UN General Assembly
1967

142. It is intolerable that the twin evils of colonialism and racial discrimination have not yet been fully eradicated. Besides other Territories elsewhere, large areas of southern Africa are still under colonial and racist minority régimes. The United Nations cannot weaken in its determination to ensure the full implementation of the historic General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV). By their very nature, apartheid, racial discrimination and colonialism in their various manifestations create explosive situations which threaten international peace. The United Nations must therefore continue to accord the highest priority to issues affecting self-determination and human rights. 143. The General Assembly took a momentous decision last year to terminate the Mandate of South Africa over South West Africa [resolution 2145 E (XXI)]