VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 177
Wel~om~ng the progressive exercise.of the right to selfdeterml~
atlOn by p~oples under colomal, foreign or alien
occupatIOn and their emergence into sovereign statehood
and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats
of forei~n military intervention and occupation, which are
t~reatenmg to sup~res~, or have already suppressed, the
fight to self-deterrnmatlOn of an increasing number of sovereign
peoples and nations,
Further ~xpressing grave concern that, as a consequence
of the persistence of such actions, millions of people have
been and are being uprooted from their homes as refugees
and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for
concerted international action to alleviate their conditions,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation
of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human
rights as a result of foreign military intervention, aggression
and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its thirty-sixth, II thirty-seventh12 and thirty-eighth
sessions,1J
Reiterating its resolutions 35/35 B of 14 November 1980
and 36110 of 28 October 1981,
Taking note of the note by the Secretary-General of 28
September 1982,14
I. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right
of all peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and
alien domination, to self-determination is a fundamental
condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such
rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, since these have
resulted in the suppression of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
and of other human rights in certain parts of
the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately
their military intervention and occupation of foreign
countries and territories, and to cease all acts of repression,
discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, particularly
the bmtal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for
the execution of these acts against the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and
displaced persons who have been uprooted by the aforementioned
acts and reaffirms their right to return to their
homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue
to give special attention to the violation of human
rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting
from foreign military intervention, aggression and
occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this issue
to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session, under
the item entitled "Importance of the universal realization
of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy
granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples
for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights".
90th plenary meeting
3 December 1982
., See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. 1980.
Supp/emem No. 3 (E/1980113 and Cord), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
11 Ibid., 1981, Supplemelll No. 5 (E/1981/25 and COIT.1), chap. XXVIII,
sect. A.
\l Ibid.. 1982, Supplement No. 2 (E/1982/12 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI,
sect. A.
14 A/C.3/3712.
37/43. Importance of the universal realization of the
right of peoples to self-determination and of the
speedy granting of independence to colonial
countries and peoples for the effective guarantee
and observance of human rights
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 2649 (XXV) of 30 November
1970,2955 (XXVII) of 12 December 1972, 3070 (XXVIll)
of 30 November 1973, 3246 (XXIX) of 29 November 1974,
3382 (XXX) of 10 November 1975, 33/24 of 29 November
1978,34/44 of 23 November 1979, 35/35 of 14 November
1980 and 36/9 of 28 October 1981, and Security Council
resolutions 418 (1977) of 4 November 1977 and 437 (1978)
of 10 October 1978,
Recalling also its resolutions 2465 (XXIII) of 20 December
1968,2548 (XXIV) of 11 December 1969,2708 (XXV)
of 14 December 1970, 3103 (XXVIll) of 12 December 1973
and 3314 (XXIX) of 14 December 1974 concerning the use
and recruitment of mercenaries against national liberation
movements and sovereign States, and also Security Council
resolutions 496 (1981) of 15 December 1981 and 507 (1982)
of 28 May 1982,
Recalling further its relevant resolutions on the question
of Palestine, in particular resolutions 3236 (XXIX) and 3237
(XXIX) of 22 November 1974, 36/120 of 10 December
1981 and ES-7/6 of 19 August 1982,
Recalling also its resolutions on the question of Namibia,
in particular resolution ES-8/2 of 14 September 1981,
Recalling the resolutions on Namibia adopted by the
Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity
at its thirty-seventh ordinary session, held at Nairobi from
15 to 26 June 1981, particularly resolutions CM/Res.855
(XXXVII) and CMJRes.865 (XXXVII),15
Deeply concerned at the continued terrorist acts of aggression
committed by the Pretoria r~gime against independent
African States, in particular Angola, Botswana, Mozam- .
bique, Seychelles and Zambia,
Deeply angered by the occupation of part of the territory
of Angola by the troops of the racist regime of South Africa,
RecallingthePoHtical DeciaratIon adopted by the First
Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Organization
of African Unity and the League of Arab States,
held at Cairo from 7 to 9 March 1977,16
Considering that the denial of the inalienable rights of
the Palestinian people to self-determination, sovereignty,
independence and return to Palestine and the repeated acts
of aggression by Israel against the peoples of the region
constitute a serious threat to international peace and security,
Deeply shocked and alarmed at the deplorable consequences
of the Israeli invasion of Beirut on 3 August 1982,
and recalling all the resolutions of the Security Council, in
particular resolutions 520 (1982) of 17 September 1982 and
521 (1982) of 19 September 1982,
Reaffirming its faith in the importance of the implementation
of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence
to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Reaffirming the importance of the universal realization of
the right of peoples to self-determination, national sovereignty
and territorial integrity and of the speedy granting of
independence to colonial countries and peoples as imperatives
for the full enjoyment of all human rights,
IS See A/36/534, annex 1.
16 N32/61, annex 1.
General Assembly-Thirty-seventh Session
178
Reaffirming that "bantustanization" is incompatible with
genuine independence, national unity and sovereignty and
has the effect of perpetuating the power of the white minority
and the racist system of apartheid in South Africa,
Reaffirming the obligation of all Member States to comply
with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and
the resolutions of the United Nations regarding the exercise
of the right to self-determination by peoples under colonial
and foreign domination,
Reaffirming also that the system of apartheid imposed on
the South African people constitutes an inadmissible violation
of the rights of that people and a constant threat to
international security,
Reaffirming the national unity and territorial integrity of
the Comoros,
Gravely concerned at the continuation of the illegal occupation
of Namibia by South Africa and the continued
violations of the human rights of the peoples still under
colonial and foreign domination and alien subjugation,
1. Calls upon all States to implement fully and faithfully
the resolutions of the United Nations regarding the exercise
of the right to self-determination and independence by peoples
under colonial and foreign domination;
2. Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples
for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and
liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign
occupation by all available means, including armed struggle;
3. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the Namibian people,
the Palestinian people and all peoples under foreign
and colonial domination to self-detennination, national independence,
territorial integrity, national unity and sovereignty
without outside interference;
4. Notes again with satisfaction resolution AHG/Res.103
(XVIII) adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government of the Organization of African Unity at its
eighteenth ordinary session, held at Nairobi from 24 to 27
June 1981,17 and the decisions of its Implementation Committee
to organize and conduct a general, free and regular
referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara, and
welcomes the willingness of the United Nations to collaborate
in the implementation of the process envisaged by the
Organization of African Unity;
5. Takes note of the contacts between the Government
of the Comoros and the Government of France in the search
for a just solution to the integration of the Comorian island
of Mayotte into the Comoros in accordance with the resolutions
of the Organization of African Unity and the United
Nations on this question;
6. Condemns the policy of "bantustanization" and reiterates
its support for the oppressed people of South Africa
in their just and legitimate struggle against the racist minority
regime of Pretoria;
7. Further condemns South Africa for its increased
oppression of the Namibian people, for the massive militarization
of Namibia and for its armed attacks on the frontline
States with the aim of destabilizing their Governments;
8. Strongly condemns the establishment and use of armed
terrorist groups by South Africa with a view to pitting them
against the national liberation movements and destabilizing
the legitimate Governments of southern Africa, thus impeding
effective implementation of General Assembly resolution
1514 (XV);
9. Strongly reaffirms its solidarity with the independent
African countries and liberation movements that are victims
17 See A/36/534. annex H.
of the murderous acts of aggression of the Pretoria regime
and of its attempts at destabilization;
10. Strongly condemns once again the invasion and occupation
of part of the territory of Angola by troops of the
racist Pretoria regime and demands the immediate withdrawal
of those troops from Angolan territory;
11. Reaffirms that the practice of using mercenaries
against sovereign States and national liberation movements
constitutes a criminal act and that the mercenaries themselves
are criminals, and calls upon the Governments of all
countries to enact legislation declaring the recruitment, financing
and training of mercenaries in their territories and
the transit of mercenaries through their territories to be punishable
offences, and prohibiting their nationals from serving
as mercenaries, and to report on such legislation to the
Secretary-General;
12. Strongly condemns the continued violations of the
human rights of the peoples stilI under colonial and foreign
domination and alien subjugation, the continuation of the
illegal occupation of Namibia, and South Africa's attempts
to dismember its Territory, the perpetuation of the racist
minority regime in southern Africa and the denial to the
Palestinian people of their inalienable national rights;
13. Also strongly condemns the policies of those Western
and other countries whose political, economic, military,
nuclear, strategic. cultural and sports relations with the racist
minority regime in South Africa encourage that regime to
persist in its suppression of the aspirations of peoples to
self-determination and independence;
14. Again demands the immediate application of the
mandatory arms embargo against South Africa, imposed
under Security Council resolution 418 (1977), by all countries,
particularly by those countries that maintain military
and nuclear co-operation with the racist Pretoria regime and
continue to supply it with related materiel;
15. Takes note again with satisfaction of the Paris Declaration
on Sanctions against South Africa, the Special Declaration
on Namibia and the reports of the technical and
political commissions adopted by the International Conference
on Sanctions against South Africa, held in Paris from
20 to 27 May] 98],18 convenedjointIy by the United Nations
and the Organization of African Unity;
16. Demands the immediate implementation of General
Assembly resolution ES-8/2 on Namibia;
17. Calls for a substantial increase in all forms of assistance
given by all States, United Nations organs, specialized
agencies and non-governmental organizations to the
victims of racism, racial discrimination and apartheid through
their national liberation movements recognized by the Organization
of African Unity;
18. Strongly condemns those Governments that do not
recognize the right to self-determination and independence
of all peoples stilI under colonial and foreign domination
and alien subjugation, notably the peoples of Africa and the
Palestinian people;
19. Strongly condemns the increasingly widespread
massacres of innocent and defenceless people, including
women and children, by the racist minority Pretoria regime
in its desperate attempt to thwart the legitimate demands of
the people;
20. Strongly condemns the massacre of Palestinians and
other civilians at Beirut on 17 September 1982;
'" Repurt (if the International Conference on Sanctions against South
Africa, Paris, 20-f7 May 1981 (NCONF.107/8), sect. X and annexes X
and XI.
----__............ J...
VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 179
21. Strongly condemns the expansionist activities of Israel
in the Middle East and the continual bombing of Palestinian
civilians, which constitute a serious obstacle to the
realization of the self-determination and independence of
the Palestinian people;
22. Strongly condemns the Israeli aggression against
Lebanon in June 1982, which endangers stability, peace and
security in the region, and reiterates its support for the efforts
undertaken to implement the resolutions of the Security
Council, in particular those demanding the immediate and
unconditional withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese
territory to internationally recognized boundaries and respect
for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon;
23. Urges all States, competent organizations of the
United Nations system, specialized agencies and other international
organizations to extend their support to the Palestinian
people through its sole and legitimate representative,
the Palestine Liberation Organization, in its struggle to regain
its right to self-determination and independence in ac-
_ cordance with the Charter of the United Nations;
24. Demands the immediate and unconditional release
of all persons detained or imprisoned as a result of their
struggle for self-determination and independence, full respect
for their fundamental individual rights and the observance
of article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights,19 under which no one shall be subjected to torture
or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;
25. Recommends that the Security Council should make
urgent appeals for clemency to the South African authorities
in order that the lives of the three African National Congress
freedom fighters sentenced to death on 6 August 1982 may
be saved in accordance with General Assembly resolution
37/1 of I October 1982;
26. Demands the immediate release of children detained
in Namibian and South African prisons;
27. Reiterates its appreciation for the material and other
forms of assistance that peoples under colonial rule continue
to receive from Governments, United Nations agencies and
intergovernmental organizations, and calls for a substantial
increase in this assistance;
28. Urges all States, specialized agencies and competent
organizations of the United Nations system to do their
utmost to ensure the full implementation of the Declaration
on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and
Peoples and to intensify their efforts to support peoples
under colonial, foreign and racist domination in their just
struggle for self-determination and independence;
29. Requests the Secretary-General to give maximum
publicity to the Declaration on the Granting ofIndependence
to Colonial Countries and Peoples and to give the widest
possible publicity to the struggle being waged by oppressed
peoples for the realization of their self-determination and
national independence;
30. Decides to consider this item again at its thirtyeighth
session on the basis of the reports that Governments,
United Nations agencies and intergovernmental and nongovernmental
organizations have been requested to submit
concerning the strengthening of assistance to colonial territories
and peoples.
90th plenary meeting
3 December 1982
•9 Resolution 217 A (Ill).
37/44. Report of the Committee on the Elimination Of
Racial Discrimination: General recommendation
VI
The General Assembly,
Taking note of decision I (XXV) of 15 March 1982 of
the Committee mi the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,
entitled "General recommendation VI",20
Acknowledging the burden which reporting obligations
under international instruments places upon States parties,
especially those with limited technical and administrative
resources,
Convinced, none the less, that the value of international
conventions relies upon the full and conscientious implementation
of the obligations undertaken upon ratification or
accession,
Noting with concern that many periodic reports due under
article 9 of the International Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Racial Discrimination21 are outstanding and
that in some cases initial reports are several years overdue,
I. Appeals to all States parties to the International
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
to fulfil their obligations under article 9 of the
Convention and to submit their reports within the appropriate
time;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to invite the views
and observations of States parties to the Convention on the
causes of the situation described in general recommendation
VI of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
and to submit an analysis of the replies received in
a report to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session,
together with such suggestions as he might wish to make
with a view to improving the situation;
3. Also requests the Secretary-General, in preparing his
report, to consider the situation described in general recommendation
VI of the Committee in the overall framework
of reporting obligations that Member States have under the
various human rights instruments in order to be able to take
into account similar and related problems which may have
arisen in compliance with such obligations;
4. Further requests the Secretary-General to submit his
report, together with the records of the General Assembly's
consideration thereof, to the ninth meeting of the States
parties to the Convention, to be held in 1984.
90th plenary meeting
3 December 1982
37/45. Status of the International Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 3057 (XXVIII) of 2 November
1973,3135 (XXVIII) of 14 December 1973,3225 (XXIX)
of 6 November 1974, 3381 (XXX) of 10 November 1975,
31/79 of 13 December 1976, 32/11 of? November 1977,
33/101 of 16 December 1978, 34/26 of 15 November 1979,
35/38 of 25 November 1980 and 36/11 of 28 October 1981,
Welcoming the increase in the number of declarations
made under article 14 of the Convention,
20 See Official Records ofthe General Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session,
Supplement No. 18 (N37118), chap. IX,
21 Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex..
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/48/94
16 February 1994
Forty-eighth session
Agenda item 108 (a)
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/48/626)]
48/94. Importance of the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting
of independence to colonial countries and peoples for
the effective guarantee and observance of human rights
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its faith in the importance of the implementation of the
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Reaffirming also the importance of the universal realization of the
right of peoples to self-determination, national sovereignty and territorial
integrity and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and
peoples as imperatives for the full enjoyment of all human rights,
Reaffirming further the obligation of all Member States to comply with
the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the resolutions of the
United Nations regarding the exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial and foreign domination,
Recalling the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 1/ adopted at
the World Conference on Human Rights,
Considering the urgent need of Namibia for assistance in its efforts to
reconstruct and strengthen its fledgling economic and social structures,
__________
1/ Report of the World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna,
14-25 June 1993 (A/CONF.157/24 (Part I)), chap. III.
/...
A/RES/48/94
Page 2
Recalling the Abuja Declaration on South Africa, adopted by the Assembly
of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its
twenty-seventh ordinary session, held at Abuja from 3 to 5 June 1991, 2/ and
the statement on developments in South Africa, adopted by the Ad Hoc Committee
of the Organization of African Unity on Southern Africa at its extraordinary
session of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, held on 29 September 1993, 3/
Affirming the need to exercise vigilance with respect to developments in
South Africa to ensure that the common objective of the international
community and the peoples of South Africa is achieved by the establishment of
a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa without deviation or
obstruction,
Recalling the signing of the General Peace Agreement for Mozambique 4/
at Rome on 4 October 1992, which provides for the termination of the armed
conflict in that country,
Reaffirming the national unity and territorial integrity of the Comoros,
Deeply concerned by Israel’s continuing occupation of parts of southern
Lebanon and its frequent attacks against Lebanese territory and people, as
well as its refusal to implement Security Council resolution 425 (1978) of 19
March 1978,
Bearing in mind United Nations resolutions related to the question of
Palestine,
Taking note of the recent positive evolution in the Middle East peace
process, in particular the signing on 13 September 1993 of the Declaration of
Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements 5/ by the Government of the
State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization,
1. Calls upon all States to implement fully and faithfully all the
relevant resolutions of the United Nations regarding the exercise of the right
to self-determination and independence by peoples under colonial and foreign
domination;
2. Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for
independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from
colonial domination, apartheid and foreign occupation, in all its forms and by
all available means;
3. Reaffirms also the inalienable right of the Palestinian people and
all peoples under foreign occupation and colonial domination to selfdetermination,
independence and sovereignty;
__________
2/ A/46/390, annex II.
3/ A/48/461-S/26514, annex.
4/ S/24635, annex.
5/ See A/48/486-S/26560.
/...
A/RES/48/94
Page 3
4. Calls upon those Governments which do not recognize the right to
self-determination and independence of all peoples still under colonial
domination, alien subjugation and foreign occupation to do so;
5. Calls upon Israel to refrain from violation of the fundamental
rights of the Palestinian people and from denial of its right to selfdetermination;
6. Urges all States, the specialized agencies and organizations of
the United Nations system, as well as other international organizations, to
extend their support to the Palestinian people through its sole and legitimate
representative, the Palestine Liberation Organization, in its struggle to
regain its right to self-determination and independence in accordance with the
Charter of the United Nations;
7. Urgently appeals to all States, the organizations of the United
Nations system and other international organizations to render assistance to
Namibia in order to enhance its efforts to promote democracy and economic
development;
8. Strongly urges the Government of South Africa to take additional
steps to implement fully the provisions of the statement on developments in
South Africa, adopted on 29 September 1993 by the Ad Hoc Committee of the
Organization of African Unity on Southern Africa, 3/ in order to achieve the
objectives of the Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in
Southern Africa; 6/
9. Calls upon all parties to refrain immediately from acts of
violence and calls upon the Government of South Africa to exercise its
responsibility to end the ongoing violence through, inter alia, strict
adherence to the National Peace Accord signed on 14 September 1991; 7/
10. Calls upon all signatories to the National Peace Accord to
manifest their commitment to peace by fully implementing its provisions, and
calls upon other parties to contribute to the attainment of its objectives;
11. Strongly condemns the establishment and use of armed groups with a
view to pitting them against the national liberation movements;
12. Demands that the Government of South Africa repeal the security
legislation that remains in force, which inhibits free and peaceful political
activity;
13. Requests the Secretary-General to act speedily to implement
Security Council resolution 772 (1992) of 17 August 1992 in its entirety,
including those parts pertaining to the investigation of criminal conduct and
the monitoring of all armed formations in the country;
14. Demands the full application of the mandatory arms embargo against
South Africa, imposed under Security Council resolution 418 (1977) of 4
__________
6/ Resolution S-16/1, annex.
7/ See Centre against Apartheid, Notes and Documents, No. 23/91.
/...
A/RES/48/94
Page 4
November 1977, by all countries and more particularly by those countries which
maintain military and nuclear cooperation with the Government of South Africa
and continue to supply it with related matériel;
15. Appeals to the international community, pursuant to General
Assembly resolution 47/82 of 16 December 1992, to continue to extend
assistance to Lesotho to enable it to fulfil its international humanitarian
obligations towards refugees;
16. Pays tribute to the Government and people of Angola for their
noble contribution to the evolving climate of peace in southern Angola, and
addresses its strongest appeal to the National Union for the Total
Independence of Angola to undertake to commit itself to the peace process that
will lead to a comprehensive settlement in Angola on the basis of the Peace
Accords; 8/
17. Demands that the Government of South Africa pay compensation to
Angola for damages caused, in accordance with the relevant resolutions and
decisions of the Security Council;
18. Demands also that the Government of South Africa pay full and
adequate compensation to Botswana for the loss of life and damage to property
resulting from the unprovoked and unwarranted military attacks of 14 June
1985, 19 May 1986 and 20 June 1988 on the capital of Botswana;
19. Calls upon the international community to continue to extend its
generous support to the ongoing efforts aimed at ensuring respect for and the
successful implementation of the General Peace Agreement for Mozambique 4/ and
at assisting the Government of Mozambique in the establishment of lasting
peace and democracy and in the promotion of an effective programme of national
reconstruction in that country;
20. Fully supports the Secretary-General in his efforts to implement
the plan for the settlement of the question of Western Sahara by organizing,
in cooperation with the Organization of African Unity, a referendum for the
self-determination of the people of Western Sahara;
21. Notes the contacts between the Government of the Comoros and the
Government of France in the search for a just solution to the problem of the
integration of the Comorian island of Mayotte into the Comoros, in accordance
with the resolutions of the Organization of African Unity and the United
Nations on the question;
22. Strongly condemns the continued violation of the human rights of
the peoples still under colonial domination and alien subjugation;
23. Calls for a substantial increase in all forms of assistance given
by all States, United Nations organs, the specialized agencies and nongovernmental
organizations to the victims of racism, racial discrimination and
apartheid through anti-apartheid organizations and national liberation
movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity;
__________
8/ See S/22609, annex.
/...
A/RES/48/94
Page 5
24. Reaffirms that the practice of using mercenaries against sovereign
States and national liberation movements constitutes a criminal act, and calls
upon the Governments of all countries to enact legislation declaring the
recruitment, financing and training of mercenaries in their territories and
the transit of mercenaries through their territories to be punishable offences
and prohibiting their nationals from serving as mercenaries, and to report on
such legislation to the Secretary-General;
25. Demands the immediate and unconditional release of all persons
detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle for self-determination
and independence, full respect for their fundamental individual rights and
compliance with article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 9/
under which no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment;
26. Expresses its appreciation for the material and other forms of
assistance that peoples under colonial rule continue to receive from
Governments, organizations of the United Nations system and other
intergovernmental organizations, and calls for a substantial increase in that
assistance;
27. Urges all States, the specialized agencies and other competent
organizations of the United Nations system to do their utmost to ensure the
full implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples and to intensify their efforts to support
peoples under colonial, foreign and racist domination in their just struggle
for self-determination and independence;
28. Decides to consider this question at its forty-ninth session under
the item entitled "Right of peoples to self-determination".
85th plenary meeting
20 December 1993
__________
9/ Resolution 217 A (III).
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/49/151
7 February 1995
Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 94
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/49/752)]
49/151. Importance of the universal realization of the right
of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy
granting of independence to colonial countries and
peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its faith in the importance of the implementation of the
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Reaffirming the obligation of Member States to comply with the
principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the resolutions of the
United Nations regarding the exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial and foreign domination,
Recalling the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted by the
World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 1/
Reaffirming the national unity and territorial integrity of the Comoros,
1. Calls upon all States to implement fully and faithfully all the
relevant resolutions of the United Nations regarding the exercise of the right
to self-determination and independence by peoples under colonial and foreign
domination;
2. Reaffirms the importance of the universal realization of the right
of peoples to self-determination, national sovereignty and territorial
integrity and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and
peoples as a condition for the full enjoyment of all human rights;
1/ A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
95-76537 /...
A/RES/49/151
Page 2
3. Calls upon those Governments which do not recognize the right to
self-determination and independence of all peoples still under colonial
domination, alien subjugation and foreign occupation to do so;
4. Fully supports the Secretary-General in his efforts to implement
the plan for the settlement of the question of Western Sahara by organizing,
in cooperation with the Organization of African Unity and in accordance with
relevant Security Council resolutions, a referendum for the self-determination
of the people of Western Sahara;
5. Notes the contacts between the Government of the Comoros and the
Government of France in the search for a just solution to the problem of the
integration of the Comorian island of Mayotte into the Comoros, in accordance
with the resolutions of the Organization of African Unity and the United
Nations on the question;
6. Strongly condemns the continued violation of the human rights of
the peoples still under colonial domination and alien subjugation;
7. Calls for a substantial increase in all forms of assistance given
by all States, United Nations organs, the specialized agencies and
non-governmental organizations to the victims of racism and racial
discrimination;
8. Demands the immediate and unconditional release of all persons who
have not committed crimes against humanity and who are detained or imprisoned
as a result of their struggle for self-determination and independence, full
respect for their fundamental individual rights and compliance with article 5
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 2/ under the terms of which no
one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;
9. Expresses its appreciation for the material and other forms of
assistance that peoples under colonial rule continue to receive from
Governments, organizations of the United Nations system and other
intergovernmental organizations, and calls for a substantial increase in that
assistance;
10. Urges all States, the specialized agencies and other competent
organizations of the United Nations system to do their utmost to ensure the
full implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples and to intensify their efforts to support
peoples under colonial and foreign domination in their just struggle for
self-determination and independence;
11. Decides to consider this question at its fiftieth session under
the item entitled "Right of peoples to self-determination".
94th plenary meeting
23 December 1994
2/ Resolution 217 A (III).
VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee
6. Appeals to Governments to promote the establishment
of appropriate facili ties for the care and education of
children as a means of combining parenthood with economic,
political, social, cultural and other activities, and
thus to assist women towards full integration in society;
7, Calls upon Member States to adopt the necessary effective
measures with a view to implementing the Nairobi
Forward-looking Strategies as a matter of priority, including
the establishment or strengthening of appropriate
mechanisms for the advancement of women, in order to
ensure the full participation of women in all spheres of life
in their countries;
8. Requests the Secretary-General, when preparing
surveys on the role ofwomen in development as well as reports
on the world social situation and other relevant surveys,
to pay due attention to all the interrelated aspects of
the role of women in society;
9. Invites the Commission on the Status of Women to
pay due attention to the provisions of the present resolution
during the consideration at its next sessions of the priority
themes under the heading "Equality", with a view to
formulating recommendations for appropriate action by
concerned United Nations organs and bodies.
85th plenary meeting
30 November 1987
42/65. International Research and Training Institute
for the Advancement of Women
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 40/38 of 29 November 1985 as
well as Economic and Social Council resolution 1987/25
of 26 May 1987,
Taking note with satisfaction of the report ofthe International
Research and Training Institute for the Advancement
of Women on itsactivities,54
Recognizing that the Institute's mode of operation,
through the use of networks, in carrying out its functions
at the international, regional and national levels has enabled
it to strengthen the scope and impact of its activities,
Convinced of the important role of research, training
and information for the implementation of the Nairobi
Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of
Women40 and for monitoring new trends and issues related
to women and developmental policy design,
1. Expresses its satisfaction at the significance and
scope of the activities of the International Research and
Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, particularly
as they relate to statistics and indicators on
women and training for the formulation of policy analysis,
planning and programming relevant to an increased participation
and the integration of women in development;
2. Requests the Institute to continue and strengthen its
research, training, information and communication activities,
particularly the developing of innovative training
methodologies on women and socio-economic issuds related
to development, networking as far as possible with
other relevant research and training activities;
3. Also requests the Institute to promote general
awareness of and training in the pragmatic approach to
the integration of women in policy designs, including the
elaboration of special methodologies for monitoring and
evaluation purposes, with particular reference to the im-
14 A/42/444. annex.
193
plementation of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies
for the Advancement of Women and the feedback of results
into the operational system;
4. Calls upon institutions and organizations within and
outside the United Nations system, particularly the
United Nations regional commissions, to continue their
collaboration with the Institute, on the basis of equitable
cost-sharing, by strengthening the network of co-operative
arrangements related to research, training, information
and communication programmes concerning women and
development;
5. Invites States and intergovernmental and nongovernmental
organizations to contribute to the United
Nations Trust Fund for the International Research and
Training Institute for the Advancement ofWomen so as to
ensure that the Institute has the necessary resources to implement
its long-term policies and programmes;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the
General Assembly at its forty-fourth session a report on
the activities of the Institute;
7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its
forty-fourth session the item entitled "International Research
and Training Institute for the Advancement of
Women".
85th plenary meeting
30 November 1987
42/94. Universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee
and observance of human rights, of the universal realization
of the righ t of peoples to self-determination enshrined
in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the
International Covenants on Human Rights,!3 as well as in
the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General Assembly
resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to selfdetermination
by peoples under colonial, foreign or alien
occupation and their emergence into sovereign statehood
and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of
foreign military intervention and occupation that are
threatening to suppress, or have already suppressed, the
right to self·determination of an increasing number ofsovereign
peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the
persistence of such actions, millions of people have been
and are being uprooted from their homes as refugees and
displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for
concerted international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation
of the right of peoples to self-determination and other
human rights as a result of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, adopted bls the Commission
on Human Rights at its thirty-sixth, 5 thirty-seventh,56
33 See Official Recards of the Ecollomic Q lid Social COUllCiI, 1980.
Supplemellt No. 3 (E/1980/13 and Corr, I), chap, XXVI, sect. A.
S6 Ibld.. 1981. Suppleme,lI No. 5 (E/1981125 and Corr.!),
chap. XXVlll. sect. A,
Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library
194
General Assembly-Forty-second Session
thirty-eighth, 37 thirty-ninth,58 fortieth,59 forty-first,6O
forty-second61 and forty-third 26 sessions,
Reiterating its resolutions 35/35 B of 14 November
1980, 36/10 of 28 October 1981, 37/42 of 3 December
1982,38/16 of22 November 1983, 39/18 of23 November
1984, 40/24 of 29 November 1985 and 41/100 of
4 December 1986,
Taking /late of the report of the Secretary-General,62
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right
of all peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and
alien domination, to self-determination is a fundamental
condition for the effective guarantee and observance ofhuman
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such
rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, since these
have resulted in the suppression of the right of peoples to
self-determination and other human rights in certain parts
of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately
their military intervention and occupation of foreign
countries and territories and all acts of repression, discrimination,
exploitation and maltreatment, particularly
the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for
the execution of these acts against the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and
displaced persons who have been uprooted as a result of
the aforementioned acts and reaffirms their right to return
to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue
to give special attention to the violation of human
rights, epecially the right to self-determination, resulting
from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this issue
to the General Assembly at its forty-third session under
the item entitled "Importance of the universal realization
of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the
speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and
peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights".
93rd plenary meeting
7 December 1987
42/95. Importance of the universal realization of the
right of peoples to self-determination and of the
speedy granting of independence to colonial
countries and peoples for the effective guarantee
and observance of human rights
The General Assembly,
~eaffirming its fait~ in the importance of the implementatIOn
of~he Declar.atlOn on the Granting ofIndependence
t? Colomal Countnes and Peoples contained in its resolu.
tlon 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Reaffi.rming the importance of the universal realization
of t.he nght of peoples to self-determination national sovereignty
and territorial integrity and of the'speedy grant-
57 Ibid., 1982. Supplement No.2 (E/I982/12 and Corr.l)
chap- XXVI, sect. A. '
5 Ibid., 1983, Supplemenl NO.3 (£/1983/13 and Corr I)
chaf' XXVII, sect. A. ' ,
sec5t. AIb.id.. 1984. SlJpplemenl No. 4 (£/1984/14 and Corr.1,) chap.1,1
60 [bid.. 1985, Supplement No. 2 (E/1985/22) chap II sect A
61 [bid" 1986, Supplement No. 2 (Ell 986/22)' chap: u' sect' A'
62 A/42/448 and Add. I. " ..
ing of independence to colonial countries and peoples as
imperatives for the full enjoyment of all human rights,
Reaffirming the obligation of all Member States to comply
with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations
and the resolutions of the United Nations regarding
the exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples
under colonial and foreign domination,
Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) and all relevant resolutions
concerning the implementation of the Declaration
on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries
and Peoples,
Recalling further its resolutions on the question of Namibia,
in particular resolutions 2145 (XXI) of 27 October
1966 and S-14/ 1of 20 September 1986, as well as the relevant
Security Council resolutions, in particular resolutions
385 (1976) of 30 January 1976 and 435 (1978) of
29 September 1978,
Recalling the Declaration adopted by the World Conference
on Sanctions against Racist South Africa63 and the
Declaration of the International Conference for the Immediate
Independence of Namibia and the Programme of
Action On Namibia,64
Taking note of the Luanda Declaration and Programme
of Action adopted by the United Nations Council for Namibia
at its extraordinary plenary meetings, held at
Luanda from 18 to 22 May 1987,65
Taking note also of the final communique adopted by the
United Nations Council for Namibia at its ministerial
meeting, held at United Nations Headquarters on 2 October
1987,66
Bearing in mind the outcome of the International Conference
o~ the Alliance between South Africa and Israel,
held at Vienna from 11 to 13 July 1983,67
Welcoming the holding at Tunis from 7 to 9 August
1984 of the Conference of Arab Solidarity with the Struggle
for Liberation in Southern Africa,68
Taking note of resolution CM/Res, 1099 (XLVI)/Rev.l
on South Africa and CM/Res.1091 (XLVI) on Namibia
adopted by the Council ofMinisters of the Organization of
African Unity at its forty-sixth ordinary session held at
Addis Ababa from 20 to 25 July 1987,69 I
Recalling the statement issued on 21 August 1987 by the
President of the Security Council, on behalf of the members
of the Council, in which he expressed their concern in
the face of the steady deterioration of the situation in Namibia
owing to the inte,~sification of the repression perpetrate~
?y the Sout~ Afncan .occupation forces against the
Namlblan people 111 the entIre Territory,70
Reaffirming that the system of apartheid imposed on the
South African people constitutes a violation of the fundamental
rights of that people, a crime against humanity and
a constant threat to international peace and security,
Gra,vely concer~e~ at the continu~tion of the illegal occupatIOn
of NamibIa by South Afnca and the continued
violations of the human rights of the people in the Terri-
6~ Report .of Ihe World Conference 0/1 Sanctiolls againsl Racist SOl/lh
Africa, Parls, 16-20 June 1986 (Uniled Nations publication, Sales
No. E.86.I.23), chap. IX.
64 See Report of lhe InternaliQ/IQI Conference for the Immediate
Indl!pe/l~enee of NO/nlbla. Vienna, 7·1 I July 1986 (United Nati()ll~
pU~ilcatlO~, Sales No. E.86,l.16 and addendum), part three.
OffiCIal Records of the General Assembly, Forty-secol/(I SI!.\·~iOIl,
Sllft'emelll No. 24 (A/42/24), part two, chap. Ill, para. 203.
A/42/631-S/19187, annex.
67 See A/38/311·S/15883, annex.
68 See A/39/450-S/16726,
69 See A/42/699. annex J.
70 See Resolutioll.~ and Decisions of the Security COl/llcil. 1987, p. 9.
Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/48/93
16 February 1994
Forty-eighth session
Agenda item 108 (a)
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/48/626)]
48/93. Universal realization of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance
of human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied
in the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1/ as well as in the
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign
military intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have
already suppressed, the right to self-determination of an increasing number of
sovereign peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of
such actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their
homes as refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for
concerted international action to alleviate their condition,
__________
1/ Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
/...
A/RES/48/93
Page 2
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign
military intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on
Human Rights at its thirty-sixth, 2/ thirty-seventh, 3/ thirty-eighth, 4/
thirty-ninth, 5/ fortieth, 6/ forty-first, 7/ forty-second, 8/ forty-third, 9/
forty-fourth, 10/ forty-fifth, 11/ forty-sixth, 12/ forty-seventh, 13/
forty-eighth 14/ and forty-ninth 15/ sessions,
Reaffirming its resolutions 35/35 B of 14 November 1980, 36/10 of 28
October 1981, 37/42 of 3 December 1982, 38/16 of 22 November 1983, 39/18 of 23
November 1984, 40/24 of 29 November 1985, 41/100 of 4 December 1986, 42/94 of
7 December 1987, 43/105 of 8 December 1988, 44/80 of 8 December 1989, 45/131
of 14 December 1990, 46/88 of 16 December 1991 and 47/83 of 16 December 1992,
__________
2/ See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1980,
Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/1980/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
3/ Ibid., 1981, Supplement No. 5 and corrigendum (E/1981/25 and
Corr.1), chap. XXVIII, sect. A.
4/ Ibid., 1982, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1982/12 and
Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
5/ Ibid., 1983, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/1983/13 and
Corr.1), chap. XXVII, sect. A.
6/ Ibid., 1984, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1984/14 and
Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
7/ Ibid., 1985, Supplement No. 2 (E/1985/22), chap. II, sect. A.
8/ Ibid., 1986, Supplement No. 2 (E/1986/22), chap. II, sect. A.
9/ Ibid., 1987, Supplement No. 5 and corrigenda (E/1987/18 and Corr.1
and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
10/ Ibid., 1988, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1988/12 and
Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
11/ Ibid., 1989, Supplement No. 2 (E/1989/20), chap. II, sect. A.
12/ Ibid., 1990, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1990/22 and
Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
13/ Ibid., 1991, Supplement No. 2 (E/1991/22), chap. II, sect. A.
14/ Ibid., 1992, Supplement No. 2 (E/1992/22), chap. II, sect. A.
15/ Ibid., 1993, Supplement No. 3 (E/1993/23), chap. II, sect. A.
/...
A/RES/48/93
Page 3
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of
peoples to self-determination, 16/
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all
peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to
self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and
observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such
rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the
suppression of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human
rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their
military intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories
and all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment,
particularly the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the
execution of those acts against the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and displaced
persons who have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and
reaffirms their right to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and
honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give
special attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to
self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression
or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the
General Assembly at its forty-ninth session under the item entitled "Right of
peoples to self-determination".
85th plenary meeting
20 December 1993
__________
16/ A/48/384.
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/49/148
7 February 1995
Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 94
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/49/752)]
49/148. Universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance
of human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1/ as well as in the
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign
military intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have
already suppressed, the right to self-determination of an increasing number of
sovereign peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of
such actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their
homes as refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for
concerted international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign
military intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on
1/ Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
95-76519 /...
A/RES/49/148
Page 2
Human Rights at its thirty-sixth, 2/ thirty-seventh, 3/ thirtyeighth,
4/ thirty-ninth, 5/ fortieth, 6/ forty-first, 7/ fortysecond,
8/ forty-third, 9/ forty-fourth, 10/ forty-fifth, 11/ fortysixth,
12/ forty-seventh, 13/ forty-eighth, 14/ forty-ninth 15/
and fiftieth sessions, 16/
Reaffirming its resolutions 35/35 B of 14 November 1980, 36/10 of
28 October 1981, 37/42 of 3 December 1982, 38/16 of 22 November 1983, 39/18 of
23 November 1984, 40/24 of 29 November 1985, 41/100 of 4 December 1986, 42/94
of 7 December 1987, 43/105 of 8 December 1988, 44/80 of 8 December 1989,
45/131 of 14 December 1990, 46/88 of 16 December 1991, 47/83 of
16 December 1992 and 48/93 of 20 December 1993,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of
peoples to self-determination, 17/
2/ See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1980,
Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/1980/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
3/ Ibid., 1981, Supplement No. 5 and corrigendum (E/1981/25 and
Corr.1), chap. XXVIII, sect. A.
4/ Ibid., 1982, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1982/12 and
Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
5/ Ibid., 1983, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/1983/13 and
Corr.1), chap. XXVII, sect. A.
6/ Ibid., 1984, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1984/14 and
Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
7/ Ibid., 1985, Supplement No. 2 (E/1985/22), chap. II, sect. A.
8/ Ibid., 1986, Supplement No. 2 (E/1986/22), chap. II, sect. A.
9/ Ibid., 1987, Supplement No. 5 and corrigenda (E/1987/18 and Corr.1
and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
10/ Ibid., 1988, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1988/12 and
Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
11/ Ibid., 1989, Supplement No. 2 (E/1989/20), chap. II, sect. A.
12/ Ibid., 1990, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1990/22 and
Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
13/ Ibid., 1991, Supplement No. 2 (E/1991/22), chap. II, sect. A.
14/ Ibid., 1992, Supplement No. 2 (E/1992/22), chap. II, sect. A.
15/ Ibid., 1993, Supplement No. 3 (E/1993/23), chap. II, sect. A.
16/ Ibid., 1994, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1994/24 and
Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
17/ A/49/402 and Add.1.
/...
A/RES/49/148
Page 3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all
peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to
self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and
observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such
rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the
suppression of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human
rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their
military intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories
and all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment,
particularly the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the
execution of those acts against the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and displaced
persons who have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and
reaffirms their right to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and
honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give
special attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to
self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression
or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the
General Assembly at its fiftieth session under the item entitled "Right of
peoples to self-determination".
94th plenary meeting
23 December 1994
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/50/139
30 January 1996
Fiftieth session
Agenda item 104
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/50/627)]
50/139. Universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance
of human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1/ as well as in the Declaration
on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in
its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign
military intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have
already suppressed, the right to self-determination of an increasing number of
sovereign peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of
such actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their
homes as refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for
concerted international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign
military intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on
Human Rights at its thirty-sixth, 2/ thirty-seventh, 3/
1/ Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2/ See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1980,
Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/1980/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
96-76321 /...
A/RES/50/139
Page 2
thirty-eighth, 4/ thirty-ninth, 5/ fortieth, 6/ forty-first, 7/ forty-second,
8/ forty-third, 9/ forty-fourth, 10/ forty-fifth, 11/ forty-sixth, 12/ fortyseventh,
13/ forty-eighth, 14/ forty-ninth, 15/ fiftieth 16/ and fifty-first
sessions, 17/
Reaffirming its resolutions 35/35 B of 14 November 1980, 36/10 of
28 October 1981, 37/42 of 3 December 1982, 38/16 of 22 November 1983, 39/18 of
23 November 1984, 40/24 of 29 November 1985, 41/100 of 4 December 1986, 42/94
of 7 December 1987, 43/105 of 8 December 1988, 44/80 of 8 December 1989,
45/131 of 14 December 1990, 46/88 of 16 December 1991, 47/83 of
16 December 1992, 48/93 of 20 December 1993 and 49/148 of 23 December 1994,
3/ Ibid., 1981, Supplement No. 5 and corrigendum (E/1981/25 and
Corr.1), chap. XXVIII, sect. A.
4/ Ibid., 1982, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1982/12 and
Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
5/ Ibid., 1983, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/1983/13 and
Corr.1), chap. XXVII, sect. A.
6/ Ibid., 1984, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1984/14 and
Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
7/ Ibid., 1985, Supplement No. 2 (E/1985/22), chap. II, sect. A.
8/ Ibid., 1986, Supplement No. 2 (E/1986/22), chap. II, sect. A.
9/ Ibid., 1987, Supplement No. 5 and corrigenda (E/1987/18 and Corr.1
and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
10/ Ibid., 1988, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1988/12 and
Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
11/ Ibid., 1989, Supplement No. 2 (E/1989/20), chap. II, sect. A.
12/ Ibid., 1990, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1990/22 and
Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
13/ Ibid., 1991, Supplement No. 2 (E/1991/22), chap. II, sect. A.
14/ Ibid., 1992, Supplement No. 2 (E/1992/22), chap. II, sect. A.
15/ Ibid., 1993, Supplement No. 3 (E/1993/23), chap. II, sect. A.
16/ Ibid., 1994, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1994/24 and
Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
17/ Ibid., 1995, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/1995/23 and Corr.1
and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
/...
A/RES/50/139
Page 3
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of
peoples to self-determination, 18/
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all
peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to
self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and
observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such
rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the
suppression of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human
rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their
military intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories
and all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment,
particularly the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the
execution of those acts against the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and displaced
persons who have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and
reaffirms their right to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and
honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give
special attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to
self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression
or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the
General Assembly at its fifty-first session under the item entitled "Right of
peoples to self-determination".
97th plenary meeting
21 December 1995
18/ A/50/485.
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/51/84
28 February 1997
Fifty-first session
Agenda item 109
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/51/618)]
51/84. Universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance
of human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on
the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in
its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign
military intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have
already suppressed, the right to self-determination of an increasing number of
sovereign peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of
such actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their
homes as refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for
concerted international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
97-77065 /...
A/RES/51/84
Page 2
military intervention, aggression and occupation adopted by the Commission on
Human Rights at its thirty-sixth,2 thirty-seventh,3 thirty-eighth,4 thirtyninth,
5 fortieth,6 forty-first,7 forty-second,8 forty-third,9 fortyfourth,
10 forty-fifth,11 forty-sixth,12 forty-seventh,13 forty-eighth,14 fortyninth,
15 fiftieth,16 fifty-first17 and fifty-second18 sessions,
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1980, Supplement
No. 3 and corrigendum (E/1980/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
3 Ibid., 1981, Supplement No. 5 and corrigendum (E/1981/25 and Corr.1),
chap. XXVIII, sect. A.
4 Ibid., 1982, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1982/12 and Corr.1),
chap. XXVI, sect. A.
5 Ibid., 1983, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/1983/13 and Corr.1),
chap. XXVII, sect. A.
6 Ibid., 1984, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1984/14 and Corr.1),
chap. II, sect. A.
7 Ibid., 1985, Supplement No. 2 (E/1985/22), chap. II, sect. A.
8 Ibid., 1986, Supplement No. 2 (E/1986/22), chap. II, sect. A.
9 Ibid., 1987, Supplement No. 5 and corrigenda (E/1987/18 and
Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
10 Ibid., 1988, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1988/12 and Corr.1),
chap. II, sect. A.
11 Ibid., 1989, Supplement No. 2 (E/1989/20), chap. II, sect. A.
12 Ibid., 1990, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1990/22 and Corr.1),
chap. II, sect. A.
13 Ibid., 1991, Supplement No. 2 (E/1991/22), chap. II, sect. A.
14 Ibid., 1992, Supplement No. 2 (E/1992/22), chap. II, sect. A.
15 Ibid., 1993, Supplement No. 3 (E/1993/23), chap. II, sect. A.
16 Ibid., 1994, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1994/24 and Corr.1),
chap. II, sect. A.
17 Ibid., 1995, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/1995/23 and
Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
18 Ibid., 1996, Supplement No. 3 (E/1996/23), chap. II, sect. A.
/...
A/RES/51/84
Page 3
Reaffirming its resolutions 35/35 B of 14 November 1980, 36/10 of
28 October 1981, 37/42 of 3 December 1982, 38/16 of 22 November 1983, 39/18 of
23 November 1984, 40/24 of 29 November 1985, 41/100 of 4 December 1986, 42/94
of 7 December 1987, 43/105 of 8 December 1988, 44/80 of 8 December 1989,
45/131 of 14 December 1990, 46/88 of 16 December 1991, 47/83 of 16 December
1992, 48/93 of 20 December 1993, 49/148 of 23 December 1994 and 50/139 of 21
December 1995,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of
peoples to self-determination,19
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all
peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to
self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and
observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such
rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the
suppression of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human
rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their
military intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories
and all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment,
particularly the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the
execution of those acts against the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and displaced
persons who have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and
reaffirms their right to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and
honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give
special attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to
self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression
or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the
General Assembly at its fifty-second session under the item entitled "Right of
peoples to self-determination".
82nd plenary meeting
12 December 1996
19 A/51/414.
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/52/113
18 February 1998
Fifty-second session
Agenda item 111
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/52/643)]
52/113. Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights, of the
universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United
Nations and embodied in the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on
the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General Assembly resolution
1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples under colonial,
foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military intervention and occupation
that are threatening to suppress, or have already suppressed, the right to self-determination of an
increasing number of sovereign peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such actions, millions of people
have been and are being uprooted from their homes as refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing
the urgent need for concerted international action to alleviate their condition,
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
98-76801 /...
A/RES/52/113
Page 2
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of peoples to self-determination
and other human rights as a result of foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation adopted by
the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-sixth,2 thirty-seventh,3 thirty-eighth,4 thirty-ninth,5 fortieth,6
forty-first,7 forty-second,8 forty-third,9 forty-fourth,10 forty-fifth,11 forty-sixth,12 forty-seventh,13
forty-eighth,14 forty-ninth,15 fiftieth,16 fifty-first,17 fifty-second18 and fifty-third19 sessions,
Reaffirming its resolutions 35/35 B of 14 November 1980, 36/10 of 28 October 1981, 37/42 of
3 December 1982, 38/16 of 22 November 1983, 39/18 of 23 November 1984, 40/24 of
29 November 1985, 41/100 of 4 December 1986, 42/94 of 7 December 1987, 43/105 of 8 December 1988,
44/80 of 8 December 1989, 45/131 of 14 December 1990, 46/88 of 16 December 1991, 47/83 of
16 December 1992, 48/93 of 20 December 1993, 49/148 of 23 December 1994, 50/139 of
21 December 1995 and 51/84 of 12 December 1996,
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1980, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum
(E/1980/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
3 Ibid., 1981, Supplement No. 5 and corrigendum (E/1981/25 and Corr.1), chap. XXVIII, sect. A.
4 Ibid., 1982, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1982/12 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
5 Ibid., 1983, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/1983/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVII, sect. A.
6 Ibid., 1984, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1984/14 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
7 Ibid., 1985, Supplement No. 2 (E/1985/22), chap. II, sect. A.
8 Ibid., 1986, Supplement No. 2 (E/1986/22), chap. II, sect. A.
9 Ibid., 1987, Supplement No. 5 and corrigenda (E/1987/18 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
10 Ibid., 1988, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1988/12 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
11 Ibid., 1989, Supplement No. 2 (E/1989/20), chap. II, sect. A.
12 Ibid., 1990, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1990/22 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
13 Ibid., 1991, Supplement No. 2 (E/1991/22), chap. II, sect. A.
14 Ibid., 1992, Supplement No. 2 (E/1992/22), chap. II, sect. A.
15 Ibid., 1993, Supplement No. 3 (E/1993/23), chap. II, sect. A.
16 Ibid., 1994, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1994/24 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
17 Ibid., 1995, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/1995/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
18 Ibid., 1996, Supplement No. 3 (E/1996/23), chap. II, sect. A.
19 Ibid., 1997, Supplement No. 3 (E/1997/23), chap. II, sect. A.
/...
A/RES/52/113
Page 3
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to self-determination,20
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples, including those under colonial,
foreign and alien domination, to self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee
and observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation,
since these have resulted in the suppression of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human
rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military intervention in and
occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation and
maltreatment, particularly the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those
acts against the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and displaced persons who have been uprooted
as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right to return to their homes voluntarily in
safety and honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special attention to the violation
of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention,
aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General Assembly at its fiftythird
session under the item entitled "Right of peoples to self-determination".
70th plenary meeting
12 December 1997
20 A/52/485.
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
99-77017 /...
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/53/134
1 March 1999
Fifty-third session
Agenda item 109
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/53/624)]
53/134. Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights, of the universal
realization of the right of peoples to self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and
embodied in the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14
December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples under colonial, foreign
or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military intervention and occupation
that are threatening to suppress, or have already suppressed, the right to self-determination of an increasing
number of sovereign peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such actions, millions of people
have been and are being uprooted from their homes as refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the
urgent need for concerted international action to alleviate their condition,
A/RES/53/134
Page 2
See Official Records of the Economic 2 and Social Council, 1980, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum
(E/1980/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
3 Ibid., 1981, Supplement No. 5 and corrigendum (E/1981/25 and Corr.1), chap. XXVIII, sect. A.
4 Ibid., 1982, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1982/12 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
5 Ibid., 1983, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/1983/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVII, sect. A.
6 Ibid., 1984, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1984/14 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
7 Ibid., 1985, Supplement No. 2 (E/1985/22), chap. II, sect. A.
8 Ibid., 1986, Supplement No. 2 (E/1986/22), chap. II, sect. A.
9 Ibid., 1987, Supplement No. 5 and corrigenda (E/1987/18 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
10 Ibid., 1988, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1988/12 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
11 Ibid., 1989, Supplement No. 2 (E/1989/20), chap. II, sect. A.
12 Ibid., 1990, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1990/22 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
13 Ibid., 1991, Supplement No. 2 (E/1991/22), chap. II, sect. A.
14 Ibid., 1992, Supplement No. 2 (E/1992/22), chap. II, sect. A.
15 Ibid., 1993, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/1993/23 and Corr.2, 4 and 5), chap. II, sect. A.
16 Ibid., 1994, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1994/24 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
17 Ibid., 1995, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/1995/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
18 Ibid., 1996, Supplement No. 3 (E/1996/23), chap. II, sect. A.
19 Ibid., 1997, Supplement No. 3 (E/1997/23), chap. II, sect. A.
20 Ibid., 1998, Supplement No. 3 (E/1998/23), chap. II, sect. A.
21 A/53/280.
/...
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of peoples to self-determination
and other human rights as a result of foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation adopted by the
Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-sixth,2 thirty-seventh,3 thirty-eighth,4 thirty-ninth,5 fortieth,6 fortyfirst,
7 forty-second8, forty-third9 , forty-fourt1h0 , forty-fif1t1h, forty-si1x2th, forty-seve13nth, forty-ei1g4hth,
forty-ninth,15 fiftieth,16 fifty-first,17 fifty-second,18 fifty-third19 and fifty-fourth20 sessions,
Reaffirming its resolutions 35/35 B of 14 November 1980, 36/10 of 28 October 1981, 37/42 of 3
December 1982, 38/16 of 22 November 1983, 39/18 of 23 November 1984, 40/24 of 29 November 1985,
41/100 of 4 December 1986, 42/94 of 7 December 1987, 43/105 of 8 December 1988, 44/80 of 8 December
1989, 45/131 of 14 December 1990, 46/88 of 16 December 1991, 47/83 of 16 December 1992, 48/93 of 20
December 1993, 49/148 of 23 December 1994, 50/139 of 21 December 1995, 51/84 of 12 December 1996
and 52/113 of 12 December 1997,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to self-determination,21
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples, including those under colonial,
foreign and alien domination, to self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and
observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
A/RES/53/134
Page 3
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation,
since these have resulted in the suppression of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human
rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military intervention in and
occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation and
maltreatment, particularly the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those
acts against the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and displaced persons who have been uprooted as a
result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and
honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special attention to the violation of
human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention,
aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General Assembly at its fiftyfourth
session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to self-determination”.
85th plenary meeting
9 December 1998
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
00 29548 /...
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/54/155
29 February 2000
Fifty-fourth session
Agenda item 115
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/54/604)]
54/155. Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights, of the universal
realization of the right of peoples to self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and
embodied in the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on the Granting
of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV)
of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples under colonial, foreign
or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military intervention and occupation
that are threatening to suppress, or have already suppressed, the right to self-determination of sovereign
peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such actions, millions of people
have been and are being uprooted from their homes as refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the
urgent need for concerted international action to alleviate their condition,
A/RES/54/155
Page 2
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1980, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum
(E/1980/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
3 Ibid., 1981, Supplement No. 5 and corrigendum (E/1981/25 and Corr.1), chap. XXVIII, sect. A.
4 Ibid., 1982, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1982/12 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
5 Ibid., 1983, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum (E/1983/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVII, sect. A.
6 Ibid., 1984, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1984/14 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
7 Ibid., 1985, Supplement No. 2 (E/1985/22), chap. II, sect. A.
8 Ibid., 1986, Supplement No. 2 (E/1986/22), chap. II, sect. A.
9 Ibid., 1987, Supplement No. 5 and corrigenda (E/1987/18 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
10 Ibid., 1988, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1988/12 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
11 Ibid,. 1989, Supplement No. 2 (E/1989/20), chap. II, sect. A.
12 Ibid., 1990, Supplement No. 2 and corrigendum (E/1990/22 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
13 Ibid., 1991, Supplement No. 2 (E/1991/22), chap. II, sect. A.
14 Ibid., 1992, Supplement No. 2 (E/1992/22), chap. II, sect. A.
15 Ibid., 1993, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/1993/23 and Corr.2, 4 and 5), chap. II, sect. A.
16 Ibid., 1994, Supplement No. 4 and corrigendum (E/1994/24 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
17 Ibid., 1995, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/1995/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
18 Ibid., 1996, Supplement No. 3 (E/1996/23), chap. II, sect. A.
19 Ibid., 1997, Supplement No. 3 (E/1997/23), chap. II, sect. A.
20 Ibid., 1998, Supplement No. 3 (E/1998/23), chap. II, sect. A.
21 Ibid., 1999, Supplement No. 3 (E/1999/23), chap. II, sect. A.
22 A/54/327.
/...
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
and other human rights as a result of foreign military intervention, aggression and
occupation adopted by the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-sixth,2 thirty-seventh,3 thirtyeighth,
4 thirty-ninth,5 fortieth,6 forty-first,7 forty-second,8 forty-third,9 forty-fourth,10 forty-fifth,11
forty-sixth,12 forty-seventh,13 forty-eighth,14 forty-ninth,15 fiftieth,16 fifty-first,17 fifty-second,18 fiftythird,
19 fifty-fourth20 and fifty-fifth21 sessions,
Reaffirming its resolutions 35/35 B of 14 November 1980, 36/10 of 28 October 1981, 37/42 of
3 December 1982, 38/16 of 22 November 1983, 39/18 of 23 November 1984, 40/24 of 29 November
1985, 41/100 of 4 December 1986, 42/94 of 7 December 1987, 43/105 of 8 December 1988, 44/80 of
8 December 1989, 45/131 of 14 December 1990, 46/88 of 16 December 1991, 47/83 of 16 December
1992, 48/93 of 20 December 1993, 49/148 of 23 December 1994, 50/139 of 21 December 1995, 51/84
of 12 December 1996, 52/113 of 12 December 1997 and 53/134 of 9 December 1998,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to self-determination,22
A/RES/54/155
Page 3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples, including those under
colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective
guarantee and observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation,
since these have resulted in the suppression of the right of peoples to self-determination and other
human rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military intervention in and
occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation
and maltreatment, in particular the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution
of those acts against the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and displaced persons who have been uprooted
as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right to return to their homes voluntarily in
safety and honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special attention to the
violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting from foreign military
intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General Assembly at its fiftyfifth
session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to self-determination”.
83rd plenary meeting
17 December 1999
United Nations A/RES/55/85
General Assembly Distr.: General
28 February 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 113
00 56449
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/55/601)]
55/85. Universal realization of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the
International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of sovereign peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its fifty-sixth2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 54/155 of 17 December 1999,
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2000, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum
(E/2000/23 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/55/85
2
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special
attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination,
resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its fifty-sixth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to selfdetermination”.
81st plenary meeting
4 December 2000
3 A/55/176 and Add.1.
United Nations A/RES/56/141
General Assembly Distr.: General
11 February 2002
Fifty-sixth session
Agenda item 118
01 48488
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/56/582)]
56/141. Universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of sovereign peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its fifty-seventh2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 55/85 of 4 December 2000,
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, which, inter alia, upholds the right to
self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2001, Supplement No. 3 (E/2001/23), chap. II,
sect. A.
A/RES/56/141
2
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special
attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination,
resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its fifty-seventh session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
88th plenary meeting
19 December 2001
_______________
3 A/56/295.
United Nations A/RES/57/197
General Assembly Distr.: General
20 February 2003
Fifty-seventh session
Agenda item 108
02 55136
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/57/555)]
57/197. Universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its fifty-eighth2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 56/141 of 19 December 2001,
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2002, Supplement No. 3 (E/2002/23), chap. II,
sect. A.
A/RES/57/197
2
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, which, inter alia, upholds the right to
self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special
attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination,
resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its fifty-eighth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
77th plenary meeting
18 December 2002
_______________
3 A/57/312.
United Nations A/RES/58/161
General Assembly Distr.: General
2 March 2004
Fifty-eighth session
Agenda item 116
03 50424
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 December 2003
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/58/507)]
58/161. Universal realization of the right of peoples
to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its fifty-ninth2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 57/197 of 18 December 2002,
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2003, Supplement No. 3 (E/2003/23), chap. II,
sect. A.
A/RES/58/161
2
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, which, inter alia, upholds the right to
self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special
attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination,
resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its fifty-ninth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
77th plenary meeting
22 December 2003
_______________
3 A/58/180.
United Nations A/RES/59/180
General Assembly Distr.: General
3 March 2005
Fifty-ninth session
Agenda item 104
04-48706
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2004
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/59/502)]
59/180. Universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on
the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in
General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixtieth2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right
of peoples to self-determination, including resolution 58/161 of 22 December
2003,
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2004, Supplement No. 3 (E/2004/23), chap. II,
sect. A.
A/RES/59/180
2
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, which, inter alia, upholds the right to
self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the
right of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of
the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special
attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to
self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression or
occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the question to the General
Assembly at its sixtieth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
74th plenary meeting
20 December 2004
_______________
3 A/59/376.
United Nations A/RES/60/145
General Assembly Distr.: General
14 February 2006
Sixtieth session
Agenda item 70
05-49630
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 16 December 2005
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/60/508 and Corr.1)]
60/145. Universal realization of the right of peoples
to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 59/180 of 20 December 2004,
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum
(E/2005/23 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/60/145
2
16 September 2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia,
upheld the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and
foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the
world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special
attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination,
resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the question to the General
Assembly at its sixty-first session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
64th plenary meeting
16 December 2005
_______________
3 A/60/268.
United Nations A/RES/61/150
General Assembly Distr.: General
14 February 2007
Sixty-first session
Agenda item 66
06-50343
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2006
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/61/442)]
61/150. Universal realization of the right of peoples
to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the
International Covenants on Human Rights, 1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 60/145 of 16 December 2005,
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigendum
(E/2005/23 and Corr.1), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/61/150
2
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of
16 September 2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia,
upheld the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and
foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the
world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhumane methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting
from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the question to the General
Assembly at its sixty-second session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
81st plenary meeting
19 December 2006
_______________
3 A/61/333.
United Nations A/RES/62/144
General Assembly Distr.: General
28 February 2008
Sixty-second session
Agenda item 69
07-47241
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2007
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/62/438)]
62/144. Universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the
International Covenants on Human Rights,0F
1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first1F
2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 61/150 of 19 December 2006,
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda
(E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/62/144
2
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of
16 September 2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia,
upheld the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and
foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General,2F
3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the
world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting
from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the question to the General
Assembly at its sixty-third session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to selfdetermination”.
76th plenary meeting
18 December 2007
_______________
3 A/62/184.
United Nations A/RES/63/163
General Assembly Distr.: General
13 February 2009
Sixty-third session
Agenda item 63
08-48057
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2008
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/63/429)]
63/163. Universal realization of the right of peoples
to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights,0F
1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first1F
2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right
of peoples to self-determination, including resolution 62/144 of 18 December
2007,
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda
(E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/63/163
2
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of
16 September 2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia,
upheld the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and
foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General,2F
3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the
world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting
from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the question to the General
Assembly at its sixty-fourth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
70th plenary meeting
18 December 2008
_______________
3 A/63/254.
United Nations A/RES/64/149
General Assembly Distr.: General
26 March 2010
Sixty-fourth session
Agenda item 68
09-47077
*0947077* Please rec cle ♲
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2009
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/64/438)]
64/149. Universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights,0F
1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first1F
2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 63/163 of 18 December 2008,
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda
(E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/64/149
2
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of
16 September 2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia,
upheld the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and
foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,2F
3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the
world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting
from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the question to the General
Assembly at its sixty-fifth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
65th plenary meeting
18 December 2009
_______________
3 A/64/360.
United Nations A/RES/65/201
General Assembly Distr.: General
11 March 2011
Sixty-fifth session
Agenda item 67
10-52460
*1052460* Please rec cle ♲
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 21 December 2010
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/65/455)]
65/201. Universal realization of the right of peoples
to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 64/149 of 18 December 2009,
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda
(E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/65/201
2
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of
16 September 2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia,
upheld the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and
foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the
world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting
from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the question to the General
Assembly at its sixty-sixth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
71st plenary meeting
21 December 2010
_______________
3 A/65/286.
United Nations A/RES/66/145
General Assembly Distr.: General
29 March 2012
Sixty-sixth session
Agenda item 68
11-46752
*1146752*
Please rec cle ♲
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2011
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/66/461)]
66/145. Universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 65/201 of 21 December 2010,
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda
(E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/66/145
2
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of
16 September 2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia,
upheld the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and
foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the
world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting
from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the question to the General
Assembly at its sixty-seventh session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
89th plenary meeting
19 December 2011
_______________
3 A/66/172.
United Nations A/RES/67/157
General Assembly Distr.: General
26 February 2013
Sixty-seventh session
Agenda item 68
12-48802
*1248802* Please recycle
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2012
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/67/456 and Corr.1)]
67/157. Universal realization of the right of peoples
to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in
the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 66/145 of 19 December 2011,
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda
(E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/67/157 Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
2/2
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of
16 September 2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia,
upheld the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and
foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the
world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting
from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the question to the General
Assembly at its sixty-eighth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
60th plenary meeting
20 December 2012
_______________
3 A/67/276.
United Nations A/RES/68/153
General Assembly Distr.: General
15 January 2014
Sixty-eighth session
Agenda item 68
13-44863
*1344863* Please recycle
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2013
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/68/455)]
68/153. Universal realization of the right of peoples to
self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self -determination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the International
Covenants on Human Rights, 1 as well as in the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General Assembly
resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 67/157 of 20 December 2012,
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda
(E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/68/153 Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
2/2
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of
16 September 2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia,
upheld the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and
foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to se lf-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the
world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self -determination, resulting
from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the question to the General
Assembly at its sixty-ninth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to self -
determination”.
70th plenary meeting
18 December 2013
__________________
3 A/68/318.
United Nations A/RES/69/164
General Assembly Distr.: General
10 February 2015
Sixty-ninth session
Agenda item 67
14-67615 (E)
*1467615* Please recycle
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2014
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/69/487)]
69/164. Universal realization of the right of peoples
to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the
International Covenants on Human Rights, 1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 68/153 of 18 December 2013,
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the
United Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda
(E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/69/164 Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
2/2
16 September 2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia,
upheld the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and
foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the
world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of those acts against
the peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting
from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the question to the General
Assembly at its seventieth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to selfdetermination”.
73rd plenary meeting
18 December 2014
_______________
3 A/69/342.
United Nations A/RES/70/143
General Assembly Distr.: General
9 February 2016
Seventieth session
Agenda item 71
15-16897 (E)
*1516897* Please recycle
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2015
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/70/488)]
70/143. Universal realization of the right of peoples
to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self -
determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the
International Covenants on Human Rights, 1 as well as in the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in its
resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by
peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into
sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been or are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of
peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 69/164 of 18 December 2014,
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the United
Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of 16 September
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda
(E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/70/143 Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
2/2
2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia, upheld the right
to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self -determination
is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights and for the preservation and promo tion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal
and inhuman methods reportedly employed in the execution of those acts against the
peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who
have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right
to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self -determination, resulting
from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its seventy-first session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
80th plenary meeting
17 December 2015
_______________
3 A/70/314.
United Nations A/RES/71/183
General Assembly Distr.: General
1 February 2017
Seventy-first session
Agenda item 67
16-21984 (E)
*1621984* Please recycle
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2016
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/71/483)]
71/183. Universal realization of the right of peoples
to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination enshrined in
the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the International Covenants on Human
Rights, 1 as well as in the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial
Countries and Peoples contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples
under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign statehood
and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already suppressed,
the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such actions,
millions of people have been or are being uprooted from their homes as refugees and
displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted international action to
alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of peoples to
self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation adopted by the Commission on Human Rights at its sixty-first2
and previous sessions,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 70/143 of 17 December 2015,
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the United
Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of 16 September 2005,
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda
(E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/71/183 Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
2/2
containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia, upheld the right to selfdetermination
of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to selfdetermination,
3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples, including
those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination is a fundamental
condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights and for the
preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention, aggression
and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right of peoples to selfdetermination
and other human rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal and
inhuman methods reportedly employed in the execution of those acts against the peoples
concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who have
been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right to return to
their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention to
violations of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting from foreign
military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its seventy-second session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to selfdetermination”.
65th plenary meeting
19 December 2016
_______________
3 A/71/326.
United Nations A/RES/72/159
General Assembly
Distr.: General
23 January 2018
17-22966 (E) 260118
*1722966*
Seventy-second session
Agenda item 71
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 19 December 2017
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/72/438)]
72/159. Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self -determination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the International
Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in its resolution
1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples
under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign
statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been or are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of pe oples
to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and
corrigenda (E/2005/23, E/2005/23/Corr.1 and E/2005/23/Corr.2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/72/159 Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
2/2 17-22966
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 71/183 of 19 December 2016,
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the United
Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of 16 September
2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia, upheld the right
to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to selfdetermination,
3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self -determination is
a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights
and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal and
inhuman methods reportedly employed in the execution of those acts against the
peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who have
been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right to return
to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self -determination, resulting from
foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its seventy-third session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to selfdetermination”.
73rd plenary meeting
19 December 2017
__________________
3 A/72/317.
United Nations A/RES/73/160
General Assembly
Distr.: General
10 January 2019
18-22255 (E) 140119
*1822255*
Seventy-third session
Agenda item 73
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 17 December 2018
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/73/588)]
73/160. Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self -determination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the International
Covenants on Human Rights, 1 as well as in the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in its resolution
1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples
under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign
statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been or are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of peoples
to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and
corrigenda (E/2005/23, E/2005/23/Corr.1 and E/2005/23/Corr.2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/73/160 Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
2/2 18-22255
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 72/159 of 19 December 2017,
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the United
Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of 16 September
2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia, upheld the right
to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to selfdetermination,
3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self -determination is
a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights
and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights i n certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in par ticular the brutal and
inhuman methods reportedly employed in the execution of those acts against the
peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who have
been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, a nd reaffirms their right to return
to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self -determination, resulting from
foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its seventy-fourth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
55th plenary meeting
17 December 2018
__________________
3 A/73/329.
United Nations A/RES/74/140
General Assembly
Distr.: General
21 January 2020
19-22239 (E) 220120
*1922239*
Seventy-fourth session
Agenda item 69
Right of peoples to self-determination
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 18 December 2019
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/74/398)]
74/140. Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self -determination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the International
Covenants on Human Rights, 1 as well as in the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in its resolution
1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples
under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign
statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have b een or are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of peopl es
to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and
corrigenda (E/2005/23, E/2005/23/Corr.1 and E/2005/23/Corr.2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/74/140 Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
2/2 19-22239
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the univer sal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 73/160 of 17 December 2018,
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the United
Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of 16 September
2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia, upheld the right
to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to
self-determination,3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self -determination is
a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights
and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular th e brutal and
inhuman methods reportedly employed in the execution of those acts against the
peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who have
been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right to return
to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self -determination, resulting from
foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its seventy-fifth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
50th plenary meeting
18 December 2019
__________________
3 A/74/309.
United Nations A/RES/75/173
General Assembly
Distr.: General
28 December 2020
20-17312 (E) 050121
*2017312*
Seventy-fifth session
Agenda item 71
Right of peoples to self-determination
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 16 December 2020
[on the report of the Third Committee ( A/75/477, para. 19)]
75/173. Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self -determination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and embodied in the International
Covenants on Human Rights,1 as well as in the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in its resolution 1514
(XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples
under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign
statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been or are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of peoples
to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and
corrigenda (E/2005/23, E/2005/23/Corr.1 and E/2005/23/Corr.2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/75/173 Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
2/2 20-17312
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 74/140 of 18 December 2019,
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the United
Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of 16 September
2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia, upheld the right
to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to selfdetermination,
3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self -determination is
a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights
and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human right s in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal and
inhuman methods reportedly employed in the execution of those acts against the
peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who have
been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right to return
to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self -determination, resulting from
foreign military intervention, aggression or o ccupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its seventy-sixth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to self -
determination”.
46th plenary meeting
16 December 2020
__________________
3 A/75/240.
United Nations A/RES/76/152
General Assembly
Distr.: General
5 January 2022
21-19181 (E) 100122
*2119181*
Seventy-sixth session
Agenda item 73
Right of peoples to self-determination
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 16 December 2021
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/76/461, para. 20)]
76/152. Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of human
rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self -determination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations a nd embodied in the International
Covenants on Human Rights, 1 as well as in the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in its resolution 1514 (XV)
of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples
under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign
statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been or are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of peoples
to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and
corrigenda (E/2005/23, E/2005/23/Corr.1 and E/2005/23/Corr.2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/76/152 Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
2/2 21-19181
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 75/173 of 16 December 2020,
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the United
Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of 16 September
2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia, upheld the right
to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to selfdetermination,
3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self -determination is
a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights
and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal and
inhuman methods reportedly employed in the execution of those acts against the
peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who have
been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right to return
to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self -determination, resulting from
foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its seventy-seventh session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
53rd plenary meeting
16 December 2021
__________________
3 A/76/276.
United Nations A/RES/77/207
General Assembly
Distr.: General
3 January 2023
22-28934 (E) 060123
*2228934*
Seventy-seventh session
Agenda item 67
Right of peoples to self-determination
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on
15 December 2022
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/77/462, para. 35)]
77/207. Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the importance, for the effective guarantee and observance of
human rights, of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self -determination
enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations a nd embodied in the International
Covenants on Human Rights, 1 as well as in the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples contained in its resolution 1514
(XV) of 14 December 1960,
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self-determination by peoples
under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign
statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military
intervention and occupation that are threatening to suppress, or have already
suppressed, the right to self-determination of peoples and nations,
Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such
actions, millions of people have been or are being uprooted from their homes as
refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted
international action to alleviate their condition,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of peoples
to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military
intervention, aggression and occupation adopted by the Commission on Human
Rights at its sixty-first2 and previous sessions,
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2005, Supplement No. 3 and
corrigenda (E/2005/23, E/2005/23/Corr.1 and E/2005/23/Corr.2), chap. II, sect. A.
A/RES/77/207 Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination
2/2 22-28934
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination, including resolution 76/152 of 16 December 2021,
Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the United
Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of 16 September
2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia, upheld the right
to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the right of peoples to selfdetermination,
3
1. Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples,
including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self -determination is
a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights
and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
2. Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention,
aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right
of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world;
3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military
intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of
repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, in particular the brutal and
inhuman methods reportedly employed in the execution of those acts against the
peoples concerned;
4. Deplores the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who have
been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts, and reaffirms their right to return
to their homes voluntarily in safety and with honour;
5. Requests the Human Rights Council to continue to give special attention
to violations of human rights, especially the right to self -determination, resulting from
foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report on this question to the General
Assembly at its seventy-eighth session under the item entitled “Right of peoples to
self-determination”.
54th plenary meeting
15 December 2022
__________________
3 A/77/265.
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/49/149
7 February 1995
Forty-ninth session
Agenda item 94
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/49/752)]
49/149. The right of the Palestinian people to
self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples,
is among the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in its
Charter,
Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1/ the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 2/ the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 3/ as well as the Vienna
Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted by the World Conference on Human
Rights on 25 June 1993, 4/
Taking note of the progress made in the Middle East peace process, in
particular the mutual recognition and the signing of the Declaration of
Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements in Washington, D.C., on
13 September 1993 by the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine
yLiberation Organization, 5/ as well as the ensuing developments on the
ground,
1/ Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2/ Resolution 217 A (III).
3/ Resolution 1514 (XV).
4/ A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5/ A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
95-76525 /...
A/RES/49/149
Page 2
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within
secure and internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to selfdetermination;
2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian people may soon exercise
their right to self-determination in the current peace process;
3. Urges all States, specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support the Palestinian people in their
quest for self-determination.
94th plenary meeting
23 December 1994
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/50/140
30 January 1996
Fiftieth session
Agenda item 104
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/50/627)]
50/140. The right of the Palestinian people to
self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples,
is among the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in its
Charter,
Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1/ the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, 2/ the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 3/ and the Vienna Declaration
and Programme of Action, adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on
25 June 1993, 4/
Noting the progress made in the Middle East peace process, in particular
the mutual recognition and the signing of the Declaration of Principles on
Interim Self-Government Arrangements in Washington on 13 September 1993 by the
Palestine Liberation Organization and the Government of Israel, 5/ as well as
the ensuing implementation agreements, the last of which was the interim
agreement of 28 September 1995,
1/ Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2/ Resolution 217 A (III).
3/ Resolution 1514 (XV).
4/ A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5/ A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
96-76327 /...
A/RES/50/140
Page 2
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within
secure and internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to selfdetermination;
2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian people could soon be
exercising their right to self-determination in the current peace process;
3. Urges all States, specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support the Palestinian people in their
quest for self-determination.
97th plenary meeting
21 December 1995
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/51/82
26 February 1997
Fifty-first session
Agenda item 109
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/51/618)]
51/82. The right of the Palestinian people to
self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples,
is among the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in its
Charter,
Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence
to Colonial Countries and Peoples3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action, adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling also the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth
Anniversary of the United Nations,5
Noting the developments in the Middle East peace process, including the
mutual recognition and the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 Resolution 50/6.
97-76945 /...
A/RES/51/82
Page 2
Self-Government Arrangements in Washington on 13 September 1993 by the
Palestine Liberation Organization, the representative of the Palestinian
people, and the Government of Israel,6 as well as the ensuing implementation
agreements, in particular the interim agreement of 28 September 1995,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within
secure and internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to selfdetermination;
2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian people will soon be
exercising their right to self-determination in the current peace process;
3. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of
the United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian
people in their quest for self-determination.
82nd plenary meeting
12 December 1996
6 See Official Records of the Security Council, Forty-eighth Year,
Supplement for October, November and December 1993, document S/26560, annex.
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/52/114
19 February 1998
Fifty-second session
Agenda item 111
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/52/643)]
52/114. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on respect for the principle
of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among the purposes and principles of the United
Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples3 and the
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on
25 June 1993,4
Recalling also the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations,5
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
98-76807 /...
A/RES/52/114
Page 2
Expressing deep concern over the deterioration of the Middle East peace process, including the lack
of implementation of the agreements signed between the Palestine Liberation Organization and the
Government of Israel,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and internationally
recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination;
2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian people will soon be exercising their right to selfdetermination
in the current peace process;
3. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system
to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in their quest for self-determination.
70th plenary meeting
12 December 1997
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
/...
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/53/136
1 March 1999
Fifty-third session
Agenda item 109
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/53/624)]
53/136. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on respect for the principle of
equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as
defined in the Charter,
Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights2,
the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples3 and the Vienna
Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at theWorld Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling also the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations,5
Expressing deep concern about the difficulties facing the Middle East peace process, and expressing the
hope for rapid progress in the peace process and the achievement of a final settlement between the Palestinian
and Israeli sides within the agreed time,
A/RES/53/136
Page 2
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and internationally recognized
borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, without excluding the option of
a State;
2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian people will soon be exercising their right to selfdetermination
in the current peace process;
3. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system to
continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in their quest for self-determination.
85th plenary meeting
9 December 1998
1 Resolution 2200 (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
00 29530 /...
UNITED A
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/54/152
29 February 2000
Fifty-fourth session
Agenda item 115
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/54/604)]
54/152. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on respect for the principle of
equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among the purposes and principles of the United Nations,
as defined in the Charter,
Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,2
the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples3 and the Vienna
Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling also the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations,5
Expressing hope for rapid progress in the peace process and the achievement of a final settlement
between the Palestinian and Israeli sides by the agreed time of September 2000,
A/RES/54/152
Page 2
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and internationally
recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including the option of a State;
2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian people will soon be exercising their right to selfdetermination,
which is not subject to any veto, in the current peace process;
3. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and the organizations of the United Nations system
to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in their quest for self-determination.
83rd plenary meeting
17 December 1999
United Nations A/RES/55/87
General Assembly Distr.: General
21 February 2001
Fifty-fifth session
Agenda item 113
00 56461
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/55/601)]
55/87. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling also the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of
the United Nations,5
Recalling further the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6
Expressing hope for an immediate resumption of negotiations within the
Middle East peace process on its agreed basis and for the speedy achievement of a
final settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including their right to a State;
2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian people will soon be exercising
their right to self-determination, which is not subject to any veto, in the current
peace process;
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
6 See resolution 55/2.
A/RES/55/87
2
3. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and the organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in
their quest for self-determination.
81st plenary meeting
4 December 2000
United Nations A/RES/56/142
General Assembly Distr.: General
11 February 2002
Fifty-sixth session
Agenda item 118
01 48494
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/56/582)]
56/142. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling also the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of
the United Nations,5
Recalling further the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6
Expressing hope for an immediate resumption of negotiations within the
Middle East peace process on its agreed basis and for the speedy achievement of a
final settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State;
2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian people will soon be exercising
their right to self-determination, which is not subject to any veto, in the current
peace process;
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
6 See resolution 55/2.
A/RES/56/142
2
3. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and the organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in
their quest for self-determination.
88th plenary meeting
19 December 2001
United Nations A/RES/57/198
General Assembly Distr.: General
20 February 2003
Fifty-seventh session
Agenda item 108
02 55142
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/57/555)]
57/198. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling also the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of
the United Nations,5
Recalling further the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6
Expressing the urgent need for the resumption of negotiations within the
Middle East peace process on its agreed basis and for the speedy achievement of a
final settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
77th plenary meeting
18 December 2002
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
6 See resolution 55/2.
United Nations A/RES/58/163
General Assembly Distr.: General
4 March 2004
Fifty-eighth session
Agenda item 116
03 50436
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 22 December 2003
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/58/507)]
58/163. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling also the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of
the United Nations,5
Recalling further the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6
Expressing the urgent need for the resumption of negotiations within the
Middle East peace process on its agreed basis and for the speedy achievement of a
final settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
77th plenary meeting
22 December 2003
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
6 See resolution 55/2.
United Nations A/RES/59/179
General Assembly Distr.: General
3 March 2005
Fifty-ninth session
Agenda item 104
04-48700
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2004
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/59/502)]
59/179. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970
entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a
Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,7 and noting in particular the reply of the
Court, including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga
omnes,8
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
6 See resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
A/RES/59/179
2
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,9
Expressing the urgent need for the resumption of negotiations within the
Middle East peace process on its agreed basis and for the speedy achievement of a
final settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides,
Recalling its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
74th plenary meeting
20 December 2004
_______________
9 Ibid., para. 122.
United Nations A/RES/60/146
General Assembly Distr.: General
14 February 2006
Sixtieth session
Agenda item 70
05-49636
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 16 December 2005
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/60/508 and Corr.1)]
60/146. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970
entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a
Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,7 and noting in particular the reply of the
Court, including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga
omnes,8
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
6 See resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
A/RES/60/146
2
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,9
Expressing the urgent need for the resumption of negotiations within the
Middle East peace process on its agreed basis and for the speedy achievement of a
final settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides,
Recalling its resolution 59/179 of 20 December 2004,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
64th plenary meeting
16 December 2005
_______________
9 Ibid., para. 122.
United Nations A/RES/61/152
General Assembly Distr.: General
14 February 2007
Sixty-first session
Agenda item 66
06-50355
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2006
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/61/442)]
61/152. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970
entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a
Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,7 and noting in particular the reply of the
Court, including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga
omnes,8
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
6 See resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
A/RES/61/152
2
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,9
Expressing the urgent need for the resumption of negotiations within the
Middle East peace process on its agreed basis and for the speedy achievement of a
just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli
sides,
Recalling its resolution 60/146 of 16 December 2005,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
81st plenary meeting
19 December 2006
_______________
9 Ibid., para. 122.
United Nations A/RES/62/146
General Assembly Distr.: General
4 March 2008
Sixty-second session
Agenda item 69
07-47253
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2007
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/62/438)]
62/146. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970
entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights,0F
1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,1F
2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples2F
3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,3F
4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,4F
5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration,5F
6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a
Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,6F
7 and noting in particular the reply of the
Court, including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga
omnes,7F
8
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
6 See resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
A/RES/62/146
2
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,8F
9
Expressing the urgent need for the resumption of negotiations within the
Middle East peace process on its agreed basis and for the speedy achievement of a
just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli
sides,
Stressing the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem,
Recalling its resolution 61/152 of 19 December 2006,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
76th plenary meeting
18 December 2007
_______________
9 Ibid., para. 122.
United Nations A/RES/63/165
General Assembly Distr.: General
19 February 2009
Sixty-third session
Agenda item 63
08-48069
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2008
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/63/429)]
63/165. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970
entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights,0F
1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,1F
2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples2F
3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,3F
4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,4F
5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration,5F
6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a
Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,6F
7 and noting in particular the reply of the
Court, including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga
omnes,7F
8
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
6 See resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1; see also Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 2004, p. 136.
8 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1, advisory opinion, para. 88; see also Legal Consequences of the Construction
of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 2004, p. 136.
A/RES/63/165
2
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,8F
9
Expressing the urgent need for the resumption of negotiations within the
Middle East peace process on its agreed basis and for the speedy achievement of a
just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli
sides,
Stressing the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem,
Recalling its resolution 62/146 of 18 December 2007,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
70th plenary meeting
18 December 2008
_______________
9 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1, advisory opinion, para. 122; see also Legal Consequences of the Construction
of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 2004, p. 136.
United Nations A/RES/64/150
General Assembly Distr.: General
26 March 2010
Sixty-fourth session
Agenda item 68
09-47083
*0947083* Please rec cle ♲
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2009
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/64/438)]
64/150. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October
1970 entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights,0F
1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,1F
2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples2F
3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,3F
4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,4F
5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration,5F
6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a
Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,6F
7 and noting in particular the reply of the
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
6 See resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1; see also Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 2004, p. 136.
A/RES/64/150
2
Court, including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga
omnes,7F
8
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,8F
9
Expressing the urgent need for the resumption of negotiations within the
Middle East peace process, based on the relevant United Nations resolutions, the
Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace
Initiative9F
10 and the Quartet road map to a permanent two-State solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict,10F
11 and for the speedy achievement of a just, lasting and
comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides,
Stressing the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem,
Recalling its resolution 63/165 of 18 December 2008,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
65th plenary meeting
18 December 2009
_______________
8 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1, advisory opinion, para. 88; see also Legal Consequences of the
Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 2004,
p. 136.
9 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1, advisory opinion, para. 122; see also Legal Consequences of the
Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 2004,
p. 136.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/65/202
General Assembly Distr.: General
11 March 2011
Sixty-fifth session
Agenda item 67
10-52466
*1052466* Please rec cle ♲
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 21 December 2010
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/65/455)]
65/202. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970
entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a
Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,7 and noting in particular the reply of the
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
6 See resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1; see also Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 2004, p. 136.
A/RES/65/202
2
Court, including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga
omnes,8
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,9
Expressing the urgent need for the resumption and accelerated advancement of
negotiations within the Middle East peace process, based on the relevant United
Nations resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land
for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative 10 and the Quartet road map to a permanent
two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 11 and for the speedy
achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the
Palestinian and Israeli sides,
Stressing the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 64/150 of 18 December 2009,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
71st plenary meeting
21 December 2010
_______________
8 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1, advisory opinion, para. 88; see also Legal Consequences of the
Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 2004,
p. 136.
9 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1, advisory opinion, para. 122; see also Legal Consequences of the
Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 2004,
p. 136.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/66/146
General Assembly Distr.: General
29 March 2012
Sixty-sixth session
Agenda item 68
11-46758
*1146758*
Please rec cle ♲
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2011
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/66/461)]
66/146. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970
entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a
Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,7 and noting in particular the reply of the
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 See resolution 50/6.
6 See resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1; see also Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 2004, p. 136.
A/RES/66/146
2
Court, including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga
omnes,8
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,9
Expressing the urgent need for the resumption and accelerated advancement of
negotiations within the Middle East peace process, based on the relevant resolutions
of the United Nations, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land
for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative 10 and the Quartet road map to a permanent
two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 11 and for the speedy
achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the
Palestinian and Israeli sides,
Stressing the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 65/202 of 21 December 2010,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
89th plenary meeting
19 December 2011
_______________
8 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1, advisory opinion, para. 88; see also Legal Consequences of the
Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 2004,
p. 136.
9 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1, advisory opinion, para. 122; see also Legal Consequences of the
Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 2004,
p. 136.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/67/158
General Assembly Distr.: General
26 February 2013
Sixty-seventh session
Agenda item 68
12-48808
*1248808* Please recycle
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2012
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/67/456 and Corr.1)]
67/158. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,
entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a
wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,7 and noting in particular the reply of the
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 Resolution 50/6.
6 Resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.
A/RES/67/158 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
2/2
Court, including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga
omnes,8
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,9
Expressing the urgent need for the resumption and accelerated advancement of
negotiations within the Middle East peace process, based on the relevant resolutions
of the United Nations, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land
for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative 10 and the Quartet road map to a permanent
two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 11 and for the speedy
achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the
Palestinian and Israeli sides,
Stressing the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 66/146 of 19 December 2011,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
60th plenary meeting
20 December 2012
_______________
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
9 Ibid., para. 122.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/68/154
General Assembly Distr.: General
4 February 2014
Sixty-eighth session
Agenda item 68
13-44869 (E)
*1344869* Please recycle
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2013
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/68/455)]
68/154. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,
entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a
wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,7 and noting in particular the reply of the
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 Resolution 50/6.
6 Resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.
A/RES/68/154 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
2/2
Court, including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right
erga omnes,8
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,9
Welcoming the resumption of negotiations within the Middle East peace
process, based on the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, the Madrid terms
of reference, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative10
and the Quartet road map to a permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict,11 aiming for the achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace
settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides within the agreed time frame of
nine months,
Stressing the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 67/158 of 20 December 2012,
Taking note of its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
70th plenary meeting
18 December 2013
_______________
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
9 Ibid., para. 122.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/69/165
General Assembly Distr.: General
10 February 2015
Sixty-ninth session
Agenda item 67
14-67634 (E)
*1467634* Please recycle
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2014
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/69/487)]
69/165. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,
entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights,1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a
wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,7 and noting in particular the reply of the
Court, including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga
omnes,8
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 Resolution 50/6.
6 Resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
A/RES/69/165 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
2/2
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,9
Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli
occupation that began in 1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace
settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, based on the relevant
resolutions of the United Nations, the Madrid terms of reference, including the
principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative10 and the Quartet road map to a
permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,11
Stressing also the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 68/154 of 18 December 2013,
Taking note of its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
73rd plenary meeting
18 December 2014
_______________
9 Ibid., para. 122.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/70/141
General Assembly Distr.: General
5 February 2016
Seventieth session
Agenda item 71
15-16895 (E)
*1516895* Please recycle
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2015
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/70/488)]
70/141. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self -determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,
entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference o n Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,7 and noting in particular the reply of the Court,
including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga omnes,8
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 Resolution 50/6.
6 Resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
A/RES/70/141 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
2/2
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self -determination,9
Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli
occupation that began in 1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace
settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, based on the relevant
resolutions of the United Nations, the Madrid terms of reference, including the
principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative 10 and the Quartet road map to a
permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,11
Stressing also the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 o f 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 69/165 of 18 December 2014,
Recalling also its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self -determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and as sist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
80th plenary meeting
17 December 2015
_______________
9 Ibid., para. 122.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/71/184
General Assembly Distr.: General
1 February 2017
Seventy-first session
Agenda item 67
16-21985 (E)
*1621985* Please recycle
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2016
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/71/483)]
71/184. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self -determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Chart er,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970,
entitled “Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly
Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the
United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 7 and noting in particular the reply of the
Court, including on the right of peoples to self -determination, which is a right erga
omnes,8
_______________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 Resolution 50/6.
6 Resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
A/RES/71/184 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
2/2
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,9
Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli
occupation that began in 1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace
settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli si des, based on the relevant
resolutions of the United Nations, the Madrid terms of reference, including the
principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative 10 and the Quartet road map to a
permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,11
Stressing also the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 70/141 of 17 December 2015,
Recalling also its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self -determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self-determination.
65th plenary meeting
19 December 2016
_______________
9 Ibid., para. 122.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/72/160
General Assembly
Distr.: General
23 January 2018
17-22968 (E) 260118
*1722968*
Seventy-second session
Agenda item 71
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 19 December 2017
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/72/438)]
72/160. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self -determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, entitled
“Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and
Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations ”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 7 and noting in particular the reply of the Court,
including on the right of peoples to self -determination, which is a right erga omnes,8
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 Resolution 50/6.
6 Resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and A/ES-10/273/Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
A/RES/72/160 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
2/2 17-22968
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self -determination,9
Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation
that began in 1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between
the Palestinian and Israeli sides, based on the relevant resolutions of the United
Nations, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace, the
Arab Peace Initiative10 and the Quartet road map to a permanent two -State solution
to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,11
Stressing also the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 71/184 of 19 December 2016,
Recalling also its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independen t State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self -determination.
73rd plenary meeting
19 December 2017
__________________
9 Ibid., para. 122.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/73/158
General Assembly
Distr.: General
9 January 2019
18-22253 (E) 110119
*1822253*
Seventy-third session
Agenda item 73
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 17 December 2018
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/73/588)]
73/158. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly re lations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self -determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, entitled
“Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and
Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations ”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 2 5 June 1993,4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 7 and noting in particular the reply of the Court,
including on the right of peoples to self -determination, which is a right erga omnes,8
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 Resolution 50/6.
6 Resolution 55/2.
7 See A/ES-10/273 and A/ES-10/273/Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
A/RES/73/158 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
2/2 18-22253
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestini an people to self-determination,9
Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation
that began in 1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between
the Palestinian and Israeli sides, based on the relevant resolutions of the United
Nations, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace, the
Arab Peace Initiative10 and the Quartet road map to a permanent two -State solution
to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,11
Stressing also the need for respect for and preservation of the t erritorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 72/160 of 19 December 2017,
Recalling also its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of th e
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self -determination.
55th plenary meeting
17 December 2018
__________________
9 Ibid., para. 122.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/74/139
General Assembly
Distr.: General
21 January 2020
19-22238 (E) 230120
*1922238*
Seventy-fourth session
Agenda item 69
Right of peoples to self-determination
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 18 December 2019
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/74/398)]
74/139. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal righ ts and self-determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, entitled
“Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and
Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations ”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 Resolution 50/6.
6 Resolution 55/2.
A/RES/74/139 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
2/2 19-22238
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 7 and noting in particular the reply of the Court,
including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga omnes,8
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self -determination,9
Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation
that began in 1967 and a just, lasting an d comprehensive peace settlement between
the Palestinian and Israeli sides, based on the relevant resolutions of the United
Nations, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace, the
Arab Peace Initiative10 and the Quartet road map to a permanent two-State solution
to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,11
Stressing also the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 73/158 of 17 December 2018,
Recalling also its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self -determination.
50th plenary meeting
18 December 2019
__________________
7 See A/ES-10/273 and A/ES-10/273/Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
9 Ibid., para. 122.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/75/172
General Assembly
Distr.: General
28 December 2020
20-17311 (E) 301220
*2017311*
Seventy-fifth session
Agenda item 71
Right of peoples to self-determination
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 16 December 2020
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/75/477, para. 19)]
75/172. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self -determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, a s defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, entitled
“Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and
Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 Resolution 50/6.
6 Resolution 55/2.
A/RES/75/172 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
2/2 20-17311
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 7 and noting in particular the reply of the Court,
including on the right of peoples to self -determination, which is a right erga omnes,8
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,9
Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation
that began in 1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between
the Palestinian and Israeli sides, based on the relevant resolutions of the United
Nations, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace, the
Arab Peace Initiative10 and the Quartet road map to a permanent two -State solution
to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,11
Stressing also the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 74/139 of 18 December 2019,
Recalling also its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in pea ce within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizat ions of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self -determination.
46th plenary meeting
16 December 2020
__________________
7 See A/ES-10/273 and A/ES-10/273/Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
9 Ibid., para. 122.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/76/150
General Assembly
Distr.: General
5 January 2022
21-19177 (E) 100122
*2119177*
Seventy-sixth session
Agenda item 73
Right of peoples to self-determination
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on
16 December 2021
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/76/461, para. 20)]
76/150. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self -determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, a s defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, entitled
“Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and
Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 Resolution 50/6.
6 Resolution 55/2.
A/RES/76/150 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
2/2 21-19177
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 7 and noting in particular the reply of the Court,
including on the right of peoples to self -determination, which is a right erga omnes,8
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 Jul y 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self -determination,9
Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation
that began in 1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between
the Palestinian and Israeli sides, based on the relevant resolutions of the United
Nations, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace, the
Arab Peace Initiative10 and the Quartet road map to a permanent two -State solution
to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,11
Stressing also the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 75/172 of 16 December 2020,
Recalling also its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and orga nizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self -determination.
53rd plenary meeting
16 December 2021
__________________
7 See A/ES-10/273 and A/ES-10/273/Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
9 Ibid., para. 122.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
United Nations A/RES/77/208
General Assembly
Distr.: General
28 December 2022
22-28936 (E) 060123
*2228936*
Seventy-seventh session
Agenda item 67
Right of peoples to self-determination
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 15 December 2022
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/77/462, para. 35)]
77/208. The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
The General Assembly,
Aware that the development of friendly relations among nations, based on
respect for the principle of equal rights and self -determination of peoples, is among
the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as defined in the Charter,
Recalling, in this regard, its resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970, entitled
“Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and
Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of th e United Nations”,
Bearing in mind the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1 the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,2 the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to
Colonial Countries and Peoples 3 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993, 4
Recalling the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
United Nations,5
Recalling also the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 6
Recalling further the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the
International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall
__________________
1 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
2 Resolution 217 A (III).
3 Resolution 1514 (XV).
4 A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
5 Resolution 50/6.
6 Resolution 55/2.
A/RES/77/208 The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
2/2 22-28936
in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 7 and noting in particular the reply of the Court,
including on the right of peoples to self-determination, which is a right erga omnes,8
Recalling the conclusion of the Court, in its advisory opinion of 9 July 2004,
that the construction of the wall by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, including East J erusalem, along with measures previously
taken, severely impedes the right of the Palestinian people to self -determination,9
Stressing the urgency of achieving without delay an end to the Israeli occupation
that began in 1967 and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between
the Palestinian and Israeli sides, based on the relevant resolutions of the United
Nations, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace, the
Arab Peace Initiative10 and the Quartet road map to a permanent two -State solution
to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,11
Stressing also the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity,
contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and recalling in this regard its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
Recalling its resolution 76/150 of 16 December 2021,
Recalling also its resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012,
Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and
internationally recognized borders,
1. Reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,
including the right to their independent State of Palestine;
2. Urges all States and the specialized agencies and organizations of the
United Nations system to continue to support and assist the Palestinian people in the
early realization of their right to self -determination.
54th plenary meeting
15 December 2022
__________________
7 See A/ES-10/273 and A/ES-10/273/Corr.1.
8 Ibid., advisory opinion, para. 88.
9 Ibid., para. 122.
10 A/56/1026-S/2002/932, annex II, resolution 14/221.
11 S/2003/529, annex.
Part II (A) 5 - Right to Self-Determination