Resolution on Namibia

CM/Res.354 (XXIII)

RESOLUTION ON NAMIBIA

The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Twenty Third Ordinary Session in Mogadiscio, Somalia, from 6 – 11 June, 1974,

HAVING considered the chapter of the report of the Administrative Secretary -General on Namibia, contained in document CM/573 (XXIII),Part IV.

GRAVELY concerned by the continued imposition of Apartheid and Bantustans in Namibia by means of repression as well as the mass arrests and intimidation of the leaders and members of SWAPO by the South African racist regime,

NOTING with satisfaction the intensification of the armed struggle against the illegal occupation of Namibia by South Africa,

NOTING FURTHER that the Security Council has terminated the contacts between the UN Secretary General and the South Africa government,

CONSIDERING that the deteriorating situation in Namibia constitutes a threat to peace and international security,

1. Reaffirms its total and unconditional support for the people of Namibia, under the leadership of SWAPO, in their struggle to end the illegal occupation of their country by South Africa and to enable them intensify their struggle;

2. EXPRESSES its appreciation for the efforts deployed by the United Nations Council for Namibia to discharge its responsibility towards the people of Namibia;