Universal Realization of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination

A/RES/78/193View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 70Right of peoples to self-determination, published in 2023.

What other versions does this mandate have?

45 versions · 1981–2025

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What subjects does this mandate have?

2 topics

Military Occupation Self-Determination of Peoples

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2024.

2024A/79/315Right of peoples to self-determination report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;

Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world;

Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed in the execution of those acts against the peoples concerned;

Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;

Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention to violations of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;

Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to self-determination”.

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