Declaration on the Granting of Independence
to Colonial Countries and Peoples
50th Anniversary, 14 December 2010

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Secretary-General

• Secretary-General's remarks at the General Assembly meeting marking the 50th anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (press release)

Key General Assembly Resolutions

• Resolution A/RES/65/118 of 10 December 2010 on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (see draft VII A/65/430)
• Resolution 1514(XV) containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
• Resolution 1541(XV) defining the three options for self-determination
• Resolution 1654(XVI) establishing the Special Committee on Decolonization

International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (1990-2000)

Reports of the Secretary-General

• A/44/800
• A/45/624
• A/46/593
• A/46/634/Rev.1
• A/54/219
• A/55/497

General Assembly resolutions

• General Assembly Resolution, 43/47
• General Assembly Resolution 46/181
• General Assembly Resolution 53/68

Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2001-2010)

Reports of the Secretary-General

• A/60/71
• A/60/71/Add.1
• A/56/61

General Assembly resolutions

• General Assembly Resolution, A/RES/55/146
  

Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2011-2020)

General Assembly resolutions

• General Assembly Resolution, A/RES/65/119