Question of East Timor.
- Author: UN General Assembly (35th sess. : 1980-1981)
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Date:
11 November 1980
35. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE
27. Question of East Timor
1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of East Timor to self-determination and independence, in accordance with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples;
2. Declares that the people of East Timor must be enabled freely to determine their own future within the framework of the United Nations,
3. Welcomes the diplomatic initiative taken by the Government of Portugal as a first step towards the free exercise by the people of East Timor of their right to self-determination and independence, and urges all parties directly concerned to co-operate fully with a view to creating the conditions necessary for the speedy implementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);
4. Expresses its deepest concern at the continued suffering of the people of East Timor as a result of the situation still prevailing in the Territory;
5. Requests the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to render, within their respective fields of competence, all possible assistance to the people of East Timor, particularly the children;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to follow the implementation of the present resolution and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session on all aspects of the situation in East Timor, in particular the political developments concerning the situations referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 above;
7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-sixth session the item entitled "Question of East Timor".
57th plenary meeting11 November 1980
[1] See A/31/197, annex I, para. 36. [2] See A/34/542, annex, sect. I, para. 155. [3] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/35/Rev.1), chap. X. [4] A/AC.109/622, 623 and 634. [5] A/C.4/35/2, annex. [6] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fifth Session, Fourth Committee, 11th meeting, paras. 34-38. [7] Ibid., 19th meeting, paras. 32-52. [8] Ibid., 9th, 11th, 12th, 16th and 17th meetings. [9] Ibid., 14th meeting, paras. 3-11.
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