Tag: Decolonisation Committee

• Wednesday, May 22nd 2024 - 10:59 UTC

  MLAs to UN C24 conference: “Falklands have a lot to give the world in fisheries and science”

  

  The Falkland Islands lawmakers, MLA Teslyn Barkman and MLA Gavin Short will represent the Falkland Islands at the upcoming United Nations Decolonization Committee or C-24 conference in New York at the beginning of June.

• Thursday, June 24th 2010 - 22:50 UTC

  Timerman reaffirms Argentina’s ““unrenounceable” Falklands/Malvinas claim

  

  The United Nations Decolonisation Committee unanimously approved a resolution calling on Argentina and the United Kingdom to ensure the dialogue process and resume negotiations for a peaceful solution to the Falklands/Malvinas question.

• Thursday, June 24th 2010 - 21:41 UTC

  “C24 needs to decide what is more important: politics or human rights”

  

  The people of the Falkland Islands do not want to become part of Argentina and by pursuing its sovereignty claim “Argentina is seeking to colonise the people of the Falkland Islands”, said Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly Member Emma Edwards before the UN Decolonization Committee.