United Nations General Assembly resolution 1654 (XVI)
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UN decolonization resolution
United Nations General Assembly resolution
international legal instrument (non‑binding)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 1654 (XVI) is a 1961 UN measure that strengthened the organization’s decolonization agenda by establishing mechanisms to monitor and promote the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UN decolonization resolution
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United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ international legal instrument (non‑binding) ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | United Nations Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 27 November 1961 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
accelerate the end of colonialism
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encourage Member States to cooperate with the decolonization process ⓘ ensure systematic monitoring of colonial situations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Resolution 1654 (XVI) on the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
NERFINISHED
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Resolution establishing the Special Committee on Decolonization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all colonial territories covered by the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ⓘ |
| bindingNature | non‑binding under international law ⓘ |
| concernsRights | right of colonial peoples to self‑determination and independence ⓘ |
| createsBody | Special Committee on Decolonization (Committee of 24) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes |
Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
NERFINISHED
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United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followUpTo |
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (resolution 1514 (XV))
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
institutionalized UN monitoring of the implementation of the decolonization declaration
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marked a key step in operationalizing the UN decolonization agenda ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recommendatory resolution ⓘ |
| monitoredByBodyCreated | Special Committee on Decolonization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations decolonization framework
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body of United Nations General Assembly resolutions on self‑determination ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish mechanisms to monitor the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
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to promote the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ⓘ to strengthen the United Nations program for decolonization ⓘ |
| regionScope | global ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
NERFINISHED
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United Nations decolonization agenda ⓘ |
| session | sixteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
decolonization
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implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ⓘ self‑determination of peoples ⓘ |
| topic |
colonial countries and peoples
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non‑self‑governing territories ⓘ trust territories ⓘ |
| UNOrganConcerned |
Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
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Special Committee on Decolonization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNResolutionNumber | 1654 ⓘ |
| UNResolutionSessionNumber | XVI ⓘ |
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Special Committee on Decolonization
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 1654 (XVI)
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