Question of Bermuda

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 18 Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, published in 1982.

What other versions does this mandate have?

19 versions · 1982–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/92

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/92	Question of Bermuda	1,833	99%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/101	Question of Bermuda	1,830	96%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/88	Question of Bermuda	1,878	98%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/136	Question of Bermuda	1,874	89%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/92	Question of Bermuda	2,057	93%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject

Bermuda Question

What’s in this document?

29 operative paragraphs

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Recalls that the United States of America, as the administering Power, has the responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations to ensure that the people of the Ter ritory are kept fully informed of their _inalienable right. to self-determination and independence, m accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);

Reiterates that it is the responsibility of the admin istering Power to create such conditions_ in the Territol)'. as will enable the people of Guam to exercise freely anÖ w×th out interference their inalienable right to self-determination and independence in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);

Reaffirms its strong conviction that the administering Power must ensure that military bases and installations do not hinder the population of the Territory from exercising its right to self-determination and independence in conform ity with the purposes and principles of the Charter and urges the administering Power to take all necØssary measureÙ to comply fully with the relevant resoluti_ons of _the {!mted Nations relating to military bases and mstallat1ons m co lonial and Non-Self-Governing Territories;

Reeffirms the responsibility of the administering Power, under the Charter, for the economic and social de velopment of Guam and calls upon the administering Power to take all necessary steps to strengthen and diversify the economy of the Territory;

Calls upon the administering Power, in co-operation with the local authorities, to accelerate the transfer of land to the people of the Territory;

Reiterates its call upon the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to remove the constraints which limit growth in the economic development of the Territory, particularly with regard to commercial fish ing, agriculture and the transportation industry;

Urges the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to continue to take effective measures to safeguard and guarantee the right of thÚ people of Guam to their natural resources and to estabhsh and maintain control over their future development and requests the administering Power to take all necessary steps to protect the property rights of the people of the Territory;

Urges the administering Power to strengthen its ef forts to develop and promote the language and culture of the Chamorro people, who comprise more than half of the population of the Territory;

Considers that the possibility of sending a further visiting mission to Guam at an appropriate time should be kept under review;

Requests the Special Committee to continue the consideration of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a further visiting mission to Guam at an appropriate time and in consultation with the admin istering Power, and to report thereon to the General Assem bly at its thirty-eighth session.

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Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implemen tation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to Bermuda;Q

Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Ber muda to self-determination and independence in conformity with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General As sembly resolution 1514 (XV);

Reiterates the view that such factors as territorial size, geographical locati_on, size of population and limiàed natural resources should m no way delay the speedy exercise by the people of the Territory of their inalienable right as set out in the Declaration contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), which fully applies to Bermuda;

Urges the administering Power, taking into account the freely expressed will and desire of the people of Ber muda, to continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the full and speedy implementation of General Assembly res olution 1514 (XV);

Reiterates that it is the obligation of the administering Power to create such conditions in the Territory as will enable the people of Bermuda to exercise freely ánd âithout interference their inalienable right to self-determination and independence in accordance with General Assembly reso lution 1514 (XV) and. in that connection, reaffirms the importance of fostering an awareness among the people of Bermuda of the possibilities open to them in the exercise of that right;

Reaffirms that, in accordance with the relevant pro visions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Dec laration contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), it is ultimately for the people of Bermuda themselves to decide on their future political status;

Reaffirms the importance of the need to foster na tional unity and a national identity and, in that regard, wel . comes the steps taken by the local authorities towards the establishment of a human rights commission;

Reaffirms its strong conviction that the administering Power must ensure that military bases and installations do not hinder the population of the Territory from exercising its right to self-determination and independence in conform ity with the purposes and principles of the Charter and urges the administering Power to take all necessary measures to comply fully with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations relating to military bases and installations in co lonial and Non-Self-Governing Territories;

Urges once again the administering Power, in co 9. operation with the territorial Government, to continue to take all effective measures to guarantee the right of the people of Bermuda to own and dispose of their natural resources and to establish and maintain control of their future development;

Strongly urges the administering Power, in con sultation with the Government of Bermuda, to make every effort to diversify the economy of Bermuda, including in creased efforts to promote agriculture and fisheries;

Welcomes the role being played in the Territory by 11. the United Nations Development Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, spe cifically in programmes of agriculture and fisheries, and urges the specialized agencies and all other organizations of the United Nations system to continue to pay special attention to the development needs of Bermuda;

Reiterates its call upon the administering Power, in co-operation with the local authorities, to continue to ex pedite the process of "bermudianization" in the Territory and, in that connection, urges that particular attention be paid to greater localization of the public service;

Calls upon the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to receive a visiting mission in the Territory at an appropriate time;

Requests the Special Committee to continue the ex amination of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a visiting mission to Bermuda at an appropriate time and in consultation with the administering Power, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session.

37/23. Question of the British Virgin Islands

Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of the British Virgin Islands to self-determination and indepen dence in conformity with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, con tained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);

Reiterates the view that such factors as territorial size, geographical location, size of population and limited natural resources should in no way delay the speedy im plementation of the Declaration contained in General As sembly resolution 1514 (XV), which fully applies to the British Virgin Islands;

Reiterates that it is the responsibility of the admin istering Power to create such conditions in the Territory as will enable the people of the British Virgin Islands to ex ercise freely and without interference their inalienable right to self-determination in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), as well as all other relevant resolu tions of the Assembly;

Reaffirms that it is ultimately for the people of the British Virgin Islands themselves to determine their future political status in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration and reaffirms the importance of fostering an awareness among

11 Ibid .. chap. XXI.

VII.

• Ibid., Thirtv-.l"l'•·enth S,•.ui,m, Fourth Committee.

17th meeting.

paras. 64-66.

9 Ibid., Thirtv·seventh de.1<ion. Supplement No. :?3 (N.e7/21/Rev. I). 1 Ibid., chaps. 111-V and XX.

chap. XX

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Question of Bermuda

37/23. Question of the British Virgin Islands

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