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2013 session of the C-24
During its 2013 session, the Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) held a total of 9 meetings from 21 February to 21 June 2013, and adopted 12 draft resolutions without a vote. For details, see below table. For more details concerning the activities of the 2013 session of the C-24, see its annual report of the year, A/68/23. For information concerning its regional seminar during the 2013 session, please see the 2013 Seminar page.
Meetings of the C-24 during the 2013 session
Meeting
(Record)
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Date | Agenda | Documents | Outcome/Votes |
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9th meeting
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21 June 2013 |
Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (continued) Question of Tokelau Question of New Caledonia (continued) Question of French Polynesia Report of the Caribbean regional seminar Special Committee on decisions concerning organizational matters Organization of work Closure of the session |
A/AC.109/2013/2 (Working paper on Tokelau) A/AC.109/2013/14 (Working paper on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)) A/AC.109/2013/16 (Working paper on New Caledonia) A/AC.109/2013/L.7 (Draft resolution on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas); sponsored by Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela) A/AC.109/2013/L.12 (Draft resolution on New Caledonia; sponsored by Papua New Guinea) A/AC.109/2013/L.14 (Report of the Special Committee on decisions concerning organizational matters) A/AC.109/2013/L.15 (Draft resolution on Tokelau; sponsored by Fiji and Papua New Guinea) A/AC.109/2013/L.16 (Draft resolution on French Polynesia; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2013/CRP.1 (Draft report of the Caribbean regional seminar) |
Adoption without a vote of: Draft resolution on New Caledonia (A/AC.109/2013/L.12); Draft report of the Special Committee on decisions concerning organizational matters (A/AC.109/2013/L.14); Draft resolution on Tokelau (A/AC.109/2013/L.15); Draft resolution on French Polynesia (A/AC.109/2013/L.16); and Draft report of the Caribbean regional seminar (A/AC.109/2013/CRP.1) |
8th meeting
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20 June 2013 | Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
A/AC.109/2013/14 (Working paper on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)) A/AC.109/2013/L.7 (Draft resolution on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas); sponsored by Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela) |
Adoption without a vote of draft resolution on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (A/AC.109/2013/L.7) |
7th meeting
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18 June 2013 |
Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories Question of New Caledonia |
A/68/62 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and international institutions) E/2013/55 (Report of the President of the Council on consultations with the Special Committee on the Implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization) A/AC.109/2013/3 (Working paper on Pitcairn) A/AC.109/2013/4 (Working paper on Montserrat) A/AC.109/2013/5 (Working paper on Anguilla) A/AC.109/2013/6 (Working paper on Bermuda) A/AC.109/2013/7 (Working paper on Saint Helena) A/AC.109/2013/8 (Working paper on the Cayman Islands) A/AC.109/2013/9 (Working paper on the British Virgin Islands) A/AC.109/2013/10 (Working paper on the United States Virgin Islands) A/AC.109/2013/11 (Working paper on American Samoa) A/AC.109/2013/12 (Working paper on the Turks and Caicos Islands) A/AC.109/2013/13 (Working paper on Guam) A/AC.109/2013/16 (Working paper on New Caledonia) A/AC.109/2013/L.8 (Draft resolution on American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2013/L.9 (Draft resolution on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2013/L.10 (Draft resolution on specialized agencies and international institutions; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2013/L.11 (Draft resolution on economic and other activities; submitted by the Chair) |
Adoption without a vote of: Draft resolution on American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands (A/AC.109/2013/L.8); Draft resolution on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization (A/AC.109/2013/L.9); Draft resolution on specialized agencies and international institutions (A/AC.109/2013/L.10); and Draft resolution on economic and other activities (A/AC.109/2013/L.11) |
6th meeting
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17 June 2013 | Special Committee decision of 18 June 2012 concerning Puerto Rico (continued) |
A/AC.109/2013/L.6 (Draft resolution on the decision of the Special Committee of 18 June 2012 concerning Puerto Rico; sponsored by Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela) A/AC.109/2013/L.13 (Report by the C-24 Rapporteur on Puerto Rico) |
Adoption without a vote of draft resolution on the decision of the Special Committee of 18 June 2012 concerning Puerto Rico (A/AC.109/2013/L.6) |
5th meeting
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17 June 2013 | Special Committee decision of 18 June 2012 concerning Puerto Rico |
A/AC.109/2013/L.6 (Draft resolution on the decision of the Special Committee of 18 June 2012 concerning Puerto Rico; sponsored by Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela) A/AC.109/2013/L.13 (Report by the C-24 Rapporteur on Puerto Rico) |
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4th meeting
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12 June 2013 |
Question of Gibraltar Question of Western Sahara |
A/AC.109/2013/1 (Working paper on Western Sahara) A/AC.109/2013/15 (Working paper on Gibraltar) |
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3rd meeting
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10 June 2013 |
Requests for hearing Question of the dissemination of information on decolonization Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations Question of sending visiting and special missions to Territories |
A/68/64 and Add.1 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e) A/AC.109/2013/18 (Report of the Secretary-General on dissemination of information) A/AC.109/2013/L.2 (Note by the Chair on the organization of work) A/AC.109/2013/L.3 (Draft resolution on information transmitted under Article 73 e; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2013/L.4 (Draft resolution on dissemination of information; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2013/L.5 (Draft resolution on visiting and special missions; submitted by the Chair) |
Adoption without a vote of: Draft resolution on information transmitted under Article 73 e (A/AC.109/2013/L.3); Draft resolution on dissemination of information (A/AC.109/2013/L.4); and Draft resolution on visiting and special missions (A/AC.109/2013/L.5) |
2nd meeting
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1 April 2013 |
Caribbean regional seminar |
A/AC.109/2013/17 (Guidelines and rules of procedure for the 2013 Caribbean regional seminar) |
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1st meeting
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21 February 2013 |
Opening of the session by the Secretary-General Election of officers Organization of work |
A/AC.109/2013/L.1 (Note by the Secretary-General on the organization of work: relevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly) A/AC.109/2013/L.2 (Note by the Chair on the organization of work) |
Election by acclamation of Mr. Diego Morejón (Ecuador) as the Chair Election by acclamation of other officers: Vice-Chairs - Mr. Rodolfo Reyes Rodríguez (Cuba) and Mr. Shekou M. Touray (Sierra Leone); and Rapporteur - Mr. Bashar Ja’afari (Syrian Arab Republic) |