independent, Trust, Non-Self-Governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty,

Having regard to the mission which has been given by the General Assembly to the Commission on Human Rights with a view to the drafting of an International Covenant on Human Rights which will also be applicable to r-;.on-Self-Governing Territories,13 l. Invites the Members responsible for the administration of Non-Self-Governing Territories to include, in the information to be transmitted to the Secretary- General in 1951 under Article 73 e of the Charter, a summary of the extent to which the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is implemented in the Non- Self-Governing Territories under their administration;

Requests the Special Committee on Information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter to include in its report to the General Assembly at its sixth session such recommendations as it may deem desirable relating to the application in Non-Self-Governing Territories of the principles contained in the universal Declaration of Human Rights.

12 December 1950.

447 (V). Comparable statistical information relating to the suhject,1 treated under Article 73 e of the Charter

Invites the Secretary-General, in making use of such information, to obtain the consent of the l\lemlwr State concerned and to take into account all elements necessary for scientific and objective comparison;

Invites the Secretary-General to bear in mind that an objective comparison can be made only if the comparable information is representative of the whole region concerned.

12 December 1950.

448 (V). Development of self-government in Non-Self-Governing Territories

Takes note with satisfaction of the communication of the Government of the Nether lands with reference to the cessation of the transmission of information on Indonesia;

Requests the Special Committee on Information transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter to examine such information as may be transmitted in future to the Secretary-General in pursuance of General Assembly resolution 222 (Ill), and to report thereon to the General Assembly.

320th plenary mCl'ting,

12 Decemher 1950.

449 ( V).

Question of South West Africa

A Tlzr G,·neral .-1ssnnhly.

Considering that the International Conrt of Justice, duh· consulted by the General Assembly pursuant to resolution 338 (IV) of (1 December J<)49. reached the conclusion 1 ·• that the Territorv of South \Vest Africa is a Territon· under the intern;tional Mandate assumed by the L'.nio·n of South ,\frica on 17 Ikcemlwr 1920,

Co11sid crinq that the l nternational Court oi Justice i~ of the opinion that the Pnion of South Africa contimws to have the international obligations laid clown in Article 22 (1f the Con·nant of the League of Nations and in the l\fandate for South \Vest Africa.

Consid cring that the International Court of Justice is of the opinion that the functions of supervision over the ;idministration of the Territory of South West Africa by the l:nion of South Africa should be exercised by the United Kations, to which the annual reports as well as the petitions from the inhabitants of the Territory are tn he submitted,

Considering that, in accordance with the opinion of the International Court of Justice, the Union of South :\frica is under an obligation to accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court as provided hy Article 37 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, bv Article 80, paragraph 1, of the Charter of the United :-.Jations and by Article 7 of the Mandate for South \Vest Africa,

Considering that the International Court of Justice is of the opinion that the Union of South Africa acting alone is not competent to modify the international status of the Territory of South West Africa, and that the 15 See International Status of South West Africa, Adviso,-y Opinion: I.C.J. Reports 1950. page 128.

:rnd PAKISTAN.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

Question of South West Africa

Table of contents