Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : Eradicating Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations

A/RES/79/115View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 58 Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, published in 2024.

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2 entities

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 24	Global communications	21
	Subprogramme 4	Decolonization	26

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

2 entities

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 24	Global communications	21	—
	Subprogramme 4	Decolonization	26	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Decolonization Development Assistance Non-Self-Governing Territories Self-Determination of Peoples

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11 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that all peoples have the right to self-determination, and that by virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development;

Also reaffirms that any attempt aimed at the partial or total disruption of the national unity and the territorial integrity of a country is incompatible with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations;

Urges in this regard the full and expeditious implementation of the relevant General Assembly resolutions and decisions, and reiterates the determination of the United Nations and the international community to fulfil their promise of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, freedom and justice, as contained in the Charter of the United Nations;

Reaffirms its support for the aspirations of the peoples under colonial rule to exercise their right to self-determination, including independence, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations on decolonization;

Reaffirms that the existence of colonialism in any form or manifestation is incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,⁵ the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, the Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order and the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;

⁵Resolution 217 A (III).

Condemns in the strongest terms the crimes committed during the colonial era, and reaffirms its determination to take all steps necessary to eradicate colonialism in all its forms and manifestations;

Calls upon donor countries, multilateral organizations and other development partners in a position to do so to give utmost consideration to the needs of Non-Self-Governing Territories and other territories that have not yet attained independence in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and subsequent United Nations resolutions on decolonization, including by considering an increase in technical assistance for the development of infrastructure, industry, agriculture, health care and education;

Decides to advance discussions aimed at declaring 14 December, the day of the adoption of the Declaration, an annual International Day against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations;

Requests the Secretary-General, in close consultation with relevant international, regional and subregional organizations, as well as with concerned former colonies among the States Members of the United Nations, to develop an outreach programme to mobilize educational institutions and civil society to expand their activities in the field of remembering colonialism, its root causes and consequences;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eightieth session an item entitled “Eradicating colonialism in all its forms and manifestations”;

Also decides to continue to examine this question at its eightieth session.

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