Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 7 of the Charter of the United Nations

UN General Assembly, Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 7 of the Charter of the United Nations, A/RES/2233, UN General Assembly, 20 December 1966, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1966/en/6006 [accessed 19 January 2025]
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XXI. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
2233. Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 7 of the Charter of the United Nations

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1970 (XVIII) of 16 December 1963, in which it requested the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to study the information transmitted to the Secretary-General in accordance with Article 73 e of the Charter of the-United Nations and to take it fully into account in examining the situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration, Recalling also its resolution 2109 (XX) of 21 December 1965, in which it approved the procedures adopted by the Special Committee for the discharge of the functions entrusted to it under resolution 1970 (XVIII)[1] and requested the Committee to continue to discharge those functions in accordance with the said procedures, Having studied the chapter of the report or the Special Committee dealing with the transmittal of information under Article 73 e of the Charter and the action taken by it in respect of that information,[2] Having also examined the report of the Secretary-General on this information,[3]

1. Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations;

2. Expresses its profound regret that, despite the repeated recommendations of the General Assembly, including the most recent recommendation contained in resolution 2109 (XX), some Member States having responsibilities for the administration of Non-Self-Governing Territories have not seen fit to transmit information under Article 73 e of the Charter or have done so insufficiently or too late;

3. Once again urges all Member States which have or which assume responsibilities for the administration of Territories whose peoples have not yet attained a full measure of self-government to transmit, or continue to transmit, to the Secretary-General the information prescribed in Article 73 e of the Charter, as well as the fullest possible information on political and constitutional development;

4. Requests the Special Committee to continue to discharge the functions entrusted to it under General Assembly resolution 1970 (XVIII) in accordance with the procedures referred to above.

1500th plenary meeting,
20 December 1966.
[1] Ibid., Nineteenth Session, Annexes, annex No. 8 (part I) (A/5800/Rev.1), chapter II, appendix I. [2] Ibid., Twenty-first Session, Annexes, addendum to agenda item 23 (A/6300/Rev.1), chapter XXIII. [3] Ibid., agenda items 64 and 71, document A/6455.
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