United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/18785
Date: 1987-04-09 (meeting 2747)
Agenda: The situation in Namibia
Vetoed by: USA
UK

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Security Council
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GENERAL
S/18785
7 April 1987
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Argentina, Conan, Ghana, United Arab Emirates and
Zambia: draft resolution
The Security Council,
Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General of 6 September 1985
(S/17442) and 31 March 1987 (S/18767) and the letter dated 12 June 1986 from the
Secretary-General addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa
(S/18150),
Having heard the statement by the President of the United Nations Council for
Namibia,
Having considered the statement by Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirah, Secretary of Foreign
Affairs of the South West Africa People's Organization,
Commending the South West Africa People's Organization for its full
co-operation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and his special
representative, including its expressed readiness to sign and observe a cease-fire
agreement with South Africa, in the implementation of the United Nations plan for
the independence of Namibia as embodied in Security Council resolution 435 (1978),
Recalling General Assembly resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 and
2145 (XXI) of 27 October 1966 as well as the advisory opinion of the International
Court of Justice (1971) on Namibia,
Reaffirming the inalienable rights of the people of Namibia to
self-determination, freedom and national independence in a united Namibia in
accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and General Assembly resolution
1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Reaffirming the legitimacy of the struggle of the oppressed people of Namibia,
Recalling and reaffirming its resolutions 269 (1969), 276 (1970), 301 (1971),
385 (1976), 431 (1978), 432 (1978), 435 (1978), 439 (1978), 532 (1983), 539 (1985)
and 566 (1985),
87-08868 33252 (E)
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Reaffirmina the legal and direct responsibility of the United Nations over
Namibia and the Drimary responsibility of the Security Council for ensuring the
immediate and unconditional implementation of its resolutions, in particular
resolutions 385 (1976), 435 (1978) and 439 (1978),

Taking into consideration the final documents of the International Conference
for the Immediate Independence of Namibia, held at Vienna from 7 to 11 July 1986,
the twenty-second ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government
of the Oraanization of African Unity, held at Addis Ababa from 28 to 30 July 1986,
the Eiohth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries,
held at Harare from 1 to 7 September 1986, including the special appeal on the
question of Namibia, and of the meeting of the Forejan Ministers of the Front-Line
States and those of the States members of the European Community on the political
situation in southern Africa, held at Lusaka on 3 and 4 February 1986,

Takina into account General Assembly resolution S-14, adopted at its
fourteenth special session From 17 to 20 September 1986 and General Assembly
resolution 41/39 (A-E) of 20 November 1986,

Gravely concerned at the Pretoria régime's continued illegal occupation of the
Territory and increased repression of the people of Namibia,

Deeply concerned at the oersistent refusal of the Pretoria régime to
co-operate in the implementation of resolutions and decisions of the Security
Council and the General Assembly on the question of Namibia,

Deploring the intransiaent attitude of apartheid South Africa, which
undermines the United Nations authority in implementing its resolutions and
decisions on Namibia, in particular Security Council resolution 435 (1978),

Further concerned at Pretoria's militarisation and use of Namihia as a
springboard for acts of aggression and destabilization of independent and sovereian
States of the region, in pursuance Of its policy of regional hegemony, which
constitutes a serious threat to international peace and security,

Convinced of the uraent need to take effective measures for the prevention of
all threats to international peace and security posed by racist South Africa's
aaaressive policies and actions in southern Africa,

Conscious of the obliaation of States Members under Article 25 of the Charter
of the United Nations,

Conscious also of its responsibility under Article 41 of the Charter of the
united Nations,

1. Stronalv condemns racist South Africa for its continued illegal
occupation of Namibia and its Dersistent refusal to comply with resolutions and
decisions of the Security Council, in particular resolutions 385 (1976) and
435 (1978);
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2. Reaffirms the legal and direct responsibility of the United Nations over
Namibia and the legitimacy of the struaals of the Namibian people against the
illeaal occupation by the Pretoria régime and calls upon all States to increase
their political, material and moral support to them;

3. Reiterates that, in accordance with its resolutions 539 (1983) and
566 (1985), the indeoendence of Namibia cannot be made conditional upon issues
totally alien to Security Council resolution 435 (1978) and calls upon those
countries insistina on extraneous and irrelevant issues in desist from doina so;

4. Reiterates that Security Council resolution 435 (1978), embodying the
United Nations plan For the independence of Namibia, is the only internationally
accepted basis For a peaceful settlement of the question of Namibia:

5. Once aaain condemns the Pretoria régime For its installation of a
so-called interim government in Namibia in flaarant violation of United Nations
resolutions and decisions, particularly Security Council resolution 435 (1978), and
reiterates, in accordance with resolution 566 (1985), its declaration of such
action as illegal, null and void;

6. Calls uwn all States once more not to accord recognition to this or anv
other entity imposed on the Namibian people by the Pretoria régime in violation of
the United Nations resolutions and decisions on Namibia, and reiterates its demand
that the racist régime of South Africa rescind this and similar illegal and
unilateral actions;

7. Determines that:

(a) South Africa's continued illegal occupation of Namibia constitutes a
breach of international peace and security in violation of the Charter of the
United Nations;

(b) The persistent refusal by racist South Africa to comoly with Security
Council and General Assemhly resolutions and decisions on Namibia and its violation
thereof constitutes a serious threat to international peace and security:

(c) The militarization of Namibia and the repeated armed attacks perpetrated
from Namibia by South Africa aaainst independent and sovereign Staten in southern
Africa constitute grave acts of aaaression:

8. Decides, under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations and in
conformity with its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international
peace and security, to impose comprehensive mandatory sanctions aaainst South
Africa:

9. Calls upon all States, in conformity with Article 25 of the Charter of
the United Nations, to implement the present resolution ard all the other relevant
Security Council resolutions relating to Namibia;

10. Further calls upon the specialized agencies to ensure the effective
implementation of the present resolution and ali the other relevant Security
Council resolutions on Namibia;
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11. Urges States not Members of the United Nations to act in accordance with
the provisions of the present resolution as well as the principles stated in
Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations;

12. Decides to establish, in accordance with rule 28 of the Council's
provisional rules of procedure, Committee of the Security Council to monitor the
implementation of the present resolution;

13. Calls upon States Members of the United Nations to report to the
Secretary-General of the United Nations on measures taken to implement the present
resolution;

14. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the
progress in the implementation of the present resolution and to submit his report
not later than 31 August 1987.


Voting result: 9 yes, 3 no, 3 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Argentina
vote: Y
country: Bulgaria
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: Congo
vote: Y
country: Ghana
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: United Arab Emirates
vote: Y
country: Venezuela
vote: Y
country: Zambia
vote: Y
country: Germany, Federal Republic of
vote: N
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: N
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: France
vote: A
country: Italy
vote: A
country: Japan
vote: A