Group to monitor supply of oil and petroleum products to South Africa holds first meeting.Group to monitor supply of oil and petroleum products to South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. holds first meeting An 11-member IntergovernmentalGroup to Monitor the Supply and Shipping of Oil and Petroleum Products to South Africa has decided to seek the co-operation of nongovernmental organizations Transnational organizations of private citizens that maintain a consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Nongovernmental organizations may be professional associations, foundations, multinational businesses, or simply groups with a common interest in (NGOs) in obtaining information on violations of the oil embargo Oil embargo may refer to:
Group Chairman Tom Vraalsen(Norway), in a statement after the body's first meeting on 24 March, said that oil was essential to South Africa, particularly in its military actions against the country's black townships, Namibia and the neighbouring States. The Group's major task was to close the loopholes in the oil embargo in order to make it more difficult for South Africa to circumvent the embargo or comparable policies. The 11 States members of the Groupare: Algeria, Cuba, the German Democratic Republic, Indonesia, Kuwait, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, the Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic a.k.a. Uk(r)SSR was a socialist state in Ukraine which became one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union. (Ukrainian: and the United Republic of Tanzania. Nabeela Al-Mulla (Kuwait) is the Group's Vice Chairman. The General Assembly on 10November 1986, under resolution 41/35 F, established the body, as it urged the Security Council to impose a mandatory oil embargo against South Africa. States, pending action by the Council,were asked to adopt measures to broaden the scope of the 1979 oil embargo imposed by the Assembly by now ensuring the "complete cessation of the supply and shipping of oil and petroleum products to South Africa and Namibia, whether directly or indirectly'. The Assembly President, in consultationwith the chairmen of regional groups and the Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid, appointed the members of the Group on the basis of equitable geographical distribution the natural arrangements of animals and plants in particular regions or districts. See under Distribution. See also: Distribution Geographic and to ensure representation of oil-exporting States and shipping States. Its main work is to gather and verifyinformation on violations of the oil embargo, vigorously pursue such cases with Governments concerned, seek the co-operation of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned, and publicize pub·li·cize tr.v. pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing, pub·li·ciz·es To give publicity to. publicize or -cise Verb [-cizing, -cized] as widely as possible the Group's efforts and findings to Governments, organizations and all concerned. The Group may consider the possibilityof holding consultations with NGOs in the future. It may also send a questionnaire to all Member States and other Governments seeking information on legislative and other measures to enforce the oil embargo. |
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