Question of French Somaliland

UN General Assembly, Question of French Somaliland, A/RES/2228, UN General Assembly, 20 December 1966, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1966/en/6921 [accessed 25 March 2025]
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XXI. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
2228. Question of French Somaliland

The General Assembly, Having considered the question of French Somaliland (Djibouti), Recalling its resolution 1514 of 14 December 1960 containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Having considered 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 French Somaliland (Djibouti),[1] Noting the decision taken by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its third ordinary session, held at Addis Ababa from 5 to 9 November 1966, Having noted the recent political developments in the Territory and the subsequent announcement made by the administering Power that a referendum will be held in the Territory before July 1967 to enable the people to decide their political future,

1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of French Somaliland (Djibouti) to self-determination and independence in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);

2. Calls upon the administering Power to ensure that the right of self-determination shall be freely expressed and exercised by the indigenous inhabitants of the Territory on the basis of universal adult suffrage and with full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;

3. Urges the administering Power to create a proper political climate for a referendum to be conducted on an entirely free and democratic basis;

4. Requests the administering Power, in consultation with the Secretary-General, to make appropriate arrangements for a United Nations presence before, and supervision during, the holding of the referendum;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the text of the present resolution to the administering Power and to report on its implementation to the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples;

6. Decides to retain the question of French Somaliland (Djibouti) on its agenda.

1500th plenary meeting,
20 December 1966.
[1] Ibid., chapter XII.
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