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64th session (2009) – Consideration of decolonization items

On 10 December 2009, the General Assembly considered the reports of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) on agenda items concerning decolonization (items 35-39, for details concerning decolonization items and the Fourth Committee’s decolonization segment, see the corresponding Fourth Committee page). In the same meeting, the General Assembly adopted a total of 10 resolutions and one decision, as recommended by the Fourth Committee in its reports (see below table).

Meeting
(Verbatim record)
Date
Agenda
Outcome/Votes

62nd plenary meeting
(A/64/PV.62)

 10 December 2009 Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations [Item 35]

Resolution 64/97 on information transmitted under Article 73 e (Draft resolution contained in para. 7 of A/64/409)

171 votes to none, with 4 abstentions
Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories [Item 36]

Resolution 64/98 on economic and other activities (Draft resolution contained in para. 7 of A/64/410)

173 votes to 2, with 2 abstentions
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations [Item 37]

Resolution 64/99 on specialized agencies and the international institutions (Draft resolution contained in para. 7 of A/64/411)

123 votes to none, with 53 abstentions
Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories [Item 38]

Resolution 64/100 on offers of study and training facilities (Draft resolution contained in para. 7 of A/64/412)

Without a vote
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples [Item 39]

Resolution 64/101 on Western Sahara (Draft resolution I of A/64/413)

Without a vote

Resolution 64/102 on New Caledonia (Draft resolution II of A/64/413)

Without a vote

Resolution 64/103 on Tokelau (Draft resolution III of A/64/413)

Without a vote

Resolution 64/104 on American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands (Draft resolution IV of A/64/413)

Without a vote

Resolution 64/105 on dissemination of information (Draft resolution V of A/64/413)

173 votes to 3, with 1 abstention

Resolution 64/106 on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization (Draft resolution VI of A/64/413)

172 votes to 3, with 2 abstentions

Decision 64/521 on Gibraltar (Draft decision contained in para. 23 of A/64/413)​​​​​​

Without a vote