Dissemination of Information on Decolonization

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1978.

What other versions does this mandate have?

54 versions · 1972–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/104

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/104	Dissemination of information on decolonization	874	99%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/113	Dissemination of information on decolonization	873	99%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/100	Dissemination of information on decolonization	874	99%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/148	Dissemination of information on decolonization	874	98%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/104	Dissemination of information on decolonization	881	99%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

8 reports · 2012–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/AC.109/2026/18	Dissemination of information on decolonization during the period from April 2025 to March 2026 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/104
2025	A/AC.109/2025/18	Dissemination of information on decolonization during the period from April 2024 to March 2025 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/113
2024	A/AC.109/2024/18	Dissemination of information on decolonization during the period from April 2023 to March 2024 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/100
2021	A/AC.109/2021/18	Dissemination of information on decolonization during the period from April 2020 to March 2021 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/75/121
2020	A/AC.109/2020/18	Dissemination of information on decolonization during the period from April 2019 to March 2020 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/112

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Decolonization Information Centres Information Dissemination Publications

What’s in this document?

19 operative paragraphs

Calls upon the administering Powers to continue to co-operate with the Special Committee in the discharge of its mandate and, in particular, to permit the access of visiting missions to the Territories in order to secure first-hand information and ascertain the wishes and aspirations of their inhabitants;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Committee with the facilities and services required for the implementation of the present resolution, as well as of the various resolutions and decisions on decolonization adopted by the General Assembly and the Special Committee.

32/ 43.

Dissemination of information on decolonization

Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Comm\ttee on the Situati<;>n with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the question of publicity for the work of the United Nations in the field of decolonization;

R_eaffi,:ms the relevant provisions of the Maputo Declarat10n m Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia and the Programme of Action for the Liberati?n of Zimbabwe and Namibia, adopted by the I~ternat10nal Conference in Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia, and the Lagos Declaration for Action against Apartheid, adopted by the World Conference for Action against Apartheid;

Reaffirms the importance of effecting the widest possible dissemination of information on the evils and dangers of colonialism, on the determined efforts o[ the colonial peoples to achieve self-determination freedom. and indepe1:dence _and on the assistance 'being provided by the mternational community towards the elimination of the remaining vestiges of colonialism m all its forms;

Reque~ts the Secretary-General, having regard to the suggestions of the Special Committee and of the International Conference in Support of the Peoples of Zimbabwe and Namibia, to continue to take concrete measures through all the media at his disposal, including publications, radio and television, to give widespread and continuous publicity to the work of the United Nations in the field of decolonization and inter alia:

. To continue, in consultation with the Special Committee, to collect, prepare and disseminate basic material, studies and articles relating to the problems of decolonization and, in particular, to continue to publish the periodical Objective: Justice and other publications, special articles and studies and to select from among them appropriate material for wider dissemination by means of reprints in various languages;

To seek the full co-operation of the administering Powers concerned in the discharge of the tasks referred to above;

( c) To intensify the activities of all information centres, particularly those located in Western Europe;

T? rt?aintain a ~lose w~rking relationship with the Orgamzat1on of Afncan Umty by holding periodic

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consultations and by systematically exchanging relevant information with that organization;

( e) To enlist the support of non-governmental organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization in the dissemination of the relevant information;

To report to the Special Committee on the measures taken in the implementation of the present resolution;

Invites all States, the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations having a special interest in the field of decolonization to undertake or intensify, in co-operation with the Secretary-General and within their respective spheres of competence, the large-scale dissemination of the information referred to in paragraph 3 above;

Requests the Special Committee to follow the implementation of the present resolution and report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session.

32/ 49.

Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Takes note of the report of the International l. Atomic Energy Agency;

Urges all States to support the endeavours of the Intern:.itional Atomic Energy Agency in the fulfilment, in accordance with its statute, of its tasks in the various fields of the peaceful uses of atomic energy, in the development and application of safeguards and in assisting Member States, particularly developing countries, in planning and realizing programmes in the field of energy and various applications of nuclear techniques;

the International Atomic Energy Requests Agency to strengthen activities in the field of technical assistance to developing countries, particularly by expanding its training programmes and increasing further the target level of voluntary contributions;

Commends the International Atomic Energy Agency on the role it played in the survey of uranium resources, production and demand and urges that this survey be kept under constant review;

Notes with appreciation the contribution of the International Atomic Energy Agency to the international community in facilitating the elaboration of a convention on the physical protection of nuclear materials and urges prompt completion of the work on this convention;

Also notes with appreciation the study on regional nuclear fuel cycle centres67 recently published by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the intention of the Agency to continue its research in this field, especially with regard to economic and nonproliferation implications, and the decision of the Board of Governors to keep the matter of peaceful nuclear explosions under review, seeking the services of the Ad Hoe Advisory Group on Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes, as required;

Invites the International Atomic Energy Agency to give due consideration to the reques,t of developing countries for an increase in their representation on the Board of Governors in accordance with the principle of equitable geographical distribution;

nn For the proceedings of the Conference, see International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Power and its Fuel Cycle (STI/PUB/ 465).

H7 International Atomic Energy Agency, Regional Nuclear Fuel Cycle Centres (Austria, April 1977 ).

n5 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second Sessio11, Plenary Meetings, 58th meeting, paras. 3-42.