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80th session (2025) – Consideration of decolonization items

On 5 December 2025, the General Assembly considered the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) on agenda items concerning decolonization (items 54-58, for details concerning decolonization items and the Fourth Committee’s consideration for decolonization items, see the corresponding Fourth Committee page). In the same meeting, the General Assembly adopted a total of 22 resolutions and one decision, as recommended by the Fourth Committee in its report (see below table). 

Meeting
(Verbatim record)
Date
Agenda
Outcome/Votes

55th plenary meeting (A/80/PV.55)

 

 

5 December 2025

 

Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations [Item 54]

Resolution 80/85 on information transmitted under Article 73 e (Draft resolution 13 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

174 votes to 2, with 3 abstentions

Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories [Item 55]

Resolution 80/86 on economic and other activities (Draft resolution 14 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

174 votes to 2, with 3 abstentions
 

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 56]

Resolution 80/87 on specialized agencies and the international institutions (Draft resolution 15 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

124 votes to 2, with 51 abstentions

Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories [Item 57]

Resolution 80/88 on offers of study and training facilities (Draft resolution 16 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples [Item 58]

Resolution 80/89 on Western Sahara (Draft resolution 17 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Resolution 80/90 on American Samoa (Draft resolution 18 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

156 votes to 2, with 7 abstentions

Resolution 80/91 on Anguilla (Draft resolution 19 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Resolution 80/92 on Bermuda (Draft resolution 20 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Resolution 80/93 on the British Virgin Islands (Draft resolution 21 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Resolution 80/94 on the Cayman Islands (Draft resolution 22 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Resolution 80/95 on French Polynesia (Draft resolution 23 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Resolution 80/96 on Guam (Draft resolution 24 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

153 votes to 2, with 9 abstentions

Resolution 80/97 on Montserrat (Draft resolution 25 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Resolution 80/98 on New Caledonia (Draft resolution 26 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Resolution 80/99 on Pitcairn (Draft resolution 27 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Resolution 80/100 on Saint Helena (Draft resolution 28 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Resolution 80/101 on Tokelau (Draft resolution 29 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Resolution 80/102 on the Turks and Caicos Islands (Draft resolution 30 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

Without a vote

Resolution 80/103 on the United States Virgin Islands (Draft resolution 31 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

155 votes to 2, with 7 abstentions

Resolution 80/104 on dissemination of information (Draft resolution 32 in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

172 votes to 3, with 1 abstention

Resolution 80/105 on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization (Draft resolution 33 contained in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

132 votes to 3, with 40 abstentions

Resolution 80/106 on International Day against Colonialism in All its Forms and Manifestations (Draft resolution 34 contained in section II, subsection A of A/80/537)

116 votes to 2, with 54 abstentions

Decision 80/517 on Gibraltar (Draft decision 5 contained in section II, subsection B of A/80/537)

Without a vote