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77th session (2022) – Consideration of decolonization items

On 12 December 2022, the General Assembly considered the reports of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) on agenda items concerning decolonization (items 51-55, for details concerning decolonization items and the Fourth Committee’s consideration for decolonization items, see the corresponding Fourth Committee page). In the same meeting, the General Assembly adopted a total of 21 resolutions and one decision, as recommended by the Fourth Committee in its reports (see below table). 

Meeting
(Verbatim record)
Date
Agenda
Outcome/Votes

52nd plenary meeting (A/77/PV.52)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 December 2022

 

 

Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations [Item 51]

Resolution 77/129 on information transmitted under Article 73 e (Draft resolution contained in para. 8 of A/77/404)​​​​​​

164 votes to 2, with 4 abstentions

Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories [Item 52]

Resolution 77/130 on economic and other activities (Draft resolution contained in para. 8 of A/77/405)

164 votes to 2, with 4 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 53]

Resolution 77/131 on specialized agencies and the international institutions (Draft resolution contained in para. 8 of A/77/406)

120 votes to 2, with 49 abstentions

Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories [Item 54]

Resolution 77/132 on offers of study and training facilities (Draft resolution contained in para. 8 of A/77/407)

Without a vote

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples [Item 55]

Resolution 77/133 on Western Sahara (Draft resolution I of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/134 on American Samoa (Draft resolution II of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/135 on Anguilla (Draft resolution III of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/136 on Bermuda (Draft resolution IV of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/137 on the British Virgin Islands (Draft resolution V of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/138 on the Cayman Islands (Draft resolution VI of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/139 on French Polynesia (Draft resolution VII of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/140 on Guam (Draft resolution VIII of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/141 on Montserrat (Draft resolution IX of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/142 on New Caledonia (Draft resolution X of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/143 on Pitcairn (Draft resolution XI of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/144 on Saint Helena (Draft resolution XII of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/145 on Tokelau​​​​​​ (Draft resolution XIII of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/146 on the Turks and Caicos Islands (Draft resolution XIV of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/147 on the United States Virgin Islands (Draft resolution XV of A/77/408)

Without a vote

Resolution 77/148 on dissemination of information (Draft resolution XVI of A/77/408)

167 votes to 3, with 1 abstention

Resolution 77/149 on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization (Draft resolution XVII of A/77/408)

124 votes to 3, with 42 abstentions

Decision 77/533 on Gibraltar (Draft decision contained in para. 34 of ​A/77/408)​​​​​​

Without a vote