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Military Activities and Arrangements by Colonial Powers in Territories Under Their Administration

A/DEC/57/525No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Decision of the General Assembly, published in 2003.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 1994–2003
  • 2003A/DEC/57/525Military activities and arrangements by colonial Powers in Territories under their administrationLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2002A/DEC/56/420Military activities and arrangements by colonial Powers in Territories under their administrationCompare with previous version
  • 2001A/DEC/55/426Military activities and arrangements by colonial Powers in Territories under their administrationCompare with previous version
  • 2000A/DEC/54/421Military activities and arrangements by colonial Powers in Territories under their administrationCompare with previous version
  • 1999A/DEC/53/419Military activities and arrangements by colonial Powers in Territories under their administrationCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 topics
Colonial CountriesMilitary ActivityMilitary BasesNon-Self-Governing TerritoriesNuclear Weapon TestsPublic OpinionRadioactive Waste ManagementSelf-Determination of PeoplesSmall Island Developing StatesWeapons of Mass Destruction

What does this mandate say?

15 paragraphs
the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, should be withdrawn.
“2. Aware of the presence of such bases and installations in some of those Territories, the General Assembly urges the administering Powers concerned to continue to take all necessary measures not to involve those Territories in any offensive acts or interference against other States.
“3.
The General Assembly reiterates its concern that military activities and arrangements by colonial Powers in Territories under their administration might run counter to the rights and interests of the colonial peoples
concerned, especially their right to self-determination and independence. The Assembly once again calls upon the administering Powers concerned to terminate such activities and to eliminate such military bases in compliance with its relevant resolutions. Alternative sources of livelihood for the peoples of the Non-Self- Governing Territories should be provided.
“4.
The General Assembly reiterates that the colonial and Non-Self-Governing Territories and areas adjacent thereto should not be used for nuclear testing, dumping of nuclear wastes or deployment of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.
“5.
The General Assembly deplores the continued alienation of land in colonial and Non-Self-Governing Territories, particularly in the small island Territories of the Pacific and Caribbean regions, for military installations. The large-scale utilization of the local resources for this purpose could adversely affect the economic development of the Territories concerned.
“6.
The General Assembly takes note of the decision of some of the administering Powers to close or downsize some of those military bases in the Non-Self- Governing Territories.
“7.
The General Assembly requests the Secretary- General to continue to inform world public opinion of those military activities and arrangements in colonial and Non- Self-Governing Territories which constitute an obstacle to the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.
“8.
The General Assembly requests the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to continue to examine this question and to report thereon to the Assembly at its fifty-eighth session.”

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