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:
- A/76/421 for item 59;
- A/76/422 for item 60;
- A/76/423 for item 61;
- A/76/424 for item 62; and
- A/76/425 for item 63.
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)
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Date | Agenda | Documents | Webcast | Outcome/Votes |
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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 e (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) |
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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 |