RESOLUTION 1992/59
Resolution E92r059
31 July 1992
42nd plenary meeting
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
The Economic and Social Council,
Having examined the report of the Secretary-General and the report of the Acting President of the Council on consultations held with the Chairman of the Special Committee on the Situation with
regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid,
Having heard the statements made by the Chairman of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries
and Peoples and by the Vice-Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and all other resolutions adopted
by United Nations bodies on the subject, including in particular Economic and Social Council resolution 1991/68 of 26 July 1991,
Reaffirming the responsibility of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to take all effective measures, within their respective spheres of competence, to
assist in the full and speedy implementation of the Declaration and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations bodies,
Recalling General Assembly resolution S-16/1 of 14 December 1989, containing the Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa,
Recognizing that permanent peace and stability in southern Africa can only be achieved when the system of apartheid in South Africa has been eradicated and South Africa has been transformed into a
united, democratic and non-racial country, and reiterating, therefore, that all the necessary measures should be adopted at the present time to bring a speedy end to the apartheid system in the
interest of all the people of southern Africa, the African continent and the world at large,
Deeply concerned that the objectives of the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples have not been fully achieved,
Bearing in mind the extremely fragile economies of the non-self-governing small island Territories and their vulnerability to natural disasters, such as hurricanes and cyclones, and recalling
relevant General Assembly resolutions,
Also bearing in mind the conclusions and recommendations of the Meeting of Governmental Experts of Island Developing Countries and Donor Countries and Organizations, held in New York from 25 to 29
June 1990,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 46/70 of 11 December 1991 on cooperation and coordination of specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations in
their assistance to Non-Self-Governing Territories,
Noting with appreciation that assistance has continued to be extended to refugees from southern Africa through the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
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