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Question of the Comorian Island of Mayotte

A/RES/49/18No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 36Question of the Comorian Island of Mayotte, published in 1994.

What other versions does this mandate have?

18 versions · 1977–1994
  • 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?

6 topics
Comorian Island of MayotteComorosFranceGood OfficesNegotiationPolitical Status

What does this mandate say?

7 operative paragraphs
1
Reaffirms the sovereignty of the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros over the island of Mayotte;
2
Invites the Government of France to honour the commitments entered into prior to the referendum on the self-determination of the Comoro Archipelago of 22 December 1974 concerning respect for the unity and territorial integrity of the Comoros;
3
Calls for the translation into practice of the wish expressed by the President of the French Republic to seek actively a just solution to the question of Mayotte;
4
Urges the Government of France to accelerate the process of negotiations with the Government of the Comoros with a view to ensuring the effective and prompt return of the island of Mayotte to the Comoros;
5
Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations to maintain continuous contact with the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity with regard to this problem and to make available his good offices in the search for a peaceful negotiated solution to the problem;
6
Also requests the Secretary-General to report on this matter to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session;
7
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fiftieth session the item entitled "Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte".

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