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5.
Affirms once again its support for the aspirations of the peoples under
colonial rule to exercise their right to self-determination, including independence, in
accordance with relevant resolutions of the United Nations on decolonization;
6.
Approves 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 covering its work during 2000, including the
programme of work envisaged for 2001; 5
7.
Calls upon the administering Powers to cooperate fully with the Special
Committee to finalize before the end of 2001 a constructive programme of work on
a case-by-case basis for the Non-Self-Governing Territories to facilitate the
implementation of the mandate of the Special Committee and the relevant
resolutions on decolonization, including resolutions on specific Territories;
8.
Requests the Special Committee to continue to seek suitable means for
the immediate and full implementation of the Declaration and to carry out those
actions approved by the General Assembly regarding the International Decade for
the Eradication of Colonialism and the Second International Decade in all
Territories that have not yet exercised their right to self-determination, including
independence, and in particular:
(a) To formulate specific proposals to bring about an end to colonialism and
to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session;
(b) To continue to examine the implementation by Member States of
resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions on decolonization;
(c) To continue to pay special attention to the small Territories, including
through the dispatch of visiting missions, and to recommend to the General
Assembly the most suitable steps to be taken to enable the populations of those
Territories to exercise their right to self-determination, including independence;
(d) To finalize before the end of 2001 a constructive programme of work on
a case-by-case basis for the Non-Self-Governing Territories to facilitate the
implementation of the mandate of the Special Committee and the relevant
resolutions on decolonization, including resolutions on specific Territories;
(e) To take all necessary steps to enlist worldwide support among
Governments, as well as national and international organizations, for the
achievement of the objectives of the Declaration and the implementation of the
relevant resolutions of the United Nations;
(f) To conduct seminars, as appropriate, for the purpose of receiving and
disseminating information on the work of the Special Committee, and to facilitate
participation by the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories in those
seminars;
(g) To observe annually the Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-SelfGoverning Territories; 6
9.
Calls upon all States, in particular the administering Powers, as well as
the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, to
5
See A/55/23 (Part I), chap. I, sect. J. For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly,
Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 23.
6
See resolution 2911 (XXVII).
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