HeadsofStateandGovernment oftheOrganization ofAfrican Unityatits eighteenth ordinary session, heldatNairobi from24to27June1981,ofur with bypr devel there Takingintoaccount therelevant provisions oftheSpecial Declaration onNamibia adopted bytheInternational Conference onSanctions against SouthAfrica, heldinParis!'rom20to27May1981,]J Notingwithprofound concern thatthecolonial Powers andcertain States, throughtheiractivities inthecolonial Territories, havecontinued to disregard UnitedIJations decisions relating totheitemandthattheyhave failedtoimplement inparticular therelevant provisions ofGeneral Assembly resolutions 2621(XXV)of12October 1970and35/28of11November 1980,by whichtheAssembly calleduponthecolonial Powers andthoseGovernments which hadnotyetdone30totakelegislative, administrative orothermeasures in respect oftheirnationals andthebodies cor~orate undertheirjurisdiction thatownandoperate enterprises incolonial Territories, particularly in Africa, whicharedetrimental totheinteres~s oftheinhabitants ofthose Territories, inordertoputanendtosuchenterprises andtoprevent new inve~tments whichruncO'lllter totheinterests oftheinhabitants ofthose Territories,those finsn ofth ofth result sale Assemb thein exploi ofcol southe 1 Territ thene; oftho 2. theco naturaJ tofor ithas 3. theCOIl those coloni activit atpres equalit ofthe 5. collabo exploit exploit social.Condemning theintensified activities ofthoseforeign economic, financial andotherinterests whichcontinue toexploit thenatural andhuman resources ofthecolonial Territories andtoaccumulate ardrepatriate huge profitstothedetriment oftheinterest oftheinhabitants, particularly of Namibia, thereby impeding therealization bythepeoples oftheTerritories of theirlegitimate aspirations forself-determination andindependence, -90-Strongly condemnins.thesupport whichtheracist minorit~r regimeofSouth Africacontinues ·toreceive fromthoseforeign economic, finaucial andother interests which,arecollaborating withtheregimeintheexploitation ofthe natural andhumanresources of,andinthefur":;her entrenchment ofitsillegal racistdomination over,theinternational Territory ofNamibia, aswellasin thestrengthening ofit'ssystemofapartheid, Takingintoaccount thetestimonies madeduringthehearings onNamibian uranium heldbytheUnitedNations Council forN8l!!.ibia inNewYorkfrom1to 11July1980,4/ 2/A/,6/222 andCorr.l-S/14458 andCorr.l. annex. Fortte~rinted text,seeOfficial Records of:-heSecurity Council, Thirty-sixth Year,Supplement forApril,Mayand June1981. 3/A/36/3l9-S/l453l, annex11.Fortheprintedtext,seeOfficial Records oftheSecurity Council, Thirty-sixth Year,Supplement forApril, MayandJune1981. 4/Official Records oftheGeneral Assembl}p, Thirty-fifth Session, Supplement No.24(A/35/2~), vul.Ill)seealsoA/AC.131/82/Add.l0 andCorr.l.Stronp;ly condemning theinvestment offoreigncapital intheproductionofuranium andthecollaboration bycertain lfestern countries andotherStateswiththe~acistminority regimeofSouthAfricainthenuclearfieldwhich,byproviding thatregimewithnuclear equipment andtechnology, enablesittodevelop nuclear andmilitary capabilities andtobecomeanuclear Power,thereby promoting SouthAfrica's continued illegal occupation ofNamibia, Concerned abouttheconditions inothercolonial Territories, includingthoseintheCaribbean andthePacific Oceanregions, whereforeign economic,financial andotherinterests continue todeprivetheindigenous populationsoftheirrightsoverthewealthoftheircountries, andwheretheinhabitantsofthoseTerritories continue tosufferfromalossoflandownership asaresultofthefailureoftheadministering Powersconcerned torestrict thesaleoflandtofo:-eigners, despite therepeated appealsoftheGeneralAssembly , Conscious ofthecontinuing needtomobilize worldpublic0p1n1on againsttheinvolvement offoreign economic, financial andotherinterests intheexploitation ofthenatural andhuma.'lresources, whichimpedes theindependenceofcolonial Territories andtheelimination ofapartheid, particularly insouthern Africa, 1.Reaffirms theinalienable rightofthepeoplesofdependentTerritories toself-determination andindependence andtotheenjoyment ofthenatural resources oftheirTerritories, aswellastheirrighttodisposeofthoseresources intheirbestinterests;
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a declaration or resolution by the Organization of African Unity, condemning the exploitation of natural and human resources in colonial territories, particularly in Namibia. The text highlights the negative impact of foreign economic, financial, and other interests on the independence and self-determination of these territories. It also expresses concern about the entrenchment of apartheid and the illegal occupation of Namibia.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment