General Assembly

Distr. GENERAL  

16 December 1992

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                                              A/RES/47/81
                                              89th plenary meeting
                                              16 December 1992
 
     Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and
                  Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid
 
     The General Assembly,
 
     Recalling its resolutions 41/103 of 4 December 1986, 42/56 of 30 November
1987, 43/97 of 8 December 1988, 44/69 of 8 December 1989, 45/90 of 14 December
1990 and 46/84 of 16 December 1991,
 
     Mindful that the International Convention on the Suppression and
Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid constitutes an important international
treaty in the field of human rights and serves to implement the ideals of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
 
     Reaffirming its conviction that apartheid is a crime against humanity and
constitutes a total negation of the purposes and principles of the Charter of
the United Nations and a gross violation of human rights, seriously
threatening international peace and security,
 
     Condemning the abhorrent policy and system of apartheid and the
repression it engenders, which continue to aggravate the situation in South
Africa,
 
     Emphasizing that the root cause of the conflict in southern Africa is
apartheid,
 
     Deeply concerned at the continued collaboration of certain States and
transnational corporations with the Government of South Africa, particularly
in the military field, as an encouragement of its odious policy of apartheid,
 
     Convinced that universal ratification of or accession to the Convention
and the immediate implementation of its provisions will contribute to the
eradication of the crime of apartheid,
 
     1.   Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the status of
the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of
Apartheid;
 
     2.   Commends those States parties to the Convention which have submitted
their reports under article VII thereof;
 
     3.   Appeals once again to all States, United Nations organs, the
specialized agencies and international and national non-governmental
organizations to step up their activities to enhance public awareness by
denouncing the crimes committed by the Government of South Africa with a view
to promoting further ratification of or accession to the Convention;
 
     4.   Underlines the importance of the universal ratification of the
Convention, which would be an effective contribution to the fulfilment of the
ideals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other human rights
instruments;
 
     5.   Appeals once again to those States which have not yet done so to
ratify or to accede to the Convention without further delay;
 
     6.   Requests the Secretary-General to intensify his efforts, through
appropriate channels, to disseminate information on the Convention and its
implementation with a view to promoting further ratification of or accession
to the Convention;
 
     7.   Also requests the Secretary-General to include in his next annual
report under General Assembly resolution 3380 (XXX) of 10 November 1975 a
special section concerning the implementation of the Convention.