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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/50/37
12 February 1996
Fiftieth session
Agenda item 18
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee
(Fourth Committee) (A/50/602)]
50/37.
Question of New Caledonia
The General Assembly,
Having considered the question of New Caledonia,
Having examined the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on
the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the
Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to New
Caledonia, 1/
Reaffirming the right of peoples to self-determination as enshrined in
the Charter of the United Nations,
Recalling its resolutions 1514 (XV) and 1541 (XV) of 14 and
15 December 1960, respectively,
Noting the importance of the positive measures being pursued in New
Caledonia by the French authorities, in cooperation with all sectors of the
population, to promote political, economic and social development in the
Territory, including measures in the area of environmental protection and
action with respect to drug abuse and trafficking, in order to provide a
framework for its peaceful progress to self-determination,
Noting also, in this context, the importance of equitable economic and
social development, as well as continued dialogue among the parties involved
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