Recalling the Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in southern Africa, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution S-16/1 of 14 December 1989,
Recalling also all the relevant resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights, in particular resolution 1993/9 of 26 February 1993,
Mindful of General Assembly resolution 33/165 of 20 December 1978 on the status of persons refusing service in military or police forces used to enforce apartheid, Taking note of the decisions of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity at its fifty-sixth Ordinary Session held at Dakar, from 22 to 28 June 1992, in particular the decision urging the international community to refrain from establishing official links with South Africa until the establishment of an interim Government and the holding of free and fair elections on the basis of a new constitution, Welcoming the accord of 16 August 1991 between the United Nations and the Government of South Africa which opens the way for refugees to return to South Africa and for the release of political prisoners, Concerned that many political prisoners are still incarcerated, that political trials of some opponents of apartheid still continue and that not all political exiles have been allowed to return,
Gravely concerned at the new wave of violence that is further devastating South Africa and the role of the Government of South Africa in this regard,
Gravely concerned also at the continued military cooperation between South Africa and some Governments,
Aware of the great courage, perseverance and sacrifices of the people of southern Africa in the face of aggression and oppression by the Government of South Africa,
Noting with great concern that the negotiation process within the framework of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) is deadlocked because of the refusal by the Government of South Africa to follow the universally accepted democratic principles for implementing constitutional change,