Question of the Renewal of the Committee on Information From Non-Self-Governing Territories

A/RES/1700(XVI)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1962.

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2 versions · 1959–1962

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1962	A/RES/1700(XVI)	Question of the renewal of the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories	411	18%Compare
1959	A/RES/1332(XIII)	Question of the renewal of the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories	452	–

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Economic Conditions Election of Members Information Dissemination Non-Self-Governing Territories Political Conditions Social Conditions

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Decides to continue the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories on the same basis ~s hitherto until such time as the General Assembly has decided that the principles embodied in Chapter XI of the Charter of the United Nations and in the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples have been fully implemented;

Decides further that the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories shall examine the political and constitutional information transmitted by the Administering Members as well as information relating to functional fields, and submit its reports to the General Assembly with its observations and conclusions thereon ;

Instructs the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories to undertake intensive studies of political, educational, economic and social conditions and problems of Territories located in the same area or region, except where circumstances require individual consideration;

Recalls its resolution 1542 (XV) of 15 December 1960 and instructs the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories to invite the cooperation of the Special Committee of seven members established by General Assembly resolution 1699

(XVI) of 19 December 1961;

Requests the Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories to transmit to the Special Committee on the application of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples the reports referred to in paragraph 2 above, and to provide it with pertinent material available. to the Committee on Information including such studies prepared for its consideration as may be required for the discharge of the Special Committee's functions.

19 December 1961.

LON, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, GUATEMALA, GUINEA and NIGERIA.

ECUADOR, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES and UPPER VOLTA.

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