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Question of East Timor

A/RES/56/282No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 18Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 1978–2002
  • 2002A/RES/56/282Question of East TimorLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2000A/RES/54/194Question of East TimorCompare with previous version
  • 1999A/RES/53/240Question of East TimorCompare with previous version
  • 1982A/RES/37/30Question of East TimorCompare with previous version
  • 1981A/RES/36/50Question of East TimorCompare 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
DecolonizationEast Timor QuestionIndependenceNon-Self-Governing TerritoriesSelf-Determination of PeoplesTimor-Leste

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Recalls the important role played for many years by the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in promoting the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in relation to East Timor;
2
Welcomes the progress and the achievements in East Timor, and commends the Secretary-General and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, under the leadership of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for their efforts to assist the Territory during its transition to independence;
3
Also welcomes the forthcoming official transfer of power from the United Nations to the East Timor government institutions, as recommended by the East Timor Constituent Assembly;
4
Decides to remove East Timor from the list of Non-Self-Governing Territories upon its accession to independence.

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