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77th General Assembly session (2022)

During the 77th session of the , the following agenda items concerning decolonization were allocated to the in accordance with the note by the Secretariat dated 16 September 2022 () and the Fourth Committee held 9 meetings in total (from the 2nd to the 10th meeting):

  • Item 51: Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations;
  • Item 52: Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories;
  • Item 53: 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 54: Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories; and
  • Item 55: Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.

The Fourth Committee submits the following reports on each agenda item to the plenary of the General Assembly:

  •  for item 51;
  •  for item 52;
  •  for item 53;
  •  for item 54; and 
  •  for item 55. 

For details of voting records, please see the respective reports of the Fourth Committee on the agenda items.

Meetings of the Fourth Committee on decolonization items held in 2022 during the 77th session of the General Assembly

 

Meeting
(Record)
 Date Agenda Documents Webcast Outcome/Votes

10th meeting
()

 17 October 2022 Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued) (2022 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

Adoption with a vote of: 

Draft resolution XVIII on dissemination of information

(143 votes to 3, with 1 abstention); and

Draft resolution XIX on the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Decolonization

(108 votes to 3, with 37 abstentions)

Adoption without a vote of: 

Draft resolution IV on American Samoa;

Draft resolution V on Anguilla;

Draft resolution VI on Bermuda;

Draft resolution VII on the British Virgin Islands;

Draft resolution VIII on the Cayman Islands;

Draft resolution IX on French Polynesia;

Draft resolution X on Guam:

Draft resolution XI on Montserrat;

Draft resolution XII on New Caledonia;

Draft resolution XIII on Pitcairn;

Draft resolution XIV on Saint Helena;

Draft resolution XV on Tokelau;

Draft resolution XVI on the Turks and Caicos Islands; and

Draft resolution XVII on the United States Virgin Islands

9th meeting
()

 14 October 2022

Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations (continued)

Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued)

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 (continued)

Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued)

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued)

(2022 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

(Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on Western Sahara)

(Draft resolution on offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories; sponsored by Algeria, Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greece, Iraq, Oman, Panama, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand, Uruguay and Venezuela

(Draft decision on Gibraltar; submitted by the Chair)

(Draft resolution on Western Sahara; submitted by the Chair)

Adoption with a vote of: 

Draft resolution I on information transmitted under Article 73 e

(147 votes to 2, with 3 abstentions);

Draft resolution II on economic and other activities

(152 votes to 2, with 3 abstentions); and

Draft resolution III on specialized agencies and international institutions

(111 votes to 2, with 43 abstentions)

Adoption without a vote of: 

Draft resolution on offers of study and training facilities ();

Draft decision on Gibraltar (); and

Draft resolution on Western Sahara ()

8th meeting
()

 13 October 2022

Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations (continued)

Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued)

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 (continued)

Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued)

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued)

(2022 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

(Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on Western Sahara)

 

7th meeting
() 

 11 October 2022

Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations (continued)

Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued)

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 (continued)

Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories (continued)

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued)

(2022 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

(Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on Western Sahara)

  

6th meeting
()

10 October 2022

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued)

  (Requests for hearing on Western Sahara)  

5th meeting
()

 7 October 2022

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued)

  (Requests for hearing on Western Sahara)  

4th meeting
()

 6 October 2022

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued)

  (Requests for hearing on Western Sahara)  

3rd meeting
()

 4 October 2022

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items) (continued)

(2022 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

(Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on Western Sahara)

(Requests for hearing on American Samoa)

 (Request for hearing on the British Virgin Islands) 

 (Request for hearing on the Cayman Islands) 

 (Requests for hearing on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)) 

 (Requests for hearing on French Polynesia)

 (Request for hearing on Gibraltar)

 (Request for hearing on Guam)

 (Requests for hearing on New Caledonia)

 (Requests for hearing on the United States Virgin Islands)

 (Requests for hearing on Western Sahara)

  

2nd meeting ()

 3 October 2022

Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations

Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories

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

Offers by Member States of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Non-Self-Governing Territories

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Territories not covered under other agenda items)

Requests for hearing

(2022 report of the C-24 including draft resolutions I through XIX)

(Report of the Secretary-General on information transmitted under Article 73 e)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on specialized agencies and the international institutions)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on offers of study and training facilities)

 (Report of the Secretary-General on Western Sahara)

(Requests for hearing on American Samoa)

 (Request for hearing on the British Virgin Islands) 

 (Request for hearing on the Cayman Islands) 

 (Requests for hearing on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)) 

 (Requests for hearing on French Polynesia)

 (Request for hearing on Gibraltar)

 (Request for hearing on Guam)

 (Requests for hearing on New Caledonia)

 (Requests for hearing on the United States Virgin Islands)

 (Requests for hearing on Western Sahara)