C-24 sessions (2019)
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2019 session of the C-24
During its 2019 session, the Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) held a total of 12 meetings from 21 February to 28 June 2019, and adopted 22 draft resolutions without a vote. For details, see below table. For more details concerning the activities of the 2019 session of the C-24, see its annual report of the year, A/74/23. For information concerning its regional seminar during the 2019 session, please see the 2019 Seminar page.
Meetings of the C-24 during the 2019 session
Meeting
(Record)
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Date
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Agenda
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Documents
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Press release/
Webcast
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Outcome/Votes
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12th meeting |
28 June 2019 |
Question of French Polynesia (continued) Organization of work Closure of the session |
A/AC.109/2019/7 (Working paper on French Polynesia) A/AC.109/2019/L.24 (Draft resolution on French Polynesia; submitted by the Chair) |
Adoption without a vote of draft resolution on French Polynesia (A/AC.109/2019/L.24, as orally revised) |
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11th meeting |
28 June 2019 |
Question of the British Virgin Islands (continued) Question of Guam (continued) Question of the Turks and Caicos Islands (continued) Question of French Polynesia (continued) Question of New Caledonia (continued) |
A/AC.109/2019/4 (Working paper on the British Virgin Islands) A/AC.109/2019/7 (Working paper on French Polynesia) A/AC.109/2019/9 (Working paper on Guam) A/AC.109/2019/11 (Working paper on New Caledonia) A/AC.109/2019/15 (Working paper on the Turks and Caicos Islands) A/AC.109/2019/L.14 (Draft resolution on the British Virgin Islands; submitted by the Chair A/AC.109/2019/L.16 (Draft resolution on Guam; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.20 (Draft resolution on the Turks and Caicos Islands; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.22 (Draft resolution on New Caledonia; submitted by Fiji and Papua New Guinea) A/AC.109/2019/L.24 (Draft resolution on French Polynesia; submitted by the Chair) |
Adoption without a vote of: Draft resolution on the British Virgin Islands (A/AC.109/2019/L.14); Draft resolution on Guam (A/AC.109/2019/L.16 as orally revised); Draft resolution on the Turks and Caicos Islands (A/AC.109/2019/L.20); and Draft resolution on New Caledonia (A/AC.109/2019/L.22) |
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10th meeting |
27 June 2019 |
Question of French Polynesia Question of New Caledonia |
A/AC.109/2019/7 (Working paper on French Polynesia) A/AC.109/2019/11 (Working paper on New Caledonia) A/AC.109/2019/L.22 (Draft resolution on New Caledonia; submitted by Fiji and Papua New Guinea) A/AC.109/2019/L.24 (Draft resolution on French Polynesia; submitted by the Chair) |
GA/COL/3339 | |
9th meeting |
27 June 2019 |
Question of Montserrat (continued) Question of American Samoa Question of Anguilla Question of Bermuda Question of the Cayman Islands Question of the British Virgin Islands Question of Guam Question of Pitcairn Question of Saint Helena 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 Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Report of the Caribbean regional seminar |
A/AC.109/2019/1 (Working paper on American Samoa) A/AC.109/2019/2 (Working paper on Anguilla) A/AC.109/2019/3 (Working paper on Bermuda) A/AC.109/2019/4 (Working paper on the British Virgin Islands) A/AC.109/2019/5 (Working paper on the Cayman Islands) A/AC.109/2019/9 (Working paper on Guam) A/AC.109/2019/10 (Working paper on Montserrat) A/AC.109/2019/12 (Working paper on Pitcairn) A/AC.109/2019/13 (Working paper on Saint Helena) A/AC.109/2019/15 (Working paper on the Turks and Caicos Islands) A/AC.109/2019/16 (Working paper on the United States Virgin Islands) A/AC.109/2019/L.6 (Draft resolution on economic and other activities; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.9 (Draft resolution on specialized agencies and international institutions; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.10 (Draft resolution on American Samoa; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.11 (Draft resolution on Anguilla; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.12 (Draft resolution on Bermuda; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.14 (Draft resolution on the British Virgin Islands; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.15 (Draft resolution on the Cayman Islands; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.16 (Draft resolution on Guam; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.17 (Draft resolution on Montserrat; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.18 (Draft resolution on Pitcairn; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.19 (Draft resolution on Saint Helena; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.20 (Draft resolution on the Turks and Caicos Islands; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.21 (Draft resolution on the United States Virgin Islands; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.25 (Draft resolution on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/CRP.1 (Conclusions and recommendations of the Caribbean regional seminar) A/AC.109/2019/CRP.2 (Procedural report of the Caribbean regional seminar) |
Adoption without a vote of: Draft resolution on economic and other activities (A/AC.109/2019/L.6); Draft resolution on specialized agencies and international institutions (A/AC.109/2019/L.9); Draft resolution on American Samoa (A/AC.109/2019/L.10); Draft resolution on Anguilla (A/AC.109/2019/L.11); Draft resolution on Bermuda (A/AC.109/2019/L.12); Draft resolution on the Cayman Islands (A/AC.109/2019/L.15); Draft resolution on Montserrat (A/AC.109/2019/L.17, as orally revised); Draft resolution on Pitcairn (A/AC.109/2019/L.18); Draft resolution on Saint Helena (A/AC.109/2019/L.19); Draft resolution on the United States Virgin Islands (A/AC.109/2019/L.21); Draft resolution on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization (A/AC.109/2019/L.25); Conclusions and recommendations of the Caribbean regional seminar (A/AC.109/2019/CRP.1); and Procedural report of the Caribbean regional seminar |
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8th meeting |
25 June 2019 |
Question of Montserrat Question of Western Sahara (continued) |
A/AC.109/2019/10 (Working paper on Montserrat) A/AC.109/2019/17 (Working paper on Western Sahara) A/AC.109/2019/L.17 (Draft resolution on Montserrat) |
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7th meeting |
25 June 2019 |
Question of Tokelau (continued) Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
A/AC.109/2019/6 (Working paper on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)) A/AC.109/2019/14 (Working paper on Tokelau) A/AC.109/2019/L.8 (Draft resolution on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas); sponsored by Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador and Nicaragua) A/AC.109/2019/L.23 (Draft resolution on Tokelau; submitted by Fiji and Papua New Guinea) |
Adoption without a vote of: Draft resolution on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (A/AC.109/2019/L.8); and Draft resolution on Tokelau (A/AC.109/2019/L.23) |
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6th meeting |
24 June 2019 | Special Committee decision of 18 June 2018 concerning Puerto Rico (continued) |
A/AC.109/2019/L.7 (Draft resolution on the Special Committee decision of 18 June 2018 concerning Puerto Rico; sponsored by Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic and Venezuela) A/AC.109/2019/L.13 (Report by the C-24 Rapporteur on Puerto Rico) |
Adoption without a vote of draft resolution on the Special Committee decision of 18 June 2018 concerning Puerto Rico (A/AC.109/2019/L.7) |
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5th meeting |
24 June 2019 | Special Committee decision of 18 June 2018 concerning Puerto Rico |
A/AC.109/2019/L.7 (Draft resolution on the Special Committee decision of 18 June 2018 concerning Puerto Rico; sponsored by Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic and Venezuela) A/AC.109/2019/L.13 (Report by the C-24 Rapporteur on Puerto Rico) |
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4th meeting |
17 June 2019 |
Question of Gibraltar (continued) Question of Tokelau Question of Western Sahara |
A/AC.109/2019/8 (Working paper on Gibraltar) A/AC.109/2019/14 (Working paper on Tokelau) A/AC.109/2019/17 (Working paper on Western Sahara) A/AC.109/2019/L.23 (Draft resolution on Tokelau; submitted by Fiji and Papua New Guinea) |
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3rd meeting |
17 June 2019 |
Organization of work Requests for hearing 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 Question of Gibraltar |
A/74/63 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e) A/AC.109/2019/8 (Working paper on Gibraltar) A/AC.109/2019/18 (Report of the Secretary-General on dissemination of information) A/AC.109/2019/L.2 (Organization of work) A/AC.109/2019/L.3 (Draft resolution on information transmitted under Article 73 e; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/L.4 (Draft resolution on dissemination of information; submitted by the Chair) A/AC.109/2019/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.109/2019/L.3); Draft resolution on dissemination of information (A/AC.109/2019/L.4); and Draft resolution on visiting and special missions (A/AC.109/2019/L.5) |
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2nd meeting |
15 March 2019 | Organization of the 2019 Caribbean regional seminar | A/AC.109/2019/19 (Guidelines and rules of procedure for the 2019 Caribbean regional seminar) | GA/COL/3330 | |
1st meeting (A/AC.109/2019/SR.1) |
21 February 2019 |
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 2019 Caribbean regional seminar |
A/AC.109/2019/L.1 (Note by the Secretary-General on the organization of work: relevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly) A/AC.109/2019/L.2 (Note by the Chair on the organization of work) |
Election by acclamation of Ms. Keisha McGuire (Grenada) as the Chair Election by acclamation of other officers: Vice-Chairs - Ms. Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal (Cuba), Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani (Indonesia) and Mr. Francis Mustapha Kai-Kai (Sierra Leone); and Rapporteur - Mr. Bashar Ja’afari (Syrian Arab Republic) |