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71st General Assembly session (2016)
During the 71st session of the General Assembly, the following agenda items concerning decolonization were allocated to the Fourth Committee in accordance with the letter dated 16 September 2016 from the President of the General Assembly (A/C.4/71/1). The Fourth Committee held 8 meetings in total (from 2nd to 8th and 23rd meetings):
- Item 54: Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations;
- Item 55: Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories;
- Item 56: 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 57: Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories; and
- Item 58: Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.
The Fourth Committee submitted the following reports on each agenda item to the plenary of the General Assembly:
- A/71/498 for item 54;
- A/71/499 for item 55;
- A/71/500 for item 56;
- A/71/501 for item 57; and
- A/71/502 for item 58.
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 2016 during the 71st session of the General Assembly
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23rd meeting
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8 November 2016 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued) | A/C.4/71/L.17 (Draft decision on Gibraltar; submitted by the Chair) | Webcast |
Adoption without a vote of draft decision on Gibraltar (A/C.4/71/L.17) |
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8th meeting
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11 October 2016 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued) | A/71/23 (2016 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX) | Webcast |
Adoption with a vote of draft resolution V on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization (130 votes to 5, with 2 abstentions) |
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7th meeting
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10 October 2016 |
Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations (continued) Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued) 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 (continued) Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued) Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued) |
A/71/23 (2016 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX) A/71/68 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e) A/71/69 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and international institutions) A/71/70 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities) A/71/224 (Report of the Secretary-General on Western Sahara) A/C.4/71/L.3 (Draft resolution on offers of study and training facilities; sponsored by Algeria, Argentina, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Singapore and Thailand) A/C.4/71/L.4 (Draft resolution on Western Sahara; submitted by the Chair) |
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Adoption with a vote of: Draft resolution I on information transmitted under Article 73 e (156 votes to none, with 6 abstentions); Draft resolution II on dissemination of information (157 votes to 3, with 2 abstentions); Draft resolution III on specialized agencies and international institutions (112 votes to none, with 50 abstentions); and Draft resolution IV on economic and other activities (157 votes to 2, with 2 abstentions) Adoption without a vote of: Draft resolution VI on Tokelau; Draft resolution VII on American Samoa; Draft resolution VIII on Anguilla; Draft resolution IX on Bermuda; Draft resolution X on the British Virgin Islands; Draft resolution XI on the Cayman Islands; Draft resolution XII on Guam; Draft resolution XIII on Montserrat; Draft resolution XIV on Pitcairn; Draft resolution XV on Saint Helena; Draft resolution XVI on the Turks and Caicos Islands; Draft resolution XVII on the United States Virgin Islands; Draft resolution XVIII on New Caledonia; Draft resolution XIX on French Polynesia; Draft resolution on offers of study and training facilities (A/C.4/71/L.3); and Draft resolution on Western Sahara (A/C.4/71/L.4) |
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6th meeting
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7 October 2016 |
Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations (continued) Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued) 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 (continued) Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued) Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued) |
A/71/23 (2016 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX) A/71/68 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e) A/71/69 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and international institutions) A/71/70 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities) A/71/224 (Report of the Secretary-General on Western Sahara) |
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5th meeting
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6 October 2016 |
Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations (continued) Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued) 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 (continued) Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued) Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued) |
A/71/23 (2016 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX) A/71/68 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e) A/71/69 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and international institutions) A/71/70 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities) A/71/224 (Report of the Secretary-General on Western Sahara) A/C.4/71/7 (Requests for hearing on Western Sahara) |
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4th meeting
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5 October 2016 | Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued) | A/C.4/71/7 (Requests for hearing on Western Sahara) | Webcast | |
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3rd meeting
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4 October 2016 |
Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations (continued) Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued) 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 (continued) Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued) Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued) |
A/71/23 (2016 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX) A/71/68 (Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e) A/71/69 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and international institutions) A/71/70 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities) A/71/224 (Report of the Secretary-General on Western Sahara) A/C.4/71/2 (Request for hearing on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)) A/C.4/71/3 (Requests for hearing on French Polynesia) A/C.4/71/4 (Request for hearing on Gibraltar) A/C.4/71/5 (Requests for hearing on New Caledonia) A/C.4/71/6 (Requests for hearing on the United States Virgin Islands) |
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2nd meeting
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3 October 2016 |
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 Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) Requests for hearings |
A/71/23 (2016 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX) A/C.4/71/2 (Request for hearing on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)) A/C.4/71/3 (Requests for hearing on French Polynesia) A/C.4/71/4 (Request for hearing on Gibraltar) A/C.4/71/5 (Requests for hearing on New Caledonia) A/C.4/71/6 (Requests for hearing on the United States Virgin Islands) A/C.4/71/7 (Requests for hearing on Western Sahara) |
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