GENERAL ASSEMBLY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS: FORTY-THIRD SESSION SUPPLEMENT No. 24 (A143/24) UNITED NATIONS New York, 1991 REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR NAMIBTA NOTE Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. The present volume contains the final text of the report of the United Nations Council for Namibia, which was originally issued in mimeograph form as documents A/43/24 (Part I) of 7 November 1988 and A/43/24 (Part II) of 8 November 1988. ISSN 0566-9227 (Original: English] CONTENTS Paragraphs ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................... LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.................................................. Page ix X INTRODUCTION .............................................. PART ONE: DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UNITED NATIONS OVER NAMIBIA ........................................ I. GENERAL .................................................... II. MEETINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE INDEPENDENCE OF NAMIBIA ................................................... III. MEETINGS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE SITUATION IN NAMIBIA ................................................... PART TWO: MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNCIL AS THE LEGAL ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY FOR NAMIBIA FOR BRINGING ABOUT THE IMMEDIATE INDEPENDENCE OF NAMIBIA .... I. GENERAL .................................................... II. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL ................... III. MINISTERIAL MEETING OF THE UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA, HELD AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS ON 2 OCTOBER 1987 ............................................ IV. INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ACTIVITIES ..................... A. Seminar on the International Responsibility for Namibia's Independence, Istanbul, Turkey, 21 to 25 March 1988 ................................... B. Seminar on Efforts to Implement the United Nations Plan for the Independence of Namibia, held at Toronto, Canada, from 7 to 11 September 1988 ................... V. CONSULTATIONS WITH MEMBER STATES .......................... A. Mission of Consultation to Asia ....................... B. Mission of Consultation to Latin America .............. C. Mission of Consultation to Australia and New Zealand .. 1 - 13 1 - 61 - 21 22 - 41 42 - 61 62 - 304 62 - 69 70 - 82 - 86 17 - 109 21 87 - 96 97 - 109 110 - 150 113 - 128 129 - 144 145 - 150 -iii- Chapter CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Paragraphs Page VI. ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION IN AND AROUND NAMIBIA ........ 151 - 279 31 A. Political developments concerning Namibia ............ 151 - 179 31 B. Military situation in Namibia ......................... 180 221 35 C. Foreign economic interests in Namibia ................. 222 - 243 42 D. Social conditions in Namibia .......................... 244 - 275 46 E. Legal matters concerning Namibia ...................... 276 - 279 51 VII. CONTACTS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND SOUTH AFRICA SINCE THE ADOPTION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS ES-8/2 AND 42/14 A ..... ................................................ 280 53 VIII. CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND OTHER UNITED NATIONS BODIES .. ................................................... 281 - 291 54 A. Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ....... 282 - 285 54 B. Special Committee against Apartheid ................... 286 - 291 54 IX. PARTICIPATION OF THE SOUTH WEST AFRICA PEOPLE'S ORGANIZATION, THE SOLE AND AUTHENTIC REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NAMIBIAN PEOPLE, IN THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM ............ 292 - 304 56 PART THREE: CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL BODIES ..................... 305 - 339 58 I. CO-OPERATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY ...... 305 - 330 58 A. Forty-ninth ordinary session of the Organization of African Unity Co-ordinating Committee for the Liberation of Africa, held at Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, from 18 to 20 February 1988 .............. 306 - 309 58 B. Forty-seventh ordinary session of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, held at Addis Ababa, from 22 to 27 February 1988 .......... 310 - 314 59 C. Fiftieth ordinary session of the Organization of African Unity Co-ordinating Committee for the Liberation of Africa, held at Harare, from 13 to 16 May 1988.. .......................................... 315 - 317 60 -iv- CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Paragraphs D. Forty-eighth ordinary session of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, held at Addis Ababa, from 19 to 23 May 1988 ................. E. Twenty-fourth ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, held at Addis Ababa, from 25 to 28 May 1988 ............................................ II. CO-OPERATION WITH THE MOVEMENT OF NON-ALIGNED COUNTRIES .... A. Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Heads of Delegation of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries to the forty-second session of the General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters, from 5 to 7 October 1987 B. Meetings of the Committee of the AFRICA Fund of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries ...................... 318 - 322 323 - 330 331 - 339 332 - 336 337 - 339 PART FOUR: ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNCIL RELATING TO THE REPRESENTATION OF NAMIBIA AND THE PROMOTION OF NAMIBIAN INTERESTS IN THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES .... I. GENERAL .................................................... A. International conferences and meetings ................. B. Specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system .................................. C. Meetings and conferences sponsored by non-governmental organizations 6.......................................... D. Meetings of the Senate of the United Nations Institute for Namibia and other activities under the United Nations Fund for Namibia 6.............................. II. ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNCIL IN THE FIELD OF DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY CONCERNING NAMIBIA ............... A. General ............................................... B. Commemoration of the Week of Solidarity with the People of Namibia and Their Liberation Movement, SWAPO, and of Namibia Day ............................................ C. Press and publications ................................. 340 - 343 66 344 - 349 66 350 - 361 67 362 - 365 69 366 69 367 - 412 70 367 - 376 377 - 385 386 - 391 74 agqe 340 - 521 CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs D. Audio-visual materials ................................ E. Journalists' encounters ............................... F. Co-operation with non-governmental organizations ...... G. Dissemination of information by the Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Namibia ............... H. Distribution of materials ............................. I. Other activities ...................................... III. UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR NAMIBIA ........................... A. Establishment of the Fund, general developments and sources of financing .................................. B. Nationhood Programme for Namibia ...................... C. United Nations Institute for Namibia .................. D. Educational, social and relief assistance ............. IV. ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSIONER FOR NAMIBIA ............................................... A. General ............................................... B. Assistance to Namibians ............................... C. Implementation of Decree No. 1 for the Protection of the Natural Resources of Namibia ...................... D. Studies ............................................... E. Participation in international conferences and meetings F. Offices of the Commissioner at Luanda, Gaborone and Lusaka ................................................ V. RESOLUTIONS AND FORMAL STATEMENTS OF THE COUNCIL .......... A. Resolutions ........................................... B. Formal statements ..................................... C. Decisions............................................. 392 396 400 402 408 413 413 429 443 450 463 463 467 - 395 - 399 - 401 - 406 78 107 79 - 412 79 - 462 80 - 428 - 442 - 449 - 462 - 505 - 466 - 475 476 - 482 104 483 105 484 - 491 105 492 - 505 506 - 521 507 508 509 - 521 -vi- Chapter CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Paragraphs F PART FIVE: DRAFT RESOLUTIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR NAMIBIA FOR ADOPTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES REQUIRING PROGRAMME BUDGET CONSIDERATION ....... I. DRAFT RESOLUTIONS .......................................... II. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE PREPARATION OF A STATEMENT OF PROGRAMME BUDGET IMPLICATIONS ............ A. General ................................................ B. Activities of the Council regarding compliance by States with General Assembly resolution ES-8/2 and other relevant resolutions relating to Namibia ............... C. Missions of consultation with Governments, legislative bodies and non-governmental organizations, and representation of Namibia at international conferences and other forums ....................................... D. Studies and reports on the political, economic, military, legal and social situation in and relating to Namibia ................................................ E. Implementation of Decree No. 1 for the Protection of the Natural