Agreement
UN settlement plan for Namibia (Resolution 435), 1978
The Security Council approved a UN plan for Namibian independence and established the UN Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) to supervise a transition to independence through free elections.
What happened
On 29 September 1978 the Security Council adopted resolution 435, approving the Secretary-General's report on a settlement of the Namibian situation and reiterating that its objective was "the withdrawal of South Africa's illegal administration from Namibia and the transfer of power to the people of Namibia with the assistance of the United Nations."[1] It established the UN Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) to assist the Secretary-General's Special Representative in ensuring "the early independence of Namibia through free elections under the supervision and control of the United Nations."[1] Implementation was delayed for more than a decade amid disputes, including over South Africa's insistence on linking Namibian independence to the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola.
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Claim: On 29 September 1978 the Security Council approved the Secretary-General's report on a settlement of the Namibian situation, reiterated that its objective was "the withdrawal of South Africa's illegal administration from Namibia and the transfer of power to the people of Namibia with the assistance of the United Nations," and established the UN Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) to help ensure "the early independence of Namibia through free elections under the supervision and control of the United Nations."
- United Nations Security Council, Security Council resolution 435 (1978) (United Nations, 29 September 1978) link, operative paras. 1–3. Source record