The Situation with Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples

A/RES/1654(XVI)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1962.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1962–1964

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/1956(XVIII)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1964	A/RES/1956(XVIII)	The situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples	1,809	12%Compare
1963	A/RES/1810(XVII)	The situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples	631	15%Compare
1962	A/RES/1654(XVI)	The situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples	578	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Declarations Decolonization Establishment Members

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Solemnly reiterates and reaffirms the objectives and principles enshrined in the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960;

Calls upon States concerned to take action without further delay with a view to the faithful application and implementation of the Declaration;

Decides to establish a Special Committee of seventeen members to be nominated by the President of the General Assembly at the present session;

Requests the Special Committee to examine the application of the Declaration, to make suggestions and recommendations on the progress and extent of the implementation of the Declaration, and to report to the General Assembly at its seventeenth session;

Directs the Special Committee to carry out its task by employment of all means which it will have at its disposal within the framework of the procedures and modalities which it shall adopt for the proper discharge of its functions ;

Authorizes the Special Committee to meet else. where than at United Nations Headquarters, whenever and wherever such meetings may be required for the effective discharge of its functions, in consultation with the appropriate authorities;

Invites the authorities concerned to afford the Special Committee their fullest co-operation in carrying out its tasks;

Requests the Trusteeship Council, the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories and the specialized agencies concerned to assist the Special Committee in its work within their respective fields;

Reqttests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Committee with all the facilities and the personnel necessary for the implementation of the present resolution.

27 November 1961.

Resolutions adop,ted without reference to a Committee

CAMBODIA, ETHIOPIA, INDIA, ITALY, MADAGASCAR, MALI, PO- LAND, SYRIA, TANGANYIKA, TUNISIA, UNION OF SOVIET SOCIAL- IST REPUBLICS,

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND

NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA and YUGOSLAVIA,

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