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2018 session of the C-24
During its 2018 session, the Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) held a total of 10 meetings from 22 February to 22 June 2018, and adopted 23 draft resolutions without a vote. For details, see below table. For more details concerning the activities of the 2018 session of the C-24, see its annual report of the year, A/73/23. For information concerning its regional seminar during the 2018 session, please see the 2018 Seminar page.
Meetings of the C-24 during the 2018 session
Meeting
(Record)
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Date | Agenda | Documents |
Press release/
Webcast
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Outcome/Votes |
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10th meeting
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22 June 2018 |
Question of New Caledonia Question of French Polynesia Question of Tokelau Question of the Turks and Caicos Islands (continued) Question of the United States Virgin Islands (continued) Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Report of the Pacific regional seminar Organization of work Closure of the session |
A/AC.109/2018/7 (Working paper on French Polynesia) A/AC.109/2018/11 (Working paper on New Caledonia) A/AC.109/2018/14 (Working paper on Tokelau) A/AC.109/2018/20 (Report of the United Nations visiting mission to New Caledonia, 12-16 and 19 March 2018) A/AC.109/2018/L.20 (Draft resolution on the Turks and Caicos Islands; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.21 (Draft resolution on the United States Virgin Islands; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.22 (Draft resolution on New Caledonia; submitted by Fiji, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone) A/AC.109/2018/L.23 (Draft resolution on Tokelau; submitted by Fiji, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone) A/AC.109/2018/L.24 (Draft resolution on French Polynesia; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.25 (Draft resolution on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/CRP.1 (Procedural report of the Pacific regional seminar) |
Adoption without a vote of: Draft resolution on the Turks and Caicos Islands (A/AC.109/2018/L.20); Draft resolution on the United States Virgin Islands (A/AC.109/2018/L.21); Draft resolution on New Caledonia (A/AC.109/2018/L.22); Draft resolution on Tokelau (A/AC.109/2018/L.23); Draft resolution on French Polynesia (A/AC.109/2018/L.24); Draft resolution on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization (A/AC.109/2018/L.25); and Procedural report of the Pacific regional seminar (A/AC.109/2018/CRP.1) |
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9th meeting
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21 June 2018 |
Question of Montserrat Question of American Samoa Question of Anguilla Question of Bermuda Question of the British Virgin Islands Question of the Cayman Islands Question of Guam (continued) Question of Pitcairn Question of Saint Helena |
A/AC.109/2018/10 (Working paper on Montserrat) A/AC.109/2018/L.10 (Draft resolution on American Samoa; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.11 (Draft resolution on Anguilla; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.12 (Draft resolution on Bermuda; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.14 (Draft resolution on the British Virgin Islands; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.15 (Draft resolution on the Cayman Islands; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.16 (Draft resolution on Guam; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.17 (Draft resolution on Montserrat; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.18 (Draft resolution on Pitcairn; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.19 (Draft resolution on Saint Helena; submitted by the Chair) |
Adoption without a vote of: Draft resolution on American Samoa (A/AC.109/2018/L.10); Draft resolution on Anguilla (A/AC.109/2018/L.11); Draft resolution on Bermuda (A/AC.109/2018/L.12); Draft resolution on the British Virgin Islands (A/AC.109/2018/L.14); Draft resolution on the Cayman Islands (A/AC.109/2018/L.15); Draft resolution on Guam (A/AC.109/2018/L.16); Draft resolution on Montserrat (A/AC.109/2018/L.17); Draft resolution on Pitcairn (A/AC.109/2018/L.18); and Draft resolution on Saint Helena (A/AC.109/2018/L.19) |
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8th meeting
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21 June 2018 |
Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
A/AC.109/2018/6 (Working paper on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)) A/AC.109/2018/L.8 (Draft resolution on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas); sponsored by Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador and Nicaragua) |
Adoption without a vote of draft resolution on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (A/AC.109/2018/L.8) |
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7th meeting
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19 June 2018 |
Question of Guam Question of the Turks and Caicos Islands Question of the United States Virgin Islands 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 |
A/72/69 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and international institutions) E/2018/56 (Report of the President of the Council on consultations with the Special Committee on the Implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization) A/AC.109/2018/9 (Working paper on Guam) A/AC.109/2018/15 (Working paper on the Turks and Caicos Islands) A/AC.109/2018/16 (Working paper on the United States Virgin Islands) A/AC.109/2018/L.6 (Draft resolution on economic and other activities; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.9 (Draft resolution on specialized agencies and international institutions; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.16 (Draft resolution on Guam; submitted by the Chair) |
Adoption without a vote of: Draft resolution on economic and other activities (A/AC.109/2018/L.6); and Draft resolution on specialized agencies and international institutions (A/AC.109/2018/L.9)
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6th meeting
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18 June 2018 | Special Committee decision of 19 June 2017 concerning Puerto Rico (continued) |
A/AC.109/2018/L.7 (Draft resolution on the Special Committee decision of 19 June 2017 concerning Puerto Rico; sponsored by Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic and Venezuela) A/AC.109/2018/L.13 (Report by the C-24 Rapporteur on Puerto Rico) |
Adoption without a vote of draft resolution on the Special Committee decision of 19 June 2017 concerning Puerto Rico (A/AC.109/2018/L.7) |
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5th meeting
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18 June 2018 | Special Committee decision of 19 June 2017 concerning Puerto Rico |
A/AC.109/2018/L.7 (Draft resolution on the Special Committee decision of 19 June 2017 concerning Puerto Rico; sponsored by Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic and Venezuela) A/AC.109/2018/L.13 (Report by the C-24 Rapporteur on Puerto Rico) |
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4th meeting
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11 June 2018 |
Question of Western Sahara (continued) |
A/AC.109/2018/17 (Working paper on Western Sahara) |
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3rd meeting
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11 June 2018 |
Organization of work Requests for hearing Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations Dissemination of information on decolonization Question of sending visiting and special missions to Territories Question of Gibraltar Question of Western Sahara |
A/73/64 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e) A/AC.109/2018/8 (Working paper on Gibraltar) A/AC.109/2018/17 (Working paper on Western Sahara) A/AC.109/2018/18 (Report of the Secretary-General on dissemination of information) A/AC.109/2018/L.2 (Organization of work) A/AC.109/2018/L.3 (Draft resolution on information transmitted under Article 73 e; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/L.4 (Draft resolution on dissemination of information; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2018/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.109/2018/L.3); Draft resolution on dissemination of information (A/AC.109/2018/L.4); and Draft resolution on visiting and special missions (A/AC.109/2018/L.5) |
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2nd meeting
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12 April 2018 |
Organization of the 2018 Pacific regional seminar |
A/AC.109/2018/19 (Guidelines and rules of procedure for the 2018 Pacific regional seminar) |
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1st meeting
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22 February 2018 |
Opening of the session by the Secretary-General Election of the Chair Election of other officers of the Special Committee Organization of work Organization of the 2018 Pacific regional seminar Visiting mission to New Caledonia |
A/AC.109/2018/L.1 (Note by the Secretary-General on the organization of work: relevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly) A/AC.109/2018/L.2 (Note by the Chair on the organization of work) |
Election by acclamation of Mr. Walton Webson (Antigua and Barbuda) as the Chair Election by acclamation of other officers: Vice-Chairs - Ms. Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo (Cuba), Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani (Indonesia) and Mr. Adikalie Foday Sumah (Sierra Leone); and Rapporteur - Mr. Bashar Ja’afari (Syrian Arab Republic) |