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Gibraltar on UN General Assembly agenda for this week

Gibraltar delegates left for New York to participate in the session dedicated to the British Overseas Territory before the 4th Committee of the United Nations. The 4th Committee is one of the six main committees of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

"Its full title is Special Political and Decolonisation Committee and it deals with a variety of political subjects and specifically with decolonisation. The Committee of 24, which is the Special Committee on decolonisation, reports and answers to the 4th Committee", said a release from the delegation. "In a press release issued on Thursday the 4th Committee announced that it would be considering the issues relating to the implementation of the decolonisation declaration as from Monday 6th October. In the course of these meetings the Committee will look at the position regarding decolonisation in each of the 16 Non Self-Governing Territories which includes Gibraltar". "The question of Gibraltar is expected to be considered on Tuesday afternoon and the usual consensus decision jointly drafted by London and Madrid is likely to be presented by the Chairman once again this year. This urges the UK and Spain to resolve the decolonisation of Gibraltar in the spirit of the Brussels agreement.