Tag: UN Decolonization Committee (C24)

• Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 15:00 UTC

  Argentina intends to “colonise” the Falklands and use C24 to do it, MLA Mark Pollard at the UN

  

  Falkland Islands’ Chair of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Mark Pollard and Deputy Chair MLA Leona Roberts both stood before members of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) and each delivered a speech which spoke of their personal histories as well as the future of the Falkland Islands as a whole.

• Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 15:00 UTC

  “For Argentina, the only acceptable outcome of any 'negotiation' is taking control of the Falklands”, MLA Roberts at the UN

  

  Falkland Islands’ Deputy Chair of the Legislative assembly, MLA Leona Roberts is part of the commission that stood before members of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) and delivered a speech that spoke of their personal histories as well as the future of the Falkland Islands as a whole.

• Thursday, June 24th 2021 - 14:45 UTC

  Falkland Islands appeal to the humanity of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization

  

  Today the Falkland Islands made a heartfelt and very human entreaty to the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24). Chair of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Mark Pollard and Deputy Chair MLA Leona Roberts both stood before members of the committee and each delivered an ardent and sincere speech, which spoke of their personal histories as well as their hopes for the future of their children and the Falkland Islands as a whole.

• Monday, August 10th 2020 - 18:03 UTC

  Falklands elected government rejects point blank Argentina's threatening and bullying tactics

  

  The Falkland Islands elected Government on Monday publicly expressed its disappointment with the Argentine government regarding its determined intent to escalate their sovereignty claim over the Islands and continue harassing the people of the Falklands. In response to that attitude Gilbert House, seat of the government elected by the people of the Falklands, in democratic elections, has made the following release:

• 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.

• Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina claims Boris Johnson is willing to dialogue on the Falklands issue

  

  Boris Johnson, the leading candidate in the current process to replace Theresa May as UK prime minister is open to dialogue on the Falklands/Malvinas issue, said Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie during a meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

• Friday, April 19th 2019 - 09:21 UTC

  Falklands' delegation to UN conference will take two community representatives as advisors

  

  The elected government of the Falkland Islands is inviting two members from the community to accompany the official delegation to the UN Special Committee on Decolonization or C24, next June, as representatives of the Islands.

• Thursday, June 22nd 2017 - 02:11 UTC

  Argentina to appear before UN Decolonization Committee as one on Falkland/Malvinas Islands case

  

  The entire political spectrum will join forces behind newly-appointed Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie as new appeal for UK to discuss sovereignty is expected to be launched.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 23:26 UTC

  UN watchdog blasts Ban Ki-moon blessing of Syria and Venezuela as C24 members

  

  A UN watchdog group criticized Ban Ki-moon for his blessings to the UN committee charged with “decolonizing” among others, the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar, at the same time as the 24-nation group elected mass murdering Syria and human rights abusing Venezuela to leadership posts.

• Saturday, December 19th 2015 - 06:01 UTC

  Resolution 2065 on Falklands: United Nations 'royally deceived' 50 years ago

  

  The United Nations was “royally deceived”, said Falkland Islands Member of Legislative Assembly Mike Summers in response to Argentina celebrating the 50th anniversary of a UN resolution that recognised the existence of a sovereignty dispute over the Falklands.