Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1993
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SymbolA/RES/48/47
TitleImplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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Summary
Reaffirms that the recognition by the General Assembly, the Security Council and other UN organs of the legitimacy of the aspiration of the peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories to exercise their right to self-determination and independence entails, as a corollary, the extension of all necessary moral and material assistance to those peoples; requests the specialized agencies and other organizations of the UN system, as well as international and regional organizations, to examine and review conditions in each Territory so as to take appropriate measures to accelerate progress in the economic and social sectors of the Territories; urges the specialized agencies and other organizations of the UN system to formulate programmes that will support the sustainable development of small island Non-Self-Governing Territories and adopt measures that will enable those Territories to cope effectively, creatively and sustainably with environmental changes and to mitigate impacts and reduce the threats posed to marine and coastal resources; recommends that the executive heads of the World Bank and IMF should consider introducing flexible procedures to prepare specific programmes for the peoples of the Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories; appeals to the specialized agencies and other organizations of the UN system to increase humanitarian and legal assistance to the victims of apartheid and urges them to increase their support for the forces working for the transformation of South Africa into a united, democratic and non-racial society.
Action note1993-12-10
Vote summary
Adopted 113-5-43, 75th meeting
Meeting record
A/48/PV.75
Date[New York] : UN, 22 Mar. 1994.
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6 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 75th plenary meeting, 10 Dec. 1993.