SPECIAL
COMMITTEE ESTABLISHMENT
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1961, the General Assembly created the Special Committee on decolonization,
which has become the focal point for the implementation of the Declaration
on decolonization. The Committee (also known as the Committee of Twenty-four
because of the number of members) reviews the political, economic and social
situation in each of the remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories on the
United Nations list. The Committee's full title is the Special Committee
on the Situation with Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on
the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and since
2004 the Committee now has 27 members.
- The Committee
meets annually to discuss the developments in the Non-Self-Governing Territories,
it hears statements from appointed and elected representatives of the Territories
and petitioners, dispatches visiting missions to the Territories, and organizes
seminars on the political, social, economic and educational situations in
the Territories. It formulates proposals and carries out actions approved
by the General Assembly in the context of the Second
International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2001-2010).
The Committee also makes recommendations concerning the dissemination of
information to mobilize public opinion in support of the decolonization
process and examines the assistance
provided to the people of the Territories by the specialized agencies and
other organizations of the United Nations system.
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