United Nations Security Council Resolution 418 – South Africa
Resolution 418 (1977) of 4 November 1977
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolution 392 l 1976) of 19 June 1976. strongly condemning the South African Government for its resort to massive violence against and killings of the African people, including schoolchildren and students and others opposing racial discrimination, and calling upon that Government urgently to end violence against the African people and to take urgent steps to climinate apartheid and racial discrimination,
Recognizing that the military build-up by South Africa and its persistent acts of aggression against the neighbouring States scriously disturb the security of those States,
Further recognizing that the existing anns embargo must be strengthencd and universally applied, without any rescrvations or qualifications whatsoever, in ordcr to prcvcnt a further aggravation of the grave situation in South Africa, Takinr; note of the Lagos Declaration (or Action against Apartheid,
Gravely concerned that South Africa is at the threshold of producing nuclcar weapons,
Strongly condemning the South African Government for its acts of repression, its defiant continuance of the system of apartheid and its attacks against neighbouring independent States,
Considering that the policies and acts of the South African Government are fraught with danger to inter-national peace and security,
Recalling its resolution 181 (1963) of 7 August 1963 and other resolutions concerning a voluntary arms embargo against South Africa,
Convinced that a mandatory arms embargo needs to be univcrsally applied against South Africa in the first instance.
Acting therefore under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
- Determines, having regard to the policies and acts of the South African Government, that the acquisi-tion by South Africa of arms and related matériel con-stitutcs a threat to the maintenance of international pcacc and security;
2. Decides that all States shall cease forthwith any provision to South Africa of arms and related matfriel of all types, including the sale or transfer of weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary police equipment, and spare parts for the afore-mentioned, and shall ccase as well the provision of all types of equipment and supplies and grants of licensing arrangements for the manufacture or maintenance of the aforementioned;
3. Calls upon all States to review, having regard to the objectives of the present resolution, ail existing contractual arrangements with and licences granted to South Africa relating to the manufacture and maintenance of arms, ammunition of ail types and military equipment and vehicles, with a view to terminating them;
4. Further decides that all States shall refrain from any co-operation with South Africa in the manufacture and development of nuclear weapons;
5. Calls upon all States, including States non-members of the United Nations, to act strictly in accordance with the provisions of the present resolution;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the progress of the implementation of the present resolution, the first report to be submitted not later than 1 May 1978;
7. Decides to keep this item on its agenda for further action, as appropriate, in the light of developments.
Adopted unanimously at the 2046th meeting.
