Security Council Resolution 447 (1979) [on South Africa's Policies Towards Angola and Other Front-Line States]

S/RES/447(1979)View PDF

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A Resolution of the Security Council, published in 1979.

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2 documents · 1979

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1979	S/RES/454(1979)	Security Council resolution 454 (1979) [on South Africa's policies towards Angola and other front-line States]	331	–
1979	S/RES/447(1979)	Security Council resolution 447 (1979) [on South Africa's policies towards Angola and other front-line States]	735	–

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9 subjects

Aid Programmes Angola Angola Situation Armed Incidents Front-Line States Namibia Question Sanctions South Africa Troop Withdrawal

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Condemns strongly the racist regime of South Africa for its premeditated, persistent and sustained armed invasions of the People's Republic of Angola, which constitute a flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of that country as well as a serious threat to international peace and security;

66 Jbid., document S/13177.

61 Ibid., Thirty-fourth Year, 2130th meeting.

GB Ibid., 2132nd meeting. 17

Condemns strongly also South Africa's utilization of the international Territory of Namibia as a springboard for armed invasions and destabilization of the People's Republic of Angola;

Demands that South Africa cease immediately its provocative armed invasions against the People's Republic of Angola and that it respect forthwith the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of that country;

Commends the People's Republic of Angola and other front-line States for their steadfast support of the people of Namibia in their just and legitimate struggle against the illegal occupation of their territory by South Africa and for the enjoyment of their inalienable rights to self-determination and national independence;

Requests Member States urgently to extend all necessary assistance to the People's Republic of Angola and other front-line States, in order to strengthen their defence capacities;

Requests the Secretary-General to obtain available information from the People's Republic of Angola on the human casualties and material and other damage resulting from repeated acts of aggression committed by the racist regime of South Africa;

Further requests the Secretary-General to submit such information to the Security Council not later than 30 April 1979, in order to enable it to determine the most effective sanctions in accordance with the appropriate provisions of the Charter of the United Nations so as to ensure the cessation by South Africa of its acts of aggression against Angola and other front-line States.

of 2 November 1979

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