Compiled by E. S. Reddy
NOTE
During the decades-long international campaign against apartheid, thousands of conferences, seminars and other events were organised around the world to inform the public about the inhumanity of apartheid and the struggle for liberation of South Africa, to declare solidarity with the struggling people of South Africa, to promote boycotts of apartheid South Africa and support to the national liberation movement, and to demand that governments of the world take steps to terminate all relations with the apartheid regime and assist the victims of and fighters against apartheid.
This document contains a fairly complete list of conferences or other events organised or co-sponsored by the United Nations and related agencies - marked with an asterisk - and only a fraction of other conferences and events. It lists only conferences where the struggle against apartheid was the sole or a major item on the agenda. It will be supplemented from time to time.
This list does not include the numerous meetings and other events held on international days proclaimed by the United Nations - the Sharpeville Day (21 March), the Soweto Day (16 June), women’s day (9 August) and the Day of Solidarity with South African political prisoners (11 October) - for mobilisation against apartheid. Nor does it include the great number of events held on the 60th and 70th birthdays of Nelson Mandela.
It does not include conferences of the ANC or other South African organisations, except those organised or co-sponsored with other bodies to promote the solidarity movement.
Reference is given to the reports or declarations of the conferences, especially in United Nations documents, wherever possible.
It is hoped that this list, though far from complete, would be useful for those studying the international campaign for the liberation of South Africa.
SECOND CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION COMMITTEE FOR SOLIDARITY WITH THE WORKERS AND PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA
Accra, Ghana, 9-11 March 1964
Organised by a committee chaired by John K. Tettegah, Secretary-General, Ghana Trade Union Congress
Memorandum adopted by the Conference: A/AC.115/L.63
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
London, 14-17 April 1964
Organised by the British Anti-Apartheid Movement
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOUTH AFRICAN CRISIS AND AMERICAN ACTION
Washington, DC, 21-23 March 1965
Organised by the American Committee on Africa (and other organisations)
Resolutions: A/AC.115/L.122
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON "REFUGEE PROBLEMS IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA"
Uppsala, Sweden, 26-28 April 1966
Organised by the Scandinavian Institute for Africa and the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON APARTHEID
Brasilia, 23 August-4 September 1966
Organised by the UN Division on Human Rights in consultation with the UN Commission on Human Rights, the UN Special Committee against Apartheid and the Government of Brazil
Report: ST/TAO/HR/27 and A/6412
SEMINAR ON SOUTHERN AFRICA
New York, 20-21 March 1967
Organised by the African-American Labor Centre
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON APARTHEID, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND COLONIALISM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Kitwe, Zambia, 24 July-4 August 1967
Organised by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in consultation with the Special Committee against Apartheid and the Special Committee of 24 on Decolonisation
Report: A/6818 and Corr.l
CONFERENCE OF TRADE UNIONISTS ON SOUTHERN AFRICA
Ruskin College, Oxford, 19-20 April 1969
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF EXPERTS FOR THE SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF COLONIALISM AND APARTHEID IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Oslo, Norway, 9-14 April 1973
Organised by the United Nations in co-operation with the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)
Report: A/9061
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF TRADE UNIONS AGAINST APARTHEID (FIRST)
Palais des Nations, Geneva, 15-16 June 1973
Organised by the Workers' Group of the ILO Governing Body in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report by the Special Committee: A/9169
INTERNATIONAL NGO CONFERENCE AGAINST APARTHEID AND COLONIALISM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Geneva, September 2-5, 1974
Organised by the NGO Sub-Committee on Apartheid, Racism, Racial Discrimination and Colonialism
Resolution on apartheid: A/AC.115/L.392
*SEMINAR ON SOUTH AFRICA
UNESCO House, Paris, 28 April-2 May 1975
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Declaration and recommendations: A/AC.l15/L.402 and A/10103-S/11708
SEMINAR ON SOUTH AFRICA’S MILITARISATION
Brussels, Belgium, 18-19 October 1975
Organised by the World Peace Council
Declaration: A/AC.115/L.421
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE ERADICATION OF APARTHEID AND IN SUPPORT OF THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
Havana, Cuba, 24-28 May 1976
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid, in co-operation with the Government of Cuba and the Organisation of African Unity
Declaration and programme of action: A/31/104
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFERENCE ON SOUTHERN AFRICA
Brussels, Belgium, 21 September 1976
Organised by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour
Resolution: A/AC.115/L.443
COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON APARTHEID, SECOND SESSION
Paris, 29 January 1977
PAN AFRICAN TRADE UNION CONFERENCE OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE WORKERS AND PEOPLES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Luanda, Angola, 31 January-2 February 1977
Final documents: A/AC.115/L.458
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH AND STUDENTS MEETING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE STRUGGLE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AGAINST RACISM AND APARTHEID
Helsinki, Finland, June 3-5, 1977
Organised by the International Union of Students and other organisations
*SECOND INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFERENCE FOR ACTION AGAINST APARTHEID
Palais des Nations, Geneva, 10-11 June 1977
Organised by the Workers' Group of the ILO Governing Body in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report by the Special Committee: A/32/22/Add.l-S/l2363/Add.l.
WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST APARTHEID, RACISM AND COLONIALISM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Lisbon, 16-19 June 1977
Organised by the International Committee against Apartheid, Racism and Colonialism in Southern Africa (ICSA)
General declaration and Programme of Action: A/AC.115/L.467
*WORLD CONFERENCE FOR ACTION AGAINST APARTHEID
Lagos, Nigeria, 22-26 August 1977
Organised by the United Nations, in co-operation with the Organisation of African Unity and the Federal Republic of Nigeria and in consultation with the South African liberation movements recognised by the OAU and the Non-Governmental Organisations Sub-Committee on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid and Decolonisation
Arrangements for the Conference were made by the Special Committee against Apartheid.
Report: A/CONF.91/9
Declaration: A/32/317
SOUTHERN AFRICA: EMERGENCY ACTION CONFERENCE
London, 11 February 1978
Organised by the British Anti-Apartheid Movement
CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL SPORTS, POLITICS, RACISM AND APARTHEID
Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 10-12 March 1978
Organised by the International Campaign against Apartheid in Sports, together with a number of other organisations
Brief report in UN Press Release GA/AP/824, March 20, 1978
*INTERNATIONAL ROUNDTABLE ON APARTHEID
Paris, 21 March 1978
Organised by UNESCO
Papers: UNESCO (063.5)/A639
CONSULTATIVE MEETING OF STUDENT AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS FOR ACTION AGAINST APARTHEID
Prague, 16-17 May 1978
See UN Press release GA/AP/853
*SYMPOSIUM ON THE EXPLOITATION OF BLACKS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND NAMIBIA AND ON PRISON CONDITIONS IN SOUTH AFRICAN JAILS
Maseru, Lesotho, 17-22 July 1978
Organised by the UN Commission on Human Rights
Report: UN document ST/HR/SER.A/1
[EVENTS FOR THE 60TH BIRTHDAY OF NELSON MANDELA, JULY 18, 1978, ESPECIALLY IN THE PARLIAMENT BUILDING, LONDON]
*INTERNATIONAL NGO CONFERENCE FOR ACTION AGAINST APARTHEID
ILO Headquarters, Geneva, 28-31 August 1978
Organised by the Non-Governmental Organisations Sub-Committee on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid and Decolonisation, in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Declaration: A/AC.115/L.501
REGGIO EMILIA CONFERENCE OF SOLIDARITY
Reggio Emilia, Italy, November 1978
CONFERENCE ON "THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL EFFECTS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SYSTEM OF APARTHEID"
New York, 9 November 1978
Organised by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law and the Association of the Bar of New York
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE EEC AND SOUTH AFRICA
Dublin, January 27, 1979
Organised by the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement
Report: UN Centre against Apartheid, Notes and Documents, No. 9/79
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO CRIMES OF RACIST AND APARTHEID REGIMES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, FIRST SESSION
Brussels, Belgium, 9-12 February 1979
See UN Centre against Apartheid, Notes and Documents, No. 1/79
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE LIBERATION MOVEMENTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA AND IN SUPPORT OF THE FRONTLINE STATES
Lusaka, Zambia, 1979
Organised by the Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organisation (AAPSO)
*WORLD CONFERENCE OF YOUTH AND STUDENTS IN SOLIDARITY WITH PEOPLES, YOUTH AND STUDENTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
UNESCO House, Paris, 19-22 February 1979
Organised by youth and student organisations, in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid and UNESCO
*UNITED NATIONS SEMINAR ON NUCLEAR COLLABORATION WITH SOUTH AFRICA
London, 24-25 February 1979
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Non-Governmental Organisation Sub-Committee on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid and Decolonisation, and the British Anti-Apartheid Movement
Report: S/13157
*SPECIAL SESSION OF THE UN SPECIAL COMMITTEE AGAINST APARTHEID
Kingston, Jamaica, 22-25 May 1979
Declaration: A/34/313-S/13391
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON CHILDREN UNDER APARTHEID
UNESCO House, Paris, 18-20 June 1979
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Non-Governmental Organisations Sub-Committee on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid and Decolonisation
Conclusions and recommendations: A/34/512. See also UN Centre against Apartheid, Notes and Documents, 1979.
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR MATERIAL AID
Leiden, Netherlands, 22-24 June 1979
Organised by ICSA
CONFERENCE OF THE BRITISH ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT ON ITS TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
London, 26 June 1979
Organised by the British Anti-Apartheid Movement
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE ROLE OF TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA
IMCO Headquarters, London, 2-4 November 1979
Organised by the British Anti-Apartheid Movement in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.l15/L.52l. Papers of the Conference were published in UN Centre against Apartheid, Notes and Documents, Nos. Sem.2-6/79.
Declaration: A/34/655
MEETING ON THE 80TH BIRTHDAY OF BISHOP AMBROSE REEVES
New Ambassador Hotel, London, 10 December 1979
Organised by the British Anti-Apartheid Movement
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON OIL EMBARGO AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
Amstel Hotel, Amsterdam, 14-16 March 1980
Organised by the Holland Committee on Southern Africa and Working Group Kairos in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.521
Declaration: A/35/160-S/13869
MIDWEST ANTI-APARTHEID CONFERENCE
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, April 1980
RACISM AND COLONIALISM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: THIRD SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE AGAINST APARTHEID
Stockholm, 11-13 April 1980
Organised by ICSA
*HEMISPHERIC SEMINAR ON WOMEN UNDER APARTHEID
Montreal, 9-11 May 1980
Organised by the Ligue des femmes du Quebec and other Canadian organisations, in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid and the Secretariat of the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women
Declaration: A/AC.115/L.525.
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON WOMEN AND APARTHEID
Dipoli Conference Centre, Helsinki, 19-22 May 1980
Organised by the Non-Governmental Organisations SubCommittee on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid and Decolonisation in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisations (UNESCO) and the Secretariat of the World Conference of the Decade for Women
Report: A/AC.115/L.528
Recommendations: A/35/286
*CONSULTATIVE MEETING WITH YOUTH AND STUDENT ORGANISATIONS
Sigtuna, Sweden, 23 and 26 May 1980
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid with the assistance of the International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations (ISMUN)
Communiqué of the consultations: A/AC.115/L.526
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON YOUTH SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Sigtuna, Sweden, 23-26 May 1980
Organised by the International Student and Youth Movement for the United Nations (ISMUN)
Declaration: A/AC.115/L.529
WORLD CONSULTATION OF THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
Holland, 16-21 June 1980
Organised by WCC
*INTERNATIONAL NGO ACTION CONFERENCE FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
ILO Headquarters, Geneva, 30 June-3 July 1980
Organised by the Non-Governmental Organisations Sub-Committee on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid and Decolonisation, in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Declaration: A/35/439-S/14160
SECOND SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE CRIMES OF THE RACIST AND APARTHEID REGIMES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Brussels, 1980?
Organised by the International Commission
*UNITAR COLLOQUIUM ON THE PROHIBITION OF APARTHEID, RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SELF-DETERMINATION IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
Palais des Nations, Geneva, 20-24 October 1980
Organised by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Report: A/35/677-S/14281
*UNITED NATIONS SYMPOSIUM ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND NAMIBIA
London, 6-7 November 1980
Organised by the UN Department of Public Information
Report: A/AC.131/L.207
*CONFERENCE OF WEST EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS ON AN OIL EMBARGO AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
ACP House, Brussels, 30-31 January 1981
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with a committee of nine West European Parliamentarians
The report of the Conference was published as a pamphlet and in Notes and Documents series by the UN Centre against Apartheid.
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE CRIMES OF THE RACIST AND APARTHEID REGIMES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (SECOND SESSION)
Luanda, Angola, 30 January-3 February 1981
See UN document A/AC.115/L.541
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND REINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
Europa House, World Trade Centre, London, 1-3 April 1981
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the World Campaign against Military and Nuclear Collaboration with South Africa, and with the assistance of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement
Report: A/AC.115/L.547
Declaration: A/36/190 - S/14442
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON LOANS TO SOUTH AFRICA
Kongresshaus, Zurich, Switzerland, 5-7 April 1981
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the World Council of Churches, the Non-Governmental Organisations Sub-Committee on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid and Decolonisation, the Swiss Anti-Apartheid Movement and the Berne Declaration Group
Report: A/AC.115/L.548
Declaration: A/36/201-S/14443
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
UNESCO House, Paris, 20-26 May 1981
Organised by the United Nations in co-operation with the Organisation of African Unity. The UN Special Committee against Apartheid took all the necessary steps for the organisation of the Conference in co-operation with the OAU.
Report: A/CONF.107/8
The Paris Declaration on Sanctions against South Africa, and the Special Declaration on Namibia, adopted by the Conference: A/35/319-S/14531
NATIONAL CONFERENCE: BUILDING FORCES AGAINST UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR SOUTH AFRICA
Washington, DC, 8 June 1981
Organised by TransAfrica, the Southern Africa Support Project and the African Studies and Research Program of Howard University
Declaration: A/AC.115/L.552
*SYMPOSIUM ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS
Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, 11-12 June 1981
See document A/AC.115/SR.478
*SEMINAR ON EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ESTABLISHED INTERESTS FROM COLLABORATING WITH THE RACIST REGIME OF SOUTH AFRICA
Geneva, Switzerland, 29 June-3 July 1981
Organised by the UN Commission on Human Rights in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: ST/HR/SER.A/9
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON ACTIVITIES AND ROLE OF MASS MEDIA AS WELL AS GOVERNMENTS, ANTI-APARTHEID AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENTS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN PUBLICISING THE CRIMES OF THE APARTHEID REGIME AND LEGITIMATE STRUGGLE OF THE NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA
Berlin, German Democratic Republic, 31 August-2 September 1981
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Government of German Democratic Republic and the Solidarity Committee of the German Democratic Republic
Report: A/AC.115/L.555
Declaration: A/36/49G-S/14686
CONFERENCE ON "THE CASE FOR SANCTIONS"
Dublin, 24 October 1981
Organised by the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF YOUTH AND STUDENTS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLES, YOUTH AND STUDENTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Luanda, Angola, 13-15 November 1981
Organised by International, African and Angolan Youth and Students Organisations in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Extracts from the final documents: A/AC.115/L.564
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APARTHEID AND HEALTH
Brazzaville, Congo, 16-20 November 1981
Organised by World Health Organisation
Report published by WHO.
AFRO-ARAB SOLIDARITY CONFERENCE
Luanda, Angola, December 1981
SECOND NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Rome, 26-28 February 1982
*CONFERENCE ON SOUTHERN AFRICA - "TIME TO CHOOSE"
London, 11-13 March 1982
Organised by the Anti-apartheid Movement of the United Kingdom in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Declaration: A/AC.115/L.568
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE HISTORY OF RESISTANCE AGAINST OCCUPATION, OPPRESSION AND APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA
UNESCO House, Paris, 29 March-2 April 1982
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with UNESCO
Report: A/AC.115/L.576
FORUM ON UNITED NATIONS YEAR FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
Bermuda, April 19, 1982
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE PEOPLE’S REGIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE NORTHERN REGION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN ON MOBILISATION FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
Sudan, May 2, 1982
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN AND APARTHEID
European Parliament Building, Brussels, 17-19 May 1982
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the International Committee of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia
Report: A/AC.115/L.57l
Declaration: A/37/26 - S/15150
*ASIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR ACTION AGAINST APARTHEID
Philippines International Convention Centre, Manila, 24-28 May 1982
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Government of Philippines
Report: A/AC.115/L.573
Declaration: A/37/265 - S/15157
*CONFERENCE OF WEST EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS ON SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
Dutch Parliament Building, The Hague, 26-27 November 1982
Organised by five Dutch Parliamentarians in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.587
Declaration: A/37/691-S/15832
SANCTIONS WORKSHOP
Jos, Nigeria, 10-11 December 1982
Organised by the Nigerian National Committee against Apartheid (NACAP)
Declaration: A/AC.115/L.588
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SOLIDARITY WITH FRONTLINE STATES AND LESOTHO
Lisbon, 25-27 March 1983
Organised by ICSA (International Committee against Apartheid, Racism and Colonialism in Southern Africa), the Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organisation and other bodies, under the patronage of the President of Portugal and several African Heads of State or Government
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF TRADE UNIONS ON SANCTIONS AND OTHER ACTIONS AGAINST THE APARTHEID REGIME IN SOUTH AFRICA
Palais des Nations, Geneva, 10-11 June 1983
Organised by the Workers' Group of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation and the UN Special Committee against Apartheid, in co-operation with the United Nations Council for Namibia, the Organisation of African Unity and the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity
Declaration: A/38/272 - S/15832
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SANCTIONS AGAINST APARTHEID IN SPORT
London, 27-29 June 1983
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee (SAN-ROC)
Report: A/AC.115/L.594
Declaration: A/38/310-S/15882
*INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS CONFERENCE OF ACTION AGAINST APARTHEID AND RACISM
ILO Headquarters, Geneva, 5-8 July 1983
Organised by the NGO Sub-Committee on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid and Decolonisation, in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Declaration: A/AC.115/L.596 and A/38/309-S/15881
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND ISRAEL
International Conference Centre, Vienna, 11-13 July 1983
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organisation, the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity and the World Peace Council
Report: A/AC.115/L.595
Declaration: A/38/311-S/15883
FIRST INTERNATIONAL SIMON BOLIVAR AWARD TO NELSON MANDELA (AND THE KING OF SPAIN) (RECEIVED BY OLIVER TAMBO)
Caracas, Venezuela, 24 July 1983
Organised by the Government of Venezuela and UNESCO
*LATIN AMERICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR ACTION AGAINST APARTHEID
Caracas, Venezuela, 16-18 September 1983
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Government of Venezuela
Report: A/AC.115/L.603
Declaration: A/38/451-S/16009
*OPENING OF THE "ART CONTRE/AGAINST APARTHEID" EXHIBIT
Paris, 23 November 1983
Organised by the Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid, in co-operation with the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid
EVALUATION SYMPOSIUM OF ICFTU PROGRAMME OF ACTION IN SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT BLACK TRADE UNION MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
Dusseldorf, Germany, 19 January 1984
Organised by International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
SEMINAR ON SOUTH AFRICAN AGGRESSION AND DESTABILISATION AGAINST FRONTLINE STATES
London, 29 February 1984
Organised by the United Nations Association of the United Kingdom and the British Anti-Apartheid Movement
*INTER-FAITH COLLOQUIUM ON APARTHEID
London, 5-7 March 1984
Organised by the Most Reverend Trevor Huddleston, President of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement, in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Declaration: A/AC.115/L.605
*ILO TRIPARTITE CONFERENCE ON APARTHEID
Lusaka, Zambia, 4-8 May 1984
*NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR ACTION AGAINST APARTHEID
United Nations Headquarters, New York, 18-21 June 1984
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.6l4
Declaration: A/39/370-S/16686
NATIONAL CONVENTION AGAINST APARTHEID AND FOR FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA
City University, London, 23 June 1984
Organised by the British Anti-Apartheid Movement
*CONSULTATIVE MEETING OF ANTI-APARTHEID AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENTS
London, 25-26 June 1984
Organised by the Anti-Apartheid Movement of the United Kingdom, with the support of the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Statement: A/AC.115/L.6l3
*INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS CONFERENCE FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF NAMIBIA AND THE ERADICATION OF APARTHEID
ILO Headquarters, Geneva, 2-5 July 1984
Organised by the NGO Sub-Committee on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid and Decolonisation in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid and the United Nations Council for Namibia
*CONFERENCE OF ARAB SOLIDARITY WITH THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Tunis, 7-9 August 1984
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the League of Arab States
Report: A/AC.115/L.615
Declaration and resolutions: A/39/450-S/16726
*SEMINAR ON THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE APARTHEID REGIME IN SOUTH AFRICA AND OTHER LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST APARTHEID
Lagos, Nigeria, 13-16 August 1984
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Government of Nigeria
Report: A/AC.115/L.616
Declaration: A/39/423-S/16709
CONFERENCE ON SOUTHERN AFRICA
Arusha, Tanzania, 4-5 September 1984
Organised by the Socialist International Committee on Southern Africa and the Socialist Group of the European Parliament in co-operation with the governing parties of the Frontline States and the national liberation movements (ANC and SWAPO)
Report published by Socialist International
Final documents of conference: A/39/557
CONFERENCE FOR PEACE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, SOLIDARITY WITH THE LIBERATION STRUGGLES OF SOUTH AFRICA AND NAMIBIA, SOLIDARITY WITH THE FRONTLINE STATES
Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, 12-14 October 1984
*INTERNATIONAL NGO SEMINAR ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN UNDER APARTHEID
Geneva, 17-19 October 1984
Organised by the NGO Sub-Committee on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid and Decolonisation, in co-operation with the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid
CONFERENCE ON LABOUR AND SOUTH AFRICA
New York, 1-2 March 1985
Organised by the New York Area Labour Committee against Apartheid
Declaration: A/AC.115/L.622
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN UNDER APARTHEID
Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, 7-11 May 1985
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Organisation of African Unity and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania
Report: A/AC.l15/L.623
Declaration: A/40/3l9-S/17197
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPORTS BOYCOTT AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
UNESCO House, Paris, 16-19 May 1985
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Supreme Council on Sports in Africa and the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee (SAN-ROC)
Report: A/AC.115/L.624
Declaration: A/40/343-S/17224
*MEDIA WORKSHOP ON COUNTERING SOUTH AFRICAN PROPAGANDA
London, 20-22 May 1985
Organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
See UN document A/40/696-S/17511
CONFERENCE ON THE ROLE OF AFRICAN PUBLIC OPINION IN MOBILISING SUPPORT FOR THE STRUGGLE AGAINST APARTHEID AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1985 (?)
Organised by World Federation of United Nations Associations
*ROUNDTABLE ON INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ISSUES RELATING TO APARTHEID, RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
The Hague, 4-6 September 1985
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON RACIST IDEOLOGIES, ATTITUDES AND ORGANISATIONS HINDERING EFFORTS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF APARTHEID AND MEANS TO COMBAT THEM
Siofok, Hungary, 9-11 September 1985
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Hungarian Solidarity Committee
Report: A/AC.115/L.634
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MARITIME TRADE UNIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS OIL EMBARGO AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
London, 30-31 October 1985
Organised by the Maritime Trade Unions against Apartheid in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Declaration: A/40/892-S/17632
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SOLIDARITY WITH PEOPLES UNDER RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
Tripoli, Libya, 23-27 November 1985
Organised by the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in co-operation with the Guild of Lawyers and the Regional Office of the Organisation of African Lawyers
Declaration: A/41/181-E/1986/53
SWEDISH PEOPLE’S PARLIAMENT AGAINST APARTHEID
Stockholm, February 21-22, 1986
Organised by Swedish United Nations Association and Isolate South Africa Committee
*SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLES AND MOVEMENTS STRUGGLING AGAINST COLONIALISM, RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND APARTHEID
Yaounde, Cameroon, 28 April-9 May 1986
Organised by the UN Centre for Human Rights and the Government of Cameroon
Report: A/41/571; ST/HR/SER.A/19
AWARD OF FIFTH ANNUAL THIRD WORLD PRIZE TO NELSON AND WINNIE MANDELA (RECEIVED BY OLIVER TAMBO)
Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, May 5, 1986
AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTORATE OF LAWS HONORIS CAUSA BY JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY TO OLIVER TAMBO
New Delhi, India, May 9, 1986
*INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE UNITED NATIONS ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
London, 28-30 May 1986
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the World Campaign against Military and Nuclear Collaboration with South Africa
Declaration: A/41/388-S/18121. See also S/18288.
*UNITED NATIONS SEMINAR ON OIL EMBARGO AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
Oslo, Norway, 4-6 June 1986
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Government of Norway
Report: A/AC.115/L.636
*WORLD CONFERENCE ON SANCTIONS AGAINST RACIST SOUTH AFRICA
UNESCO House, Paris, 16-20 June 1986
Organised by the United Nations in co-operation with the OAU and the Movement of Non-aligned Countries
Report: A/CONF.137/5
Declaration: A/41/434-S/18185
NATIONAL SEMINAR OF PARLIAMENTARIANS ON APARTHEID
New Delhi, India, 24-25 July 1986
Organised by Parliamentarians Action for Removal of Apartheid (PARA)
WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES-LIBERATION MOVEMENTS DIALOGUE
Lusaka, 5 May 1987
Organised by the WCC
*INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CONFERENCE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE STRUGGLE OF THE STUDENTS ON SOUTHERN AFRICA
London, 31 July-3 August 1987
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the British Anti-Apartheid Movement, the National Union of Students (U.K.), the All African Students Union, Indian Youth Congress and the International Union of Students
Report: A/AC.115/L.649
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN, REPRESSION AND THE LAW IN APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA
Harare, 24-27 September 1987
Convened by Archbishop Trevor Huddleston
Proceedings published in a book; see also UN Centre against Apartheid, Notes and Documents No. 14/87.
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST APARTHEID SPORT
Harare, Zimbabwe, 5-7 November 1987
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Government of Zimbabwe, the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa, the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, the Union of African Sports Confederations, SAN-ROC and Zimbabwe National Olympic Committee
Declaration: A/42/762-S/19266
Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, 1-4 December 1987
Organised by the ANC
Report in Sechaba, January, February and March 1988; also Documents of the ANC Conference "Peoples of the World United against Apartheid for a Democratic South Africa", Arusha, Tanzania, 1-4 December 1987, published by ANC, Lusaka.
SEMINAR: "CONTROLLING THE NEWS"
London, 1988
Organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat, African-American Institute and Association of British Editors
CONFERENCE OF ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENTS IN EEC COUNTRIES
Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany, 16 February 1988
*SYMPOSIUM ON THE SURVIVAL AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IN THE FRONTLINE STATES AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
Harare, Zimbabwe, 1-5 March 1988
Organised by UNICEF
*SEMINAR ON THE ROLE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN MEDIA IN THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST APARTHEID
Lima, Peru, 7-9 March 1988
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Government of Peru
Report: A/AC.115/L.651
LAUNCH OF THE "NELSON MANDELA: FREEDOM AT 70" CAMPAIGN
Wembley Stadium, London, 11 June 1988
Organised by the British Anti-Apartheid Movement
[EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD FOR THE 70TH BIRTHDAY OF NELSON MANDELA on 18 JULY 1988]
INTERNATIONAL SPORTS SEMINAR
New Delhi, India, 28-29 July 1988
Organised by Arjuna Awardees' Association and Sports Authority of India
*SYMPOSIUM ON CULTURE AGAINST APARTHEID
Eugenidion Foundation, Athens, Greece, 2-4 September 1988
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the Government of Greece and the Hellenic Association for the United Nations
Report: A/AC.115/L.656
Text of appeal: A/43/606-S/20184
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APARTHEID
Lagos, Nigeria, 7-9 November 1988
Final communiqué: A/43/854-S/20288
*SEMINAR ON THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF SOUTH AFRICAN AND NAMIBIAN REFUGEE WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Harare, Zimbabwe, 16-18 January 1989
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.659
"THE ROLE OF LAW IN A SOCIETY IN TRANSITION" - CONFERENCE OF LAWYERS FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWE
Harare, January 31-February 4, 1989
(Conference on law before and after the beginning of the transition period from apartheid to post-apartheid South Africa)
Convened by: Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (?)
CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL AND FRONTLINE STATES ON SOUTHERN AFRICA
Harare, Zimbabwe, 15 February 1989
SUMMIT CONFERENCE ON APARTHEID FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
New York, 4-6 April 1989
Organised by the Religious Action Network of the American Committee on Africa
See UN Press release GA/AP/1911
CONFERENCE OF THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
Harare, 1989
AWEPAA SEMINAR ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Bonn, 5-6 June 1989
Organised by AWEPAA (Association of West European Parliamentarians against Apartheid)
CONFERENCE ON "WHITES IN A CHANGING SOUTH AFRICA"
International Hotel, Lusaka, 29 June-2 July 1989
Convened by the Five Freedoms Forum and the African National Congress
CONSULTATION WITH ANC BY ANTI-APARTHEID AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENTS ON SOUTH AFRICA'S DEBT RESCHEDULING
London, 15-16 July 1989
Organised by ANC
*INTERNATIONAL NGO SEMINAR ON EDUCATION AGAINST APARTHEID
Geneva, 4-6 September 1989
Organised by the NGO Subcommittee on Apartheid, Racism, Racial Discrimination and Colonialism in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.663
Conclusions: A/44/522-S/20844
*REGIONAL SEMINAR ON EAST ASIAN ACTION AGAINST APARTHEID
Tokyo, Japan, 23-25 January 1990
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.666
Final document in UN Centre against Apartheid Notes and Documents No. 2/90, February 1990
NELSON MANDELA: AN INTERNATIONAL TRIBUTE FOR A FREE SOUTH AFRICA
Wembley Stadium, London, April 16, 1990
Organised by the British Anti-Apartheid Movement
"CHILD SURVIVAL ON THE FRONTLINE"
Harare, 21-25 April 1990
Organised by AWEPAA
"SOUTHERN AFRICA IN THE 1990`S - EUROPE’S ROLE: 10 YEARS OF SADCC AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ANGOLA, SOUTH AFRICA AND NAMIBIA"
Paris, 21-22 May 1990
Organised by AWEPAA in co-operation with the French Government, the European Commission and several non-governmental organisations
AWEPAA CONFERENCE
(on eve of EC Summit in Dublin)
Dublin, 20-21 June 1990
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST APARTHEID IN SPORTS (FOURTH)
Stockholm, 4-6 September 1990
Organised by SAN-ROC, Supreme Council for Sport in Africa, International Campaign against Apartheid in Sport, and the Swedish National Olympic Committee, in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.670
Final statement in UN Centre against Apartheid, Notes and Documents No. 14/90, September 1990
*CONSULTATIONS WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENTS
Geneva, 18-19 October 1990
Organised by the Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.672
*SEMINAR ON THE POLITICAL, HISTORICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND APARTHEID
Geneva, 10-14 December 1990
Organised by the United Nations Centre for Human Rights
Report published by the UN Centre for Human Rights; see also document E/CN.4/1991/63 and Add.1.
ANC DONORS CONFERENCE
Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, February 1991
*SYMPOSIUM ON CULTURAL AND ACADEMIC LINKS WITH SOUTH AFRICA (SECOND)
Los Angeles, United States of America, 11-12 May 1991
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid in co-operation with the City of Los Angeles, the Screen Actors Guild and the Directors Guild of America
Report: A/AC.115/L.67
FINAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE AND AID FUND FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
London, May 24, 1991
Organised by IDAF
EASTERN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIAN CONFERENCE
Prague, 13-14 June 1991
Organised by AWEPAA
*WORKSHOP ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES FOR A POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA
Banjul, Gambia, 18-21 June 1991
Organised by the UNESCO Division of Human Rights and Peace, in co-operation with the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights and the Government of Gambia
Final report published by UNESCO
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE VICTIMS OF APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA
UNESCO House, Paris, 25-27 June 1991
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid and the Advisory Committee of the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa
Report: A/AC.115/L.678
*CONSULTATION WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENTS
Geneva, 4-5 November 1991
Organised by the Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.683
*TRIPARTITE CONFERENCE ON SOUTHERN AFRICA
Harare, 5-8 May 1992
Organised by ILO
Report in ILO document GB.253/CD/3/5
*SEMINAR ON SOUTH AFRICA'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS: FUTURE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN HELPING TO ADDRESS THEM
Windhoek, Namibia, 22-24 May 1992
Organised by the UN Centre against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.685. Also publication of UN Centre against Apartheid, A New South Africa in the Making: Role of the United Nations.
*INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CULTURAL POLICIES IN A POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 16-19 June 1992
Organised by UNESCO
WORKSHOP ON THE ROLE OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN EMERGING DEMOCRACIES: EXPERIENCE AND STRATEGIES IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE AND IN SOUTH AFRICA
Prague, 21-24 June 1992
Organised by the Danish Centre for Human Rights and the Institute of International Education
CONSULTATIONS WITH UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENTS AND OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED
New York, 29-30 June 1992
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.688
*INTERNATIONAL HEARING ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PEACE ACCORD
London, 14-15 July 1992
Organised by Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, President of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Documents distributed by the British Anti-Apartheid Movement
Report: A/AC.115/L.687
*FOLLOW-UP CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO DISADVANTAGED SOUTH AFRICANS
New York, 8-9 September 1992
Organised by the Advisory Committee for the UN Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa and the Special Committee against Apartheid
CONSULTATIONS WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENTS
Geneva, 30 November-1 December 1992
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.691
Johannesburg, 19 February 1993
Organised by the African National Congress
*INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOUTHERN AFRICA: MAKING HOPE A REALITY
London, 14-15 June 1993
Organised by the British Anti-Apartheid Movement in co-operation with the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Conclusions: A/48/255-S/26048
*SYMPOSIUM ON POLITICAL TOLERANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA: ROLE OF OPINION-MAKERS AND THE MEDIA
Cape Town, South Africa, 30 July-1 August 1993
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
Report: A/AC.115/L.694
*JOINT NORTH AMERICAN/EUROPEAN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION CONSULTATION (ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEEDS IN RURAL AND TOWNSHIP COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA)
Geneva, 30-31 August 1993
Report: A/AC.115/L.695
*SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA: POLICY PRIORITIES FOR THE EARLY YEARS OF A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT
London, 22-24 January 1994
Organised by the Centre for the Study of the South African Economy, the London School of Economics and the UN Special Committee against Apartheid
*SEMINAR ON THE IMAGE OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town, South Africa, 8-10 February 1994
Organised by the UN Department of Public Information
*INTERNATIONAL BRIEFING ON SOUTH AFRICA'S FIRST DEMOCRATIC AND NON-RACIAL ELECTIONS
Brussels, 28 February-1 March 1994
Organised by the UN Special Committee against Apartheid and the Liaison Group of the Anti-Apartheid Movements in the European Union
See document A/48/895-S/1994/261