Universal Realization of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination

A/RES/69/164View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 67 Right of peoples to self-determination, published in 2015.

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?

2 subjects

Military Occupation Self-Determination of Peoples

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;

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 upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against the peoples concerned;

Deplores the plight of 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 with honour;

Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention to violations of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;

Requests the Secretary-General to report on the question to the General Assembly at its seventieth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to self-determination”.

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