Question of the Turks and Caicos 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?

19 versions · 1982–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/102

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/102	Question of the Turks and Caicos Islands	2,070	99%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/111	Question of the Turks and Caicos Islands	2,069	97%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/98	Question of the Turks and Caicos Islands	2,100	98%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/146	Question of the Turks and Caicos Islands	2,096	90%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/102	Question of the Turks and Caicos Islands	2,275	93%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

1 subject

Turks and Caicos Islands Question

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

pproves the. chapter of the report of the Special Cňmm1ttee on the S1tŉat10n with regard to the Implemen tatmn of_ the DeclŊation on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countnes and Peoples relating to the Turks and Caicos Islands;15

Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands to self-determination and inde pendence 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, population and limited natural resources should in 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 res olution 1514 (XV), which fully applies to the Turks and Caicos Islands;

Reiterates that it is the obligation of the administering Power to create such conditions in the Territory as will enable the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands to exercise freely and without interference their inalienable right to self determination and independence in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), as well as all other relevant resolutions of the Assembly;

Reaffirms that it is the responsibility of the admin istering Power under the Charter of the United Nations to develop its dependent Territories economically and socially and urges the administering Power, in consultation with the territorial Government, to take the necessary measures to promote the economic and social development of the Turks and Caicos Islands and, in particular, to intensify and expand its programme of assistance in order to accelerate the de velopment of the economic and social infrastructure of the Territory;

Emphasizes that greater attention should be paid to diversification of the economy, particularly in the promotion of agriculture and fisheries, for the benefit of the people of the Territory;

Recalls that it is the responsibility of the adminis tering Power, in accordance with the freely expressed wishes of the people, to safeguard, guarantee and ensure the ina lienab!e right of the people of the Territory to the enjoyment of their natural resources by taking effective measures to guarantee 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 continue to pay special attention to the development needs of the Turks and Caicos Islands;

Reaffirms its strong conviction that the administering Power must ensure that military bases and installations do 11:ot hinder the peopŋe o[ the Territory from exercising their nght to self-determmat1on and independence in conformity 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;

Requests the administering Power, in consultation witŌ the territorial Government, to continue to provide the assistance necessary for the training of qualified local per sonnel in the skills essential to the development of various sectors of the society of the Territory;

Cniders that the possibility of sending a further . ō Ŏ. v1s1t11ŏg m1_ss1on to the Turks and Caicos Islands at an ap propnate lime should be kept under review;

Requests the Special Committee to continue the ex ami°:ation _of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a further visiting mission to the Turks and Caicos Islands at an appropriate time and in consultation

with the administering Power, and to report thereon to the

14 Ibid., chaps. III-V and XXIIL "Ibid., chap. XXIII.

VII.

16 Ibid., chaps. III. IV and XXIV.

17 Ibid., Thirty-seventh Session, Fourth Committee. 20th meeting, paras. 13-18.

18 Ibid., Thirty-seventh Session. Supplement No. 23 (A/37/23/Rev.1 ),

19 Ibid .. chaps. Ill and XXV111 chap. XXIV.

20 AIAC.109/722.

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