Question of the British Virgin Islands

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?

20 versions · 1977–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/93

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/93	Question of the British Virgin Islands	2,291	90%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/102	Question of the British Virgin Islands	2,160	94%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/89	Question of the British Virgin Islands	2,145	96%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/137	Question of the British Virgin Islands	2,110	84%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/93	Question of the British Virgin Islands	2,115	92%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject

British Virgin Islands Question

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

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 the British Virgin lslands;11

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

the people of the Territory of the possibilities open to them in the exercise of their right to self-determination;

Calls upon the administering Power, in consultation with the freely elected authorities of the territorial Govern ment, to take all necessary steps to ensure the full and speedy attainment of the objectives of decolonization set out in the Charter and the Declaration and all other relevant resolutions of the United Nations;

Notes the continuing commitment of the territorial Government to the goal of economic diversification, par ticularly in the areas of agriculture, fisheries and small in dustries, and calls upon the administering Power, in consultation with the local authorities, to intensify its efforts in this regard in order to offset the recent decline in agri cultural production;

Urges the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to safeguard the inalienable right of the people of the Territory to the enjoyment of their natural resources by taking effective measures to ensure their right to own and dispose of those resources and to establish and maintain control of their future development;

Urges the specialized agencies and other organiza tions of the United Nations system, as well as regional institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank, to take measures to accelerate progress in the social and eco nomic life of the British Virgin Islands;

Considers that the possibility of sending a further visiting mission to the British Virgin Islands at an appro priate time should be kept under review;

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 the British Virgin Islands at an appropriate time and in consultation with the administering Power, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session.

•0 Ibid., chaps. III and XXI.

11 Ibid .. chap. XXI.

VII. 12 Ibid., chaps. Ill, V and XXII.

n Ibid .. chap. XXII.

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