Security Council Resolution 554 (1984) [on the "New Constitution" Of South Africa]

S/RES/554(1984)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, published in 1984.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Apartheid Bantustans Constitutions Elections South Africa

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Declares that the so-called "new constitution" is contrary to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, that the results of the referendum of 2 November 1983 are of no validity whatsoever and that the enforcement of the "new constitution" will

further aggravate the already explosive situation prevailing inside apartheid South Africa;

Strongly rejects and declares as null and 1·oid the so-called "new constitution" and the "elections" to be organized in the current month of August for the "coloured" people and people of Asian origin as well as all insidious manreuvres by the racist minority regime of South Africa further to entrench white minority rule and apartheid;

Further rejects any so-called "negotiated settlement" based on bantustan structures or on the so-called "new constitution";

Solemnly declares that only the total eradication of apartheid and the establishment of a non-racial democratic society based on majority rule, through the full and free exercise of universal adult suffrage by all the people in a united and unfragmented South Africa, can lead to a just and lasting solution of the explosive situation in South Africa;

Urges all Governments and organizations not to accord recognition to the results of the so-called "elections" and to take appropriate action, in cooperation with the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity and in accordance with the present resolution, to assist the oppressed people of South Africa in their legitimate struggle for a nonracial, democratic society;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

of 17 August 1984 • Documents S/16698 and S/16699, incorporated in the record of the 2548th meeting.

9 Document S/16704,

incorporated in the record of the

2551 st meeting.

Adopted at the 2551st meeting hv /3 l'oles to none, with i ahstentions (United Kingdom <~f" Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

United States of America).

of 23 October 1984 10 See Official Records of the Security Council, Thirty-ninth Year. Supplement for Octoher, Nm·emher and December /984.

11 Document S/16794, incorporated in the record of the

2560th meeting.

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