-In 1952 the UN condemned the apartheid system -They continued to opposed 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 the declared apartheid to be a crime against humanity -1961 Many in the British Commonwealth wanted to expel S.A.
Summary
The UN tried to help get rid of Apartheid by declaring it a crime against humanity.