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Question of Belize

A/RES/33/36View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1979.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 1976–1980
Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1980).
YearSymbolTitleWord lengthText similarity
1980
A/RES/35/20/Corr.1

Question of Belize

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1980
A/RES/35/20

Question of Belize

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1979
A/RES/34/38

Question of Belize

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1979
A/RES/33/36

Question of Belize

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1978
A/RES/32/32

Question of Belize

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What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects
BelizeGuatemalaNegotiationSelf-Determination of PeoplesUnited Kingdom

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

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1
Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Belize to self-determination and independence;
2
Reaffirms that the inviolability and territorial integrity of Belize must be preserved;
3
Urges the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, acting in close consultation with the Government of Belize, and the Government of Guatemala to pursue vigorously their negotiations with a view to settling their differences over Belize, without prejudice to the right of the people of Belize to self-determination, independence and territorial integrity, and furthering the peace and stability of the region, and in this connexion to consult as appropriate with other especially interested States in the area;
4
Requests the Governments concerned to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session on the outcome of the negotiations referred to above;
5
Calls upon the parties involved to refrain from any threats or use of force against the people of Belize or their territory;
6
Recognizes that it is the responsibility of the United Kingdom, as the administering Power, to take all necessary steps to enable the people of Belize to exercise freely and without fear their right to selfdetermination and to a firm and early independence;
85 Ibid., 29th meeting, paras. 42-57.
36 Ibid., 23rd meeting, paras. 46-52, 56-60 and 62-68. For the full text, see A/C.4/33/L.26, L.27 and L.28.
37 A/33/206, annex I, paras. 120 to 123.
Urges all States to respect the right of the people of Belize to self-determination, independence and territorial integrity, and to render all practical assistance necessary for the secure and early exercise of that right;
8
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 remain seized of the question and to assist the people of Belize in the exercise of their inalienable rights.

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