UN General Assembly
1966

109. The adoption of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples represents a success for the United Nations and for the whole of mankind. There can be no doubt that this Declaration has exerted a positive influence on the process of decolonization. However, its application is encountering resistance from some forces and great political and economic interests which are opposed to the aims of complete decolonization. Many years have elapsed since the solemn proclamation of this Declaration and yet a substantial part of the African continent and many other territories are still under colonial domination. States Members of the Organization, such as Portugal and others, helped by the above-mentioned forces, are continuing to subject the African population to barbarous exploitation and to carry on a ruthless war against the national liberation movement. In flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and of the many General Assembly and Security Council resolutions, the South African Republic is continuing to strengthen the shameful and inhuman regime of apartheid.