Vietnam stresses importance of decolonisation at UN committee’s session
VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat highlighted the importance of decolonisation and respect for equal rights and self-determination for peoples based in non-self-governing territories during a session of the 77th UN General Assembly’s Special Political and Decolonisation Committee (Fourth Committee) held on October 13.
As part of her remarks, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Tra, deputy permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, outlined that it is necessary to boost constructive political dialogue whilst seeking a durable peace on the basis of respecting fundamental principles of international law.
This is along with following the UN Charter and other relevant resolutions of the UN General Assembly, including Resolution 1514 on the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.
The UN must therefore ensure that activities of administering states do not negatively impact the interests of peoples residing in non-self-governing territories, while assisting them to resolve emerging challenges and promote development in these territories, she added.
During the course of the session, many countries also shared the view on the necessity of promoting the current decolonisation process.
The Special Political and Decolonisation Committee, one of the six main committees of the UN General Assembly, has therefore been tasked with considering some special political and peacekeeping issues, including decolonisation.
There are a total of 17 non-self-governing territories under the administration of administering states and the scope of the Fourth Committee, including the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas in Argentina.
This is in addition to Montserrat, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the US Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, American Samoa, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Pitcairn, and Tokelau.