For details of meetings of the General Assembly on agenda items related to decolonization since the 63rd session/2008, please select the relevant section/year from the dropdown list below.
80th session (2025) – Consideration of decolonization items
On 5 December 2025, the considered the report of the on agenda items concerning decolonization (items 54-58, for details concerning decolonization items and the Fourth Committee’s consideration for decolonization items, see the corresponding Fourth Committee page). In the same meeting, the General Assembly adopted a total of 22 resolutions and one decision, as recommended by the Fourth Committee in its report (see below table).
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55th plenary meeting ()
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5 December 2025
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Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations [Item 54] |
on information transmitted under Article 73 e (Draft resolution 13 in section II, subsection A of ) |
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Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories [Item 55] |
on economic and other activities (Draft resolution 14 in section II, subsection A of )
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Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations [Item 56] |
on specialized agencies and the international institutions (Draft resolution 15 in section II, subsection A of ) |
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Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories [Item 57] |
on offers of study and training facilities (Draft resolution 16 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples [Item 58] |
on Western Sahara (Draft resolution 17 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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on American Samoa (Draft resolution 18 in section II, subsection A of ) 156 votes to 2, with 7 abstentions |
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on Anguilla (Draft resolution 19 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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on Bermuda (Draft resolution 20 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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on the British Virgin Islands (Draft resolution 21 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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on the Cayman Islands (Draft resolution 22 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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on French Polynesia (Draft resolution 23 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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on Guam (Draft resolution 24 in section II, subsection A of ) 153 votes to 2, with 9 abstentions |
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on Montserrat (Draft resolution 25 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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on New Caledonia (Draft resolution 26 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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on Pitcairn (Draft resolution 27 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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on Saint Helena (Draft resolution 28 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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on Tokelau (Draft resolution 29 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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on the Turks and Caicos Islands (Draft resolution 30 in section II, subsection A of ) Without a vote |
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on the United States Virgin Islands (Draft resolution 31 in section II, subsection A of ) 155 votes to 2, with 7 abstentions |
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on dissemination of information (Draft resolution 32 in section II, subsection A of )
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on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization (Draft resolution 33 contained in section II, subsection A of )
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on International Day against Colonialism in All its Forms and Manifestations (Draft resolution 34 contained in section II, subsection A of )
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Decision 80/517 on Gibraltar (Draft decision 5 contained in section II, subsection B of ) Without a vote |
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