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Calls upon the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties to prevent South Africa from participating fully in their meetings pending the attainment of a non-racial democratic Government in that country; encourages the Parties to provide to the Secretary-General, on a continuing basis, more information and documents covering all aspect of Antarctica, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on his evaluations thereof to the General Assembly at its 48th session; urges the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties to build on the agreements achieved at the UN Conference on Environment and Development and actively to explore the possibility of organizing an annual seminar/symposium covering issues relating to the environment; urges the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties to establish monitoring and implementation mechanisms to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Madrid Protocol on Environmental Protection; reiterates its call for the ban on prospecting and mining in and around Antarctica to be made permanent; reiterates its call that any move at drawing up an international convention to establish a nature reserve or world park in Antarctica and its dependent and associated ecosystems must be negotiated with the full participation of the international community; urges the international community to ensure that all activities in Antarctica are carried out exclusively for the purpose of peaceful scientific investigation.

Adopted 96-1-9, 81st meeting

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Adopted at the 81st plenary meeting, 9 Dec. 1992.