Papua New Guinea

A/RES/2977(XXVII)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1973.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Cultural Heritage Papua New Guinea Self-Determination of Peoples Visiting Missions

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9 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Papua New Guinea to self-determination and indepen~ence in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and the Trusteeship Agreement of 13 December 1946;

Welcomes the establishment of a time-table for the. attainment of full self-government by Papua New Gumea and calls upon the administering Power to prepare, in consultation with the Government of Papua New Guinea, a further time-table for independence;

Reaffirms the importance of ensuring that the unity of Papua New Guinea is preserved throughout the period leading to independence;

Deems it essential to continue accelerated localization in both the public and private sectors;

5: Emphasizes the importance of continuing an intensive programme of political education in Papua New Guinea;

Stresses the importance of ensuring the preservation of the cultural heritage of the people of Papua New Guinea;

Requests the organizations of the United Nations system to assist in accelerating progress in all sectors of the national life of Papua New Guinea;

Requests the Trusteeship Council to continue to include non-members of the Trusteeship Council in its periodic visiting missions on the basis recommended in General Assembly resolution 2590 (XXIV) of 16 December 1969;

Requests the administering Power to report to the Trusteeship Council and the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples on the implementation of the present resolution;

Requests the Trusteeship Council and the Special Committee to continue to examine this question and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session.

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