Tag: Special Committee on Decolonization

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Argentine president again claims the Falklands before the UN General Assembly

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernández again called on the UK to resume dialogue on the South Atlantic Islands and iterated his country's legitimate and imprescriptible sovereignty rights over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, during his Tuesday address to the United Nations General Assembly on its 75th anniversary.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2015 - 08:52 UTC

  Falklands' defense: Argentina formalizes complaint to UN and regional groups

  

  Argentina dispatched on Monday complaint letters to several international and regional organizations accusing the United Kingdom of further militarizing the Falklands/Malvinas, with an increased budget, alleging Argentina represents a 'live threat' to the Islanders in the British Overseas Territory and thus ignoring tens of resolutions calling for dialogue between the two sides on the Falklands issue.

• Wednesday, March 12th 2014 - 07:49 UTC

  Ecuador's Lasso Mendoza elected chair of the 2014 Decolonization Committee

  

  Ecuador' Xavier Lasso Mendoza was elected by 'acclamation' as Chair of the 2014 session of the Special Committee on Decolonization together with Rodolfo Reyes Rodríguez (Cuba), Vandi Chidi Minah (Sierra Leone) and Desra Percaya (Indonesia), as Vice-Chairs, and Bashar Ja’afari (Syria), as Rapporteur, according to the UN release.

• Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 06:54 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas: Argentina recalls its major UN diplomatic success in 1964/65

  

  Tierra del Fuego media recalled that on 17 September 1964 a United Nations sub-committee unanimously recommended that the “Malvinas case” be included among issues referred to Decolonisation and thus admits ‘the existence of sovereignty dispute over the Falklands and other South Atlantic islands’.

• Sunday, March 24th 2013 - 03:18 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ dispute: Timerman to meet UN Ban Ki Moon this week in New York

  

  Argentina this coming week will be meeting in New York with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, with the support of top regional officials to renew its long-standing demand that the UK sits to discuss with Argentina the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute.

• Friday, March 1st 2013 - 02:08 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon calls for a more inclusive dialogue on decolonization

  

  With the world undergoing a “great transition,” it is time for a new kind of inclusive dialogue about decolonization, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said, calling for fresh approaches to resolve the situations of the remaining 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories.

• Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 09:41 UTC

  Young Falkland Islanders want to present strong message to Cristina Fernandez

  

  A group of young Falkland Islanders hope to present Argentine President Cristina Fernandez with a firm message at the UN in New York that they want to remain British subjects and continue their current way of life.

• Thursday, May 13th 2010 - 21:20 UTC

  Falklands’ Government Congratulates PM Cameron and New Secretaries

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has congratulated the new British Prime Minister David Cameron, Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Liam Fox on their appointments.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 20:38 UTC

  Falklands Government to Take Stronger Stance at UN Meeting in June

  

  The Falkland Islands Government intend to take a, “stronger and more productive stance” at next month’s UN meeting in New York of the United Nations ‘Special Committee of 24’ on decolonisation.