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Question of Gilbert Islands

A/RES/31/47No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1977.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1977–1978
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/32/23
  • 1978A/RES/32/23Question of Gilbert IslandsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1977A/RES/31/47Question of Gilbert Islands

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

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics
DecolonizationEconomic DevelopmentKiribatiProduction DiversificationSelf-Determination of PeoplesVisiting Missions

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of
Rev.1), chaps. III and XIX.
ing, paras. 1-11; and ibid., Fourth Committee, Sessional Fascicle, corrigendum. Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the Gilbert Islands;18 Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of the Gilbert Islands to self-determination and independence in conformity with the Declaration;
3
Requests the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering Power, to continue to take measures to expedite the process of decolonization in the Territory in accordance with the relevant recommendations of the Special Committee, including in particular the observations of the United Nations Visiting Mission dispatched to the Territory in 1974;19 4.
Requests that steps be taken towards diversification of the economy of the Territory and that the administering Power continue to enlist the assistance of the specialized agencies and other organizations within the United Nations system in the development and strengthening of the economy of the Territory;
5
Requests the Special Committee to continue to seek the best ways and means for the implementation of the Declaration with respect to the Gilbert Islands, including the possible dispatch of a further visiting mission in consultation with the administering Power, and to report to the General Assembly at its thirtysecond session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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