Universal Realization of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 91 Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights, published in 1988.

What other versions does this mandate have?

45 versions · 1981–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/196

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/196	Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination	538	99%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/164	Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination	537	99%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/193	Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination	538	99%Compare
2023	A/RES/77/207	Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination	538	99%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/152	Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination	538	99%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

23 reports · 2004–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/315	Right of peoples to self-determination report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/196
2025	A/80/335	Right of peoples to self-determination report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/164
2024	A/79/315	Right of peoples to self-determination report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/193
2023	A/78/261	Right of peoples to self-determination report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/207
2022	A/77/265	Right of peoples to self-determination report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/152

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Displaced Persons Human Rights Human Rights Violations Intervention Military Activity Military Occupation Refugees Repatriation Self-Determination of Peoples

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world;

Calls upan those Sta tes responsible to cease ímmedi- 3. ately their military intervention and occupation offoreign countries and terrítories and all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, particularly the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of these acts agaínst the peoples concerned;

Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and displaced persons who have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts and reaffirms their right to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special attention to the víolation of human rights, epecially the right to self-determination, resulting f~om foreign military intervention, aggression or occupatlon;

Requests the Secretary-General to report on this issue to the General Assembly at its forty-third session under the item entitled "Importance ofthe universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting ofindependence to colonial countries and peoples for the efl'ective guarantee and observance of human rights".

55 See Officia/ Records of lhe Economíc and Social Co1mcl/, 1980,

Sup11/ement No. 3 (E/1980/13 and Corr. l), chap. XXVI, sect. A.

Supplement No. 5 (E/1981/25 and Corr.l),

56 Jb/d.,

1981, 54 A/42/444, annex.

chap. XXVIll, sect. A.

Suppleme11t No. 2 (E/1982/12 and Corr. l ), cha¡- XXVI, sect. A.

5 Jb/d,,

1983,

Supplemen, No, 3 (E/1983/13 and Corr,l), chaf XXVII, sect. A.

5 !bid., 1984, Supplement No. 4 (E/1984/14 and Corr 1) chap II sect. A.

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~ fb(d,, 1985, Supplement No, 2 (E/1985/22), chap. H, sect. A.

Ibid., 1986, Suppleme11t No. 2 (E/1986/22) chap II sect A 62 A/42/448 and Add.l.

' ' ' • • Africa, Par1s, 16-20 June 1986 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.86.I.23), chae, IX.

64 See Report oJ the _Jn1ernatlo11a/ Conference for tñc Immcdiate Vie1111a, 7-11 July 1986 (U11ited Nation~ pu~J1cat10~, Sales No. E.86.1.16 and addendum}, part three.

Officia/ Records of the General Assembly, Forly-seco 11d Scssio11, Su¡¡1eme111 No, 24 (A/42/24), part two, chap. III, para. 203,

A/42/631-S/l9187, annex.

67 See A/38/311-S/l 5883, annex.

68 See A/39/450-S/16726.

69 See A/42/699, annex I.

70 See Resolutiom and Decisions aj t/ic Securlty Co1mcil, 1987, p. 9.

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