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Secretary-General António Guterres (on screen and second from right at dais) makes remarks to the Special Committee on Decolonization [UN Photo/Loey Felipe]
Amb. Keisha McGuire, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the UN, chairs the Special Committee on Decolonization [UN Photo/Loey Felipe]
Caribbean regional seminar, Grenada, 2-4 May 2019 [Kay Aggarao/DPA]
Members of the C-24 at the Caribbean regional seminar held from 2-4 May 2019 in Grenada [Michael Lujan Bevacqua/Guam]
Since the birth of the United Nations, more than 80 former colonies comprising some 750 million people have gained independence. At present, 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories (NSGTs) across the globe remain on the list of Non-Self-Governing Territories, home to nearly 2 million people. Thus, the process of decolonization is not complete. Completing this mandate will require a continuing dialogue among the administering Powers, the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence of Colonial Countries and Peoples (also known as the "Special Committee on Decolonization" or the "C-24") and the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions on decolonization. For more details, see the About page.
Latest developments
- Due to the situation related to COVID-19, the C-24 decided to postpone to a later date the 2020 Pacific regional seminar.
- United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization Undertakes Visiting Mission to Montserrat, 17-20 December (13 December 2019)
- Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) to hold first meeting on 3 October 2019; consideration of decolonization items from 7 October 2019
- The Special Committee on Decolonization held its substantive session from 17 to 28 June 2019
- The 2019 Caribbean regional seminar of the Special Committee on Decolonization concludes in Grenada (4 May 2019)
- ‘Get the List Down to Zero’, Grenada’s Foreign Minister Urges as Caribbean Regional Seminar on Decolonization Concludes (4 May 2019)
- Territorial Integrity, Self-Determination Focus of Debates on Western Sahara, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gibraltar, as Decolonization Seminar Continues (3 May 2019)
- Renewed Commitment, Pragmatic Measures Required to Accelerate Decolonization Processes, Secretary-General Tells Caribbean Regional Seminar (2 May 2019)
- Participants Urge Renewed Commitment to Speed Up Eradication of Colonialism by 2020, as Caribbean Regional Seminar Opens (2 May 2019)
- Special Committee on Decolonization to Hold Caribbean Regional Seminar in Saint George’s, Grenada, 2-4 May (29 April 2019)
In the Spotlight
"The UN's decolonization successes across the decades can inspire us today. Let us uphold our duty to assist all the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories in bringing their decolonization process to a successful conclusion, according to their choice."
UN Secretary-General at the
Special Committee on Decolonization
21 February 2019
Secretary-General's message
Secretary-General's message to the
Caribbean regional seminar of the
Special Committee on Decolonization
2 May 2019