Tag: Non-Self-Governing Territories

• Monday, May 19th 2025 - 07:33 UTC

  UN Special Committee meets in Timor, ahead of the C24 in June in New York

  

  The Special Committee on Decolonization is set to convene the Pacific Regional Seminar in Dili, Timor-Leste, from May 21 to 23, 2025. This event is part of the Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, which spans from 2021 to 2030.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2025 - 05:41 UTC

  Minister Doughty, “C24 is outdated”, but UK government supports OTs right to address UN Special Committee

  

  The position of Overseas Territories, on the United Nations list of Non-Self--Governing Territories was recently discussed in British Parliament. The issue was brought up by Conservative Member of Parliament Blake Stephenson on January 30th session.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Decolonization C24 Pacific Regional Seminar opens in Saint Lucia

  

  St Lucia Prime Minister Philip J Pierre, will this Wednesday 11th May, formally open a United Nations Seminar on Decolonization, which is to be held at the Sandals Grande Hotel until 13th May 2022.

• Monday, February 24th 2020 - 07:47 UTC

  “Decolonization is a process guided by the aspirations and needs of the communities living in the territories”

  

  With 17 non-self-governing territories remaining worldwide, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said that decolonization is a process that has to be guided by the aspirations and needs of the communities living in the territories.

• Friday, June 24th 2016 - 04:00 UTC

  Falklands are not recognized as a “people” and the principle of self determination does not apply, argues Malcorra

  

  With a less aggressive tone but with the same determination, Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra (and hopeful UN Secretary General), argued that the principle of self-determination is not absolute and does not apply to the disputed Falkland/Malvinas Islands, since the principle of territorial integrity of States prevails, and the inhabitants of the Malvinas are not recognized as a “people”.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2016 - 22:06 UTC

  “We, Falklands are the only people who can say what we want for our future”, MLA Short tells the C24 committee

  

  A Falkland Islands lawmaker addressing the United Nations Special Decolonization Committee, C24, in New York said that the political future of the Islands is not about the UK or Argentina, but rather the people of the Falklands, and “We are the only people who can say what we want for our future”.

• Saturday, June 11th 2016 - 06:31 UTC

  Gibraltar Chief Minister to Address the UN C 24 Committee on Monday

  

  On Sunday Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia leave the Rock for New York in order to attend the session of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, usually known as the Committee of 24.

• Wednesday, June 1st 2016 - 08:40 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon emphasizes on the 'freely expressed will' for non-self-governing territories

  

  According to the UN charter the full measure of self-government of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories must be the result of the freely expressed will and desire of those peoples, said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his message to the opening of the Pacific Regional Seminar on Decolonization, currently taking place in Managua, Nicaragua.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 08:23 UTC

  Falklands reminds C24 it is not charged with determining sovereignty disputes

  

  Addressing the United Nations Decolonization Committee (C24) on Thursday, Falkland Islands representative MLA Mike Summers reminded the C24 not only of its current duty, but also of its inability in the past to fulfill its obligations to the Non Self Governing Territories (NSGT) it should be assisting to reach a post-colonial status acceptable to the people who live there.

• Wednesday, March 12th 2014 - 07:43 UTC

  “Encouraging signs of rejuvenation” from the UN Decolonization Committee

  

  For the first time in many years, the UN decolonization unit held several meetings with each of the four administering powers: United Kingdom, France, New Zealand and the United States, as well as various other “stakeholders”, in order to identify next steps in the decolonization process.