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Question of the Comorian Island of Mayotte

A/RES/31/4No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 122Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte, published in 1977.

What other versions does this mandate have?

18 versions · 1977–1994
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1994).
  • 1994A/RES/49/18Question of the Comorian Island of MayotteLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1994A/RES/48/56Question of the Comorian Island of MayotteLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1992A/RES/47/9Question of the Comorian Island of MayotteCompare with previous version
  • 1991A/RES/46/9Question of the Comorian Island of MayotteCompare with previous version
  • 1991A/RES/45/11Question of the Comorian Island of MayotteCompare 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?

7 topics
Comorian Island of MayotteComorosFranceInterventionNegotiationPlebiscitesPolitical Status

What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs
31/3. Observer status for the Commonwealth Secretariat at the United Nations
1
Decides to invite the Commonwealth Secretariat to participate in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and of its subsidiary organs in the capacity of observer;
2
Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary action to implement the present resolution.
31/ 4. Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte
1
Condemns and considers null and void the referendums of 8 February and 11 April 1976 organized in the Comorian island of Mayotte by the Government of France, and rejects:
a
Any other form of referendum or consultation which may hereafter be organized on Comorian territory in Mayotte by France;
Any foreign legislation purporting to legalize ( b) any French colonial presence on Comorian territory in Mayotte;
2
Strongly condemns the presence of France in Mayotte, which constitutes a violation of the national unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the independent Republic of the Comoros;
3
Calls upon the Government of France to withdraw immediately from the Comorian island of Mayotte, an integral part of the independent Republic of the Comoros, and to respect its sovereignty;
4
Invites all Member States to render effective assistance, individually and collectively, to the Comorian State and to co-operate with it in all fields with a view to enabling it to defend and safeguard its independence, the integrity of its territory and its national sovereignty;
5
Appeals to all Member States to intervene, individually and collectively, with the Government of France to persuade it to abandon once and for all its plan to detach the Comorian island of Mayotte from the Republic of the Comoros;
6
Calls upon the Government of France to enter into negotiations immediately with the Government of the Comoros concerning the implementation of the present resolution.
31/6. Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa4

A

2
Rejects the declaration of "independence" of the Transkei and declares it invalid;
3
Calls upon all Governments to deny any form of recognition to the so-called independent Transkei and to refrain from having any dealings with the so-called independent Transkei or other bantustans;

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