Question of New Caledonia

A/RES/67/130View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 60 Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, published in 2013.

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39 versions · 1988–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/98

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What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Indigenous Peoples New Caledonia New Caledonia Question Non-Self-Governing Territories Political Status Self-Determination of Peoples

What’s in this document?

32 operative paragraphs

Invites all the parties involved to continue promoting a framework for the peaceful progress of the Territory towards an act of self-determination in which all options are open and which would safeguard the rights of all sectors of the population, according to the letter and the spirit of the Nouméa Accord,Error: Reference source not found which is based on the principle that it is for the populations of New Caledonia to choose how to control their destiny;

Welcomes the significant developments that have taken place in New Caledonia since the signing of the Nouméa Accord on 5 May 1998 by the representatives of New Caledonia and the Government of France;

Urges all the parties involved, in the interest of all the people of New Caledonia, to maintain, within the framework of the Nouméa Accord, their dialogue in a spirit of harmony, and in this context welcomes again the unanimous agreement, reached in Paris on 8 December 2008, on the transfer of powers to New Caledonia in 2009;

Notes that during the meeting on 8 July 2011 of the follow-up committee overseeing the progress of the Nouméa Accord, held in the presence of the signatories, members of Parliament, Presidents of the provinces and the President of the Customary Senate, the parties acknowledged the progress in the transfer of powers, particularly those related to civil and commercial law and civil status regulations and the civil security sector, which will take effect in 2013 and 2014;

Also notes that, consequent to the decision taken by the follow-up committee on 24 June 2010, the steering committee on the institutional future of New Caledonia was established and mandated to prepare the basic issues to be decided by referendum, namely, the transfer of sovereign powers, access to full international status and the organization of citizenship by nationality;

Welcomes, in that regard, the five agreements signed in October 2011 by the French authorities and the Government of New Caledonia to organize the transfer of secondary education, with effect on 1 January 2012;

Recalls the relevant provisions of the Nouméa Accord aimed at taking more broadly into account the Kanak identity in the political and social organization of New Caledonia, and notes that, in accordance with the Nouméa Accord, the new anthem is used together with the French anthem and that, in 2010, the follow-up committee recommended that the French flag and the Kanak flag should fly together in New Caledonia;

Acknowledges those provisions of the Nouméa Accord relating to control of immigration and protection of local employment, and notes that unemployment remains high among Kanaks and that recruitment of foreign mine workers continues;

Notes the concerns expressed by a group of indigenous people in New Caledonia regarding their underrepresentation in the governmental and social structures of the Territory;

Also notes the concerns expressed by representatives of indigenous people regarding incessant migratory flows and the impact of mining on the environment;

Takes note of the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples,Error: Reference source not found made in the light of relevant international standards, to assist with ongoing efforts to advance the rights of the Kanak people in the context of the implementation of the Nouméa Accord and the United Nations-supported decolonization process;

Also takes note of the relevant provisions of the Nouméa Accord to the effect that New Caledonia may become a member or associate member of certain international organizations, such as international organizations in the Pacific region, the United Nations, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the International Labour Organization, according to their regulations;

Notes the agreement between the signatories to the Nouméa Accord that the progress made in the emancipation process shall be brought to the attention of the United Nations;

Recalls the fact that the administering Power invited to New Caledonia, at the time the new institutions were established, a mission of information which comprised representatives of countries of the Pacific region;

Notes the continuing strengthening of ties between New Caledonia and both the European Union and the European Development Fund in such areas as economic and trade cooperation, the environment, climate change and financial services;

Welcomes the actions taken by the administering Power to continue to transmit to the Secretary-General information as required under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations;

Also welcomes all measures taken to strengthen and diversify the New Caledonian economy in all fields, and encourages further such measures in accordance with the spirit of the Matignon and Nouméa Accords;

Further welcomes the importance attached by the parties to the Matignon and Nouméa Accords to greater progress in housing, employment, training, education and health care in New Caledonia;

Notes the financial assistance rendered by the Government of France to the Territory in areas such as health, education, payment of public-service salaries and funding development schemes;

Also notes the visit to New Caledonia from 14 to 18 November 2011 of the Melanesian Spearhead Group technical mission composed of senior officials, pursuant to the recommendations of the Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders Summit of 31 March 2011 for the annual monitoring and assessment of the Nouméa Accord, and the second visit, conducted from 13 to 18 August 2012, by the Melanesian Spearhead Group high-level ministerial mission;

Welcomes the continuous participation of the Kanaks through the Front de libération nationale kanak socialiste at all the Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders Summit meetings since it became a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group in 1990;

Acknowledges the contribution of the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre to the protection of the indigenous Kanak culture of New Caledonia;

Notes the positive initiatives aimed at protecting the natural environment of New Caledonia, including the “Zonéco” operation designed to map and evaluate marine resources within the economic zone of New Caledonia;

Welcomes the cooperation among Australia, France and New Zealand in terms of surveillance of fishing zones, in accordance with the wishes expressed by France during successive France-Oceania Summits;

Acknowledges the close links between New Caledonia and the peoples of the South Pacific and the positive actions being taken by the French and territorial authorities to facilitate the further development of those links, including the convention, signed on 26 January 2012, relating to the hosting of New Caledonian delegates in the French diplomatic and consular missions in the Pacific region and the easing of short-stay visa procedures for countries of the South Pacific;

Welcomes the participation of New Caledonia at the forty-second meeting of the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum, held in Auckland, New Zealand, on 7 and 8 September 2011, as an associate member, and notes the continuing desire of the Territory to accede to full membership in the Forum;

Recalls the continuing high-level visits to New Caledonia by delegations from countries of the Pacific region and high-level visits by delegations from New Caledonia to countries members of the Pacific Islands Forum;

Welcomes the cooperative attitude of other States and Territories in the region towards New Caledonia, its economic and political aspirations and its increasing participation in regional and international affairs;

Also welcomes the organization by New Caledonia of the Pacific Games from 27 August to 10 September 2011, in which 22 countries of the Pacific region took part, thereby fostering regional integration;

Further welcomes the hosting of the fourth Melanesian Spearhead Group Melanesian Arts Festival, from 12 to 24 September 2010, organized by the Front de libération nationale kanak socialiste, the Kanak communities and New Caledonia;

Decides to keep under continuous review the process unfolding in New Caledonia as a result of the signing of the Nouméa Accord;

Requests the Special Committee to continue the examination of the question of the Non-Self-Governing Territory of New Caledonia and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session.

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