Role of the United Nations (UN)
•In 1952 the UN condemned the apartheid system
•They continued to oppose it every year in the General Assembly
•1962 UN tried to organize economic sanctions against S.A.
•Many leading industrial nations refuse to participate
•In the 1980’s they declared apartheid to be a crime against humanity
•1961 Many in the British Commonwealth wanted to expel S.A., instead they withdrew
•They continued to oppose it every year in the General Assembly
•1962 UN tried to organize economic sanctions against S.A.
•Many leading industrial nations refuse to participate
•In the 1980’s they declared apartheid to be a crime against humanity
•1961 Many in the British Commonwealth wanted to expel S.A., instead they withdrew
The UN opposed economic sanctions against the black people in SA.