Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Resolution

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1980.

What other versions does this mandate have?

63 versions · 1966–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/105

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2025	A/RES/80/105	Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples	1,693	95%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/114	Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples	1,683	99%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/101	Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples	1,685	99%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/149	Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples	1,684	96%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/105	Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples	1,745	94%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 subjects

Aid Programmes Declarations Decolonization Foreign Interests International Security Military Bases Military Relations Namibia Non-Self-Governing Territories Nuclear Technology Self-Determination of Peoples South Africa Southern Africa Visiting Missions Zimbabwe

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53 operative paragraphs

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Having considered the report of the Special Committee against Apartheid,85

Commending the Special Committee for its activities in the discharge of its mandate and in promoting the international mobilization against apartheid,

Noting with appreciation the work of the Centre against Apartheid of the Secretariat in assisting the Special Committee, . Considering the urgent need for more effective international action in support of the national Iiberation movement of South Africa,

Endorses the recommendations of the Special Committee against Apartheid on its programme of work, contained in paragraphs 303 to 305 of its report;85 2.

Requests the Special Committee to continue and intensify its activities, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and with particular reference to:

Reviewing ali aspects of the policy of apartheid in South Africa and its intemational repercussions;

Promoting the widest possible dissemination of (b) information on the evils of apartheid and the legitimate struggle of the oppressed people of South Africa;

Encouraging full implementation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations by all Govemments and organizations;

Promoting public action and campaigns supporting the national Iiberation movement of South Africa, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations;

Promoting concerted action by Govemments and (e) intergovemmental organizations in the international mobilization against apartheid;

Requests ali United Nations organs, as well as specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, to co-operate with the Special Committee towards greater co-ordination of efforts and to avoid any undue duplication;

Authorizes the Special Committee:

To send missions to Member States and to the headquarters of the specialized agencies and other intergovemmental organizations, as required, to promote intemational action against apartheid;

To intensify co-operation with the movement of non-aligned countries, the Organization of African Unity and other appropriate organizations;

To participate in conferences concemed with action against apartheid;

To organize, or participate in the organization of, symposia and other events in the home countries of transnational corporations with a view to educating the general public on the activities of those corporations in South Africa;

To invite representatives of the South African liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and those of other organizations active in opposition to apartheid, as well as experts, for consultations on various aspects of apartheid and on intemational action against apartheid;

To associate representatives of the South African liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity with the missions of the Special Committee;

as lbid.

To send representatives to attend meetings of United Nations organs, as well as specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, as appropriate;

To commission expert studies on ali aspects of apartheid and its intemational repercussions;

To hold sessions away from Headquarters as necessary;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide all 5. necessary assistance and resources to enable the Special Committee to discharge its responsibilities and, in particular, urgently to strengthen the Centre against Apartheid of the Secretariat in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee;

Requests the President of the General Assembly, in consultation with the regional ~oups, to expand the membership of the Special Comm1ttee, bearing in mind the principie of equitable geographical distribution;80 7.

Requests and authorizes the Special Committee to co-sponsor and promote the organization of conferences and seminars against apartheid in co-operation with Governments and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations;

Authorizes the Special Committee to hold a number of fixed sessions annually, as well as additional meetings as necessary;

Decides to make a special annual allocation of $150,000 to the Special Committee, from the budget of the United Nations for the biennium 1980-1981, for special projects to be decided on by the Committee to promote the international mobilization against apartheid, in particular:

Co-sponsorship of and assistance to national and intemational conferences and seminars against apartheid;

Promotion of the widest observance of international days against apartheid;

Expert studies on apartheid;

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Authorizes the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Special Committee, to seek and receive voluntary contributions for the special projects referred to in paragraph 9 above.

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lmplementation of tbe Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples

Reaffirms its resolutions 1514 (XV) and 2621

(XXV) and all other resolutions on decolonization and calls upon the administering Powers, in accordance with those resolutions, to take all the necessary steps to enable the dependent peoples of the Territories concemed to exercise fully and without further delay their inalienable right to self-determination and independence;

Affirms once again that the continuation of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations-including racism, apartheid, the exploitation by foreign and other interests of economic and human resources, and the waging of colonial wars to suppress the national liberation movements of the colonial Territories in Africa-is incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and poses a serious threat to international peace and security;

Reaffirms its determination to take ali necessary steps with a view to the complete and speedy eradication of colonialism and to the f aithful and strict observan ce by all States of the relevant provisions of the Charter, the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the guiding principies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

Affirms once again its recognition of the legitimacy of the struggle of the peoples under colonial and alien domination to exercise their right to self-detennination and independence by all the necessary means at their disposal;

Approves the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples covering its work during 1979, including the programme of work envisaged for 1980;88 6.

Calls upon all States, in particular the administering Powers, and the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system to give effect to the recommendations contained in the report of the Special Committee for the speedy implementation of the Declaration and the other relevant resolutions of the United Nations;

Condemns the continuing activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration with respect to the colonial Territories, particularly in southem Africa;

Strongly condemns all collaboration, particularly in the nuclear and military fields, with the Govemment of South Africa and calls upon the States concerned to cease forthwith all such collaboration;

Requests ali States, directly and through their action in the specialized agencies and other or~anizations within the United Nations system, to w1thhold assistance of any kind from the Govemment of South Africa and from the illegal racist minority régime in Southern Rhodesia until the inalienable right of the peoples of Namibia and Zimbabwe to self-determination and independence has been restored, and to refrain from

taking any action which might imply recognition of the legitimacy of the dornination of the Territories by those régimes;

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Calls upon the colonial Powers to withdraw immediately and unconditionally their military bases and installations from colonial Territories and to refrain from establishing new ones;

Urges ali States, directly and through their action in the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system, to provide all moral and material assistance to the oppressed peoples of Namibia and Zimbabwe and, with respect to the other Territories, requests the administering Powers, in consultation with the Govemments of the Territories under their administration, to take steps to enlist and make effective use of ali possible ass1stance, on both a bilateral and a multilateral basis, in the strengthening of the economies of those Territories;

Requests the Special Committee to continue to seek suitable means for the immediate and full im_plementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) in ali Territories which have not yet attained independence and, in particular:

To formulate specific proposals for the elimination of the remaining manifestations of colonialism and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirtyfifth session;

To make concrete suggestions which could assist the Security Council in considering appropriate measures under the Charter with regard to developments in colonial Territories that are likely to threaten intemational peace and security;

To continue to examine the compliance of Member States with the Declaration and with other relevant resolutions on decolonization, particularly those relating to Namibia and Zimbabwe;

To continue to pay particular attention to t!te small Territories, includmg the sending of visiting m1ssions thereto, as appropriate, and to recommend to the General Assembly the most suitable steps to be taken to enable the populations of those Territories to exercise their right to self-determination, freedom and independence;

To take ali necessary steps to enlist world-wide support among Governments, as well as national and international organizations having a special interest in decolonization, in the achievement of the objectives of the Declaration and in the implementation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, particularly as concerns the oppressed peoples of Namibia and Zimbabwe;

Calls upon the administering Powers to continue to co-operate with the Special Committee i~ the discharge of its mandate and, in particular, to perm1t the access of visiting missions to the Territories 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 resolut1on, as well as of the various resolutions and decisions on decolonization adopted by the General Assembly and the Special Committee.

34/95. Dissemination of information on decoloniza• tion

Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the lmplementation of the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relatini to the question of publicity for the work of the Umted Nations in the field of decolonization;

Reaffirms the importance of effecting the widest possible dissemination of information on the evils and dangers of colonialism, on the determined efforts of the colonial peoples to achieve self-~eterminat~on, free~om and independence and on the ass1stance bemg proVIded by the intemational community towards the elimination of the remaining vestiges of colonialism in all its forms;

Requests the Secretary-General, having re~ard to the suggestions of the Special Committee, to contmue to take concrete measures through all the media at bis 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, ínter alía:

To continue, in consultation with the Special (a) 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, including the Dec~lonization series, and to select from them appropnate 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;

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

To maintain a clase working relationship with the Organization of African Unity by holding periodic consultations and by systematically exchanging relevant information with that organization;

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

To ensure the availability of the necessary facili- (f) ties and services in this regard;

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

Invites ali States, the specialized a~encies and other organizations within the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations having a special interest in decolonization to undertake or intensify, in cooperation with the Secretary-General and within their respective spheres of competence, the Iarge-scale dissemination of the informatioo referred to in paragraph 2 above;

Requests the Special Committee to follow the implementation of the present resolution and report

90 A/AC.109/L.1319. For the text of the conclusions and recommendations of the mission, see also 01/icial Records of

23 (A/34/23/Rev.l), cbap. lll, para. 11.

General Assembly-Tblrty-fourtb Sessloo

II. Resoludom adopted without reference to a Malo Committee 88 lbid., cbap. 1, paras. 154-166.

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34/95. Dissemination of information on decoloniza• tion

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