Question of East Timor

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 93Question of East Timor, published in 1981.

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9 versions · 1978–2002

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East Timor Question

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Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of East Timor to self-determination and independence, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);

Declares that the people of East Timor must be enabled freely to determine their own future on the basis of the relevant General Assembly resolutions and internationally accepted procedures;

Calls upon all interested parties, namely Portugal, as the administering Power, and the representatives of the East Timorese people, as well as Indonesia, to co-operate

fully with the United Nations with a view to guaranteeing the full exercise of the right to self-determination by the people of East Timor;

Notes the initiative taken by the Government of Portugal, as stated in the communique of the Council of Ministers of Portugal issued on 12 September 1980, and invites the administering Power to continue its efforts with a view to ensuring the proper exercise of the right to self-determination and independence by the people of East Timor, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), and to report to 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 progress of its initiative;

Expresses its deepest concern at the reports of the critical situation resulting from the new outbreak of famine in East Timor and calls upon all specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, immediately to assist, within their respeclive fields of competence, the people of the Territory;

Notes with satisfaction the humanitarian aid given by some Member States and relief organizations to the people of East Timor and calls upon all Governments concerned to continue this aid with a view to alleviating the suffering of the people of the Territory;

Requests the Special Committee to keep the situation in the Territory under active consideration and to follow the implementation of the present resolution;

Requests the Secretary-General to follow the implementation of the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-seventh session the item entitled ''Question of East Timor".

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