Participation of the Non-Self-Governing Territories in the work of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies

UN General Assembly, Participation of the Non-Self-Governing Territories in the work of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies, A/RES/1539, UN General Assembly, 15 December 1960, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1960/en/6993 [accessed 07 December 2024]
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XV. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
1539. Participation of the Non-Self-Governing Territories in the work of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 566 (VI) of 18 January 1952, 647 (VII) of 10 December 1952, 744 (VIII) of 27 November 1953 and 1466 (XIV) of 12 December 1959, Considering that the direct participation of the Non-Self-Governing Territories in the work of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies is an effective means of promoting the progress of those Territories and their people towards the attainment of the objectives set forth in Chapter XI of the Charter of the United Nations, Recognizing that the participation of duty qualified indigenous representatives of the dependent peoples in the consideration of questions of fundamental concern to their welfare is not only useful and desirable but also essential at the present stage of development of the Non-Self-Governing Territories, Noting that the participation of some Non-Self-Governing Territories in the work of certain regional economic commissions and specialized agencies has proved a useful means of promoting the progress of the peoples of those Territories towards complete self government or independence,

1. Considers that the direct participation of representatives of the indigenous peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories in the work of the appropriate organs of the United Nations is in the interest of the peoples of those Territories and can do much to accelerate the process of their emancipation;

2. Invites the Administering Members to arrange for the participation of such representatives of the Non-Self-Governing Territories in the work of the appropriate organs of the United Nations;

3. Further invites such Administering Members as have not already done so to propose to the specialized agencies and the regional economic commissions that the Non-Self-Governing Territories participate in the work of those organs as members or associate members, according to the constitution of each organ, through such representatives;

4. Decides to include this question as a separate item on the provisional agenda of its sixteenth session;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixteenth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution.

948th plenary meeting,
15 December 1960.
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