General Assembly

Distr. GENERAL  

15 December 1989

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                                                       A/RES/44/113
                                                       81st plenary meeting
                                                       15 December 1989
 
    Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa
                                      A
                      Implementation of the Declaration
 
     The General Assembly,
 
     Bearing in mind the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa adopted
by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of
African Unity at its first ordinary session, held at Cairo from 17 to
21 July 1964,
 
     Recalling its resolution 1652 (XVI) of 24 November 1961, its earliest on
the subject, as well as its resolutions 2033 (XX) of 3 December 1965, 31/69 of
10 December 1976, 32/81 of 12 December 1977, 33/63 of 14 December 1978,
34/76 A of 11 December 1979, 35/146 B of 12 December 1980, 36/86 B of
9 December 1981, 37/74 A of 9 December 1982, 38/181 A of 20 December 1983,
39/61 A of 12 December 1984, 40/89 A of 12 December 1985, 41/55 A of
3 December 1986, 42/34 A of 30 November 1987 and 43/71 A of 7 December 1988,
in which it called upon all States to consider and respect the continent of
Africa and its surrounding areas as a nuclear-weapon-free zone,
 
     Recalling that in its resolution 33/63 it vigorously condemned any overt
or covert attempt by South Africa to introduce nuclear weapons into the
continent of Africa and demanded that South Africa refrain forthwith from
conducting any nuclear explosion in the continent or elsewhere,
 
     Bearing in mind the provisions of resolution CM/Res.1101(XLVI)/Rev.1 on
the denuclearization of Africa adopted by the Council of Ministers of the
Organization of African Unity at its forty-sixth ordinary session, held at
Addis Ababa from 20 to 25 July 1987,
 
     Having taken note of the report of the United Nations Institute for
Disarmament Research entitled "South Africa's nuclear capability", undertaken
in co-operation with the Department for Disarmament Affairs of the Secretariat
and in consultation with the Organization of African Unity, as well as of the
report of the Disarmament Commission,
 
     Noting the actions taken by those Governments which have taken measures
to restrict co-operation with South Africa in nuclear and other fields,
 
     Expressing regret that, despite the threat that South Africa's nuclear
capability constitutes to international peace and security and, in particular,
to the realization of the objective of the Declaration on the Denuclearization
of Africa, the Disarmament Commission, although it considered the question
during its substantive session in 1989, failed once again to reach a consensus
on this important item on its agenda,
 
     1.   Strongly renews its call upon all States to consider and respect the
continent of Africa and its surrounding areas as a nuclear-weapon-free zone;
 
     2.   Reaffirms that the implementation of the Declaration on the
Denuclearization of Africa adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government of the Organization of African Unity would be an important measure
to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to promote international
peace and security;
 
     3.   Expresses once again its grave alarm at South Africa's possession
and continued development of nuclear-weapon capability;
 
     4.   Condemns South Africa's continued pursuit of a nuclear capability
and all forms of nuclear collaboration by any State, corporation, institution
or individual with the racist regime that enable it to frustrate the objective
of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa, which seeks to keep
Africa free from nuclear weapons;
 
     5.   Calls upon all States, corporations, institutions and individuals to
desist from further collaboration with the racist regime that may enable it to
frustrate the objective of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa;
 
     6.   Demands once again that the racist regime of South Africa refrain
from manufacturing, testing, deploying, transporting, storing, using or
threatening to use nuclear weapons;
 
     7.   Appeals to all States that have the means to do so to monitor South
Africa's research on and development and production of nuclear weapons and to
publicize any information in that regard;
 
     8.   Demands once again that South Africa submit forthwith all its
nuclear installations and facilities to inspection by the International Atomic
Energy Agency;
 
     9.   Requests the Secretary-General to provide all necessary assistance
that the Organization of African Unity may seek regarding the modalities and
elements for the preparation and implementation of the relevant convention or
treaty on the denuclearization of Africa;
 
     10.  Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-fifth
session the item entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on the
Denuclearization of Africa".
 
                                      B
                      Nuclear capability of South Africa
 
     The General Assembly,
 
     Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on South Africa's
nuclear capability,
 
     Recalling its resolutions 34/76 B of 11 December 1979, 35/146 A of
12 December 1980, 36/86 A of 9 December 1981, 37/74 B of 9 December 1982,
38/181 B of 20 December 1983, 39/61 B of 12 December 1984, 40/89 B of
12 December 1985, 41/55 B of 3 December 1986, 42/34 B of 30 November 1987 and
43/71 B of 7 December 1988,
 
     Bearing in mind the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa adopted
by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of
African Unity at its first ordinary session, held at Cairo from 17 to
21 July 1964,
 
     Recalling that, in paragraph 12 of the Final Document of the Tenth
Special Session of the General Assembly, it noted that the massive
accumulation of armaments and the acquisition of armaments technology by
racist regimes, as well as their possible acquisition of nuclear weapons,
present a challenging and increasingly dangerous obstacle to a world community
faced with the urgent need to disarm,
 
     Recalling also that, in its resolution 33/63 of 14 December 1978, it
vigorously condemned any overt or covert attempt by South Africa to introduce
nuclear weapons into the continent of Africa and demanded that South Africa
refrain forthwith from conducting any nuclear explosion in the continent or
elsewhere,
 
     Bearing in mind the provisions of resolution CM/Res.1101(XLVI)/Rev.1 on
the denuclearization of Africa adopted by the Council of Ministers of the
Organization of African Unity at its forty-sixth ordinary session, held at
Addis Ababa from 20 to 25 July 1987,
 
     Noting with regret the non-implementation by apartheid South Africa of
resolution GC(XXX)/RES/468 adopted on 3 October 1986 by the General Conference
of the International Atomic Energy Agency during its thirtieth regular
session, 
 
     Having taken note of the report of the United Nations Institute for
Disarmament Research entitled "South Africa's nuclear capability", undertaken
in co-operation with the Department for Disarmament Affairs of the Secretariat
and in consultation with the Organization of African Unity,
 
     Expressing regret that, despite the threat that South Africa's nuclear
capability constitutes to international peace and security and, in particular,
to the realization of the objective of the Declaration on the Denuclearization
of Africa, the Disarmament Commission, although it considered the question
during its substantive session in 1989, failed once again to reach a consensus
on this important item on its agenda,
 
     Alarmed that South Africa's nuclear facilities, particularly those that
remain unsafeguarded, enable it to develop and acquire the capability of
producing fissionable material for nuclear weapons,
 
     Also alarmed that, by its own public admission at Vienna on
13 August 1988, the apartheid South African regime has now acquired
nuclear-weapon capability,
 
     Deeply concerned about recent reports of apartheid South Africa's active
military collaboration with Israel in the production of nuclear-tipped
medium-range missiles with completed testing facilities and the consequences
for the peace and security of African States,
 
     Gravely concerned that South Africa, in flagrant violation of
international law and the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United
Nations, has continued its acts of aggression and subversion against the
peoples of the independent States of southern Africa,
 
     Deeply indignant at the persistent policy of hostility by the racist
regime of South Africa as demonstrated by its constant encroachment into the
territory of neighbouring States, which constitutes an act of aggression
against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of those countries,
 
     Expressing its grave disappointment that, despite appeals by the
international community, certain Western States and Israel have continued to
collaborate with the racist regime of South Africa in the military and nuclear
fields and that some of these States have, by a ready recourse to the use of
veto, consistently frustrated every effort in the Security Council to deal
decisively with the question of South Africa,
 
     Recalling its decision taken at the tenth special session that the
Security Council should take appropriate effective steps to prevent the
frustration of the implementation of the decision of the Organization of
African Unity for the denuclearization of Africa,
 
     Stressing the need to preserve peace and security in Africa by ensuring
that the continent is a nuclear-weapon-free zone,
 
     1.   Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on South Africa's
nuclear capability;
 
     2.   Condemns the massive buildup of South Africa's military machine, in
particular its frenzied acquisition of nuclear-weapon capability for
repressive and aggressive purposes and as an instrument of blackmail;
 
     3.   Also condemns all forms of nuclear collaboration by any State,
corporation, institution or individual with the racist regime of South Africa,
in particular the decision by some Member States to grant licences to several
corporations in their territories to provide equipment and technical and
maintenance services for nuclear installations in South Africa;
 
     4.   Takes note with great concern of recent reports that collaboration
between Israel and South Africa has resulted in the development by South
Africa of a nuclear-tipped missile;
 
     5.   Calls upon the Secretary-General, with the assistance of a group of
qualified experts, to investigate those reports, bearing in mind their
implications for the implementation of the policy of denuclearization of
Africa and for the security of African States and, in particular, the
front-line and other neighbouring States;
 
     6.   Requests the Secretary-General to submit a preliminary report on his
investigation to the Disarmament Commission at its substantive session in 1990
and a final report to the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session;
 
     7.   Reaffirms that the acquisition of nuclear-weapon capability by the
racist regime constitutes a very grave danger to international peace and
security and, in particular, jeopardizes the security of African States and
increases the danger of the proliferation of nuclear weapons;
 
     8.   Expresses its full support for the African States faced with the
danger of South Africa's nuclear capability;
 
     9.   Commends the actions taken by those Governments which have taken
measures to restrict co-operation with South Africa in nuclear and other
fields;
 
     10.  Demands that South Africa and all other foreign interests put an
immediate end to the exploration for and exploitation of uranium resources in
Namibia; 
 
     11.  Calls upon all States, corporations, institutions and individuals to
terminate forthwith all forms of military and nuclear collaboration with the
racist regime;
 
     12.  Requests the Disarmament Commission to consider once again as a
matter of priority during its substantive session in 1990 South Africa's
nuclear capability, taking into account, inter alia, the findings of the
report of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research on South
Africa's nuclear capability;
 
     13.  Requests the Secretary-General to provide all necessary assistance
that the Organization of African Unity may seek regarding the modalities and
elements for the preparation and implementation of the relevant convention or
treaty on the denuclearization of Africa;
 
     14.  Commends the adoption by the Security Council of
resolutions 558 (1984) of 13 December 1984 and 591 (1986) of 28 November 1986
on the question of South Africa, with a view to blocking the existing
loopholes in the arms embargo so as to render it more effective and to
prohibiting, in particular, all forms of co-operation and collaboration with
the racist regime of South Africa in the nuclear field;
 
     15.  Demands once again that South Africa submit forthwith all its
nuclear installations and facilities to inspection by the International Atomic
Energy Agency;
 
     16.  Requests the Secretary-General to follow very closely South Africa's
evolution in the nuclear field and to report thereon to the General Assembly
at its forty-fifth session;
 
     17.  Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General
Assembly at its forty-fifth session on the military assistance that apartheid
South Africa is receiving from Israel and any other sources in advanced
missile technology as well as the supporting technical facilities.