Fourth Committee (2021)

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76th General Assembly session (2021)

 

In light of the continuing extraordinary circumstances relating to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the 76th session, the Fourth Committee considered the decolonization items jointly with all other substantive agenda items before the Committee, pursuant to its organization of work (A/C.4/76/L.1/Rev,1) adopted at its organizational meeting on 30 September 2021. Relevant documentation before the Committee, including on decolonization, is available in A/C.4/76/INF/1/Rev.1.

During the 76th session of the General Assembly, the following agenda items concerning decolonization were allocated to the Fourth Committee, in accordance with the Note by the Secretariat dated 17 September 2021 (A/C.4/76/1) and the Fourth Committee considered below decolonization items in 13 meetings in total (from the 2nd to the 5th and 8th to the 16th meeting):

  • Item 59: Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations;
  • Item 60: Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories;
  • Item 61: 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;
  • Item 62: Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories; and
  • Item 63: Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.

The Fourth Committee submits the following reports on each agenda item to the plenary of the General Assembly:

 For details of voting records, please see the respective reports of the Fourth Committee on the agenda items.

 

Meetings of the Fourth Committee on decolonization items held in 2021 during the 76th session of the General Assembly

 

 

 
Meeting (Record) 
Date Agenda Documents Webcast Outcome/Votes
16th meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.16)
11 November 2021 [Action on proposals] A/76/23 (2021 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX) Webcast

Adoption with a vote of:

Draft resolution XVIII on dissemination of information

(153 votes to 3, with 2 abstention); and

Draft resolution XIX on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization

(120 votes to 3, with 39 abstentions)

Adoption without a vote of:

Draft resolution VI on Bermuda;

Draft resolution VII on the British Virgin Islands;

Draft resolution VIII on the Cayman Islands;

Draft resolution IX on French Polynesia;

Draft resolution X on Guam;

Draft resolution XI on Montserrat;

Draft resolution XII on New Caledonia;

Draft resolution XIII on Pitcairn;

Draft resolution XIV on Saint Helena;

Draft resolution XV on Tokelau;

Draft resolution XVI on the Turks and Caicos Islands; and

Draft resolution XVII on the United States Virgin Islands

15th meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.15)
9 November 2021 [Action on proposals]

A/76/23 (2021 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

A/C.4/76/L.2 (Draft resolution on offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories; sponsored by Algeria, Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama, Singapore, Thailand and Venezuela) 

A/C.4/76/L.4 (Draft decision on Gibraltar; submitted by the Chair)

A/C.4/76/L.6 (Draft resolution on Western Sahara; submitted by the Chair)

 

Adoption with a vote of:

Draft resolution I on information transmitted under Article 73

(169 votes to 2, with 2 abstentions);

Draft resolution II on economic and other activities 

(167 votes to 2, with 3 abstentions);

Draft resolution III on specialized agencies and international institutions 

(119 votes to 2, with 51 abstentions)

Adoption without a vote of:

Draft resolution IV on American Samoa; 

Draft resolution V on Anguilla;

Draft resolution on offers of study and training facilities (A/C.4/76/L.2); 

Draft decision on Gibraltar (A/C.4/76/L.4); and

Draft resolution on Western Sahara; (A/C.4/76/L.6)

14th meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.14)
3 November 2021 [Joint general debate]

A/76/23 (2021 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

A/76/63 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

A/76/68 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

A/76/72 and Add.1 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

Webcast  
13th meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.13)
1 November 2021 [Joint general debate]

A/76/23 (2021 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

A/76/63 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

A/76/68 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

A/76/72 and Add.1 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

Webcast  
12th meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.12)
27 October 2021 [Joint general debate]

A/76/23 (2021 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

A/76/63 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

A/76/68 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

A/76/72 and Add.1 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

Webcast  
11th meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.11)
25 October 2021 [Joint general debate]

A/76/23 (2021 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

A/76/63 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

A/76/68 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

A/76/72 and Add.1 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

Webcast  
10th meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.10)
22 October 2021 [Joint general debate]

A/76/23 (2021 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

A/76/63 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

A/76/68 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

A/76/72 and Add.1 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

Webcast  
9th meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.9)
20 October 2021 [Joint general debate]

A/76/23 (2021 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

A/76/63 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

A/76/68 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

A/76/72 and Add.1 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

A/76/388 (Report of the Secretary-General on Western Sahara)

Webcast  
8th meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.8)
19 October 2021 [Joint general debate]

A/76/23 (2021 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

A/76/63 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

A/76/68 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

A/76/72 and Add.1 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

A/76/388 (Report of the Secretary-General on Western Sahara)

Webcast  
5th meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.5
11 October 2021

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued)

A/C.4/76/9 and Rev.1 (Requests for hearing on Western Sahara) Webcast  
4th meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.4)

7 October 2021

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued)

A/C.4/76/9 and Rev.1 (Requests for hearing on Western Sahara) Webcast  
3rd meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.3)
6 October 2021

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items)

A/C.4/76/4 and Rev.1 (Request for hearing on the British Virgin Islands)

A/C.4/76/5 and Rev.1 (Requests for hearing on French Polynesia)

A/C.4/76/6 and Rev.1 (Requests for hearing on Guam)

A/C.4/76/9 and Rev.1 (Requests for hearing on Western Sahara)

Webcast  
2nd meeting
(A/C.4/76/SR.2)
4 October 2021

Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of 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 by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations

Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories

Requests for hearing

A/76/23 (2021 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

A/76/63 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

A/76/68 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

A/76/72 and Add.1 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

A/76/388 (Report of the Secretary-General on Western Sahara)

A/C.4/76/2 (Request for hearing on American Samoa)

A/C.4/76/3 (Request for hearing on Bermuda)

A/C.4/76/4 (Request for hearing on the British Virgin Islands)

A/C.4/76/5 (Requests for hearing on French Polynesia)

A/C.4/76/6 (Requests for hearing on Guam)

A/C.4/76/7 (Requests for hearing on the Turks and Caicos Islands)

A/C.4/76/8 (Requests for hearing on the United States Virgin Islands)

A/C.4/76/9 (Requests for hearing on Western Sahara)

Webcast