United Nations Security Council resolution 568, adopted unanimously on 21 June 1985, after hearing representations from
Botswana, the Council condemned the
Raid on Gaborone by South Africa, expressing its shock and indignation at the loss of life and damage to property and considered the attack as a "gross violation of the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity".
The Council further condemned all acts of aggression, provocation and harassment including kidnapping, murder and
blackmail
Blackmail is an act of coercion using the threat of revealing or publicizing either substantially true or false information about a person or people unless certain demands are met. It is often damaging information, and it may be revealed to fa ...
against Botswana by South Africa, calling for an immediate cessation of these activities. It also condemned South Africa's practice of "hot pursuit" against countries in southern Africa.
The resolution then demanded compensation for Botswana and other countries affected by the attacks, affirming their right to give sanctuary to those fleeing
apartheid.
Finally, the Council requested the
Secretary-General to send a mission to Botswana to assess the damage and to propose methods to strengthen Botswana's capacity to provide shelter to South African refugees. It also requested international organisations to extend assistance to the country.
Resolution 568 was drafted by
Burkina Faso, Egypt,
India, Madagascar,
Peru and
Trinidad and Tobago.
See also
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(1982–1987)
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South Africa Border War
The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia (then South West Africa), Zambia, and Angol ...
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South Africa under apartheid
Apartheid (, especially South African English: , ; , "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was ...
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 572
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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