A/RES/61/130
Noting with satisfaction the achievements of the Special Committee in
contributing to the effective and complete implementation of the Declaration and
other relevant resolutions of the United Nations on decolonization,
Stressing the importance of the formal participation of the administering Powers
in the work of the Special Committee,
Noting with interest the cooperation and active participation of some
administering Powers in the work of the Special Committee, and encouraging the
others also to do so,
Taking note that the Pacific regional seminar, originally scheduled to convene
from 23 to 25 May 2006 in Timor-Leste, is to be rescheduled to a later date in 2006,
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Reaffirms its resolution 1514 (XV) and all other resolutions and decisions
on decolonization, including its resolution 55/146, by which it declared the period
2001–2010 the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, and
calls upon the administering Powers, in accordance with those resolutions, to take all
necessary steps to enable the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories concerned
to exercise fully as soon as possible their right to self-determination, including
independence;
Reaffirms once again that the existence of colonialism in any form or
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manifestation, including economic exploitation, is incompatible with the Charter of
the United Nations, the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial
Countries and Peoples and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; 3
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Reaffirms its determination to continue to take all steps necessary to bring
about the complete and speedy eradication of colonialism and the faithful observance
by all States of the relevant provisions of the Charter, the Declaration on the Granting
of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights;
Affirms once again its support for the aspirations of the peoples under
4.
colonial rule to exercise their right to self-determination, including independence, in
accordance with relevant resolutions of the United Nations on decolonization;
Calls upon the administering Powers to cooperate fully with the Special
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Committee on the Situation with regard to the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to finalize before the end of 2007 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;
Commends the professional, open and transparent referendum to determine
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the future status of Tokelau, held under United Nations supervision from 11 to
15 February 2006;
Notes that the referendum did not produce the two-thirds majority of the
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valid votes cast required by the General Fono to change the status of Tokelau as a
Non-Self-Governing Territory under the administration of New Zealand;
Welcomes the agreement of New Zealand and the Tokelau Council of
8.
Ongoing Government to maintain the referendum package of a draft constitution and
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Resolution 217 A (III).