UN General Assembly
1968

78. In this respect, the situation in Namibia is particularly disturbing in that the prestige and authority of the United Nations has been challenged openly by a Member of the Organization itself. The Government of South Africa, since 1946, has defiantly flouted world opinion and the collective will of the United Nations, and not merely has refused to acknowledge the international status of Namibia but has taken steps to incorporate the Territory into South Africa. The United Nations cannot overlook the risk of a violent racial conflict over Namibia as a result of this intolerable action of South Africa. It is the right of the people of Namibia that they be enabled to exercise their inalienable right of self-determination, freedom and independence in conditions of peace and harmony. It is essential, therefore, that the United Nations deter the Government of South Africa from the course it has embarked upon over Namibia with the co-ordinated strength of the overwhelming majority of the membership, which desires to see Namibia free and unfettered from the shackles of colonialism and racialism and avoid diluting this strength with condemnations and denunciations of the actions of certain States which have not yet complied fully with the several resolutions adopted by the Organization having a bearing on the situation in Namibia.