Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 The General Assembly, Mindful of the determination proclaimed by the peoples of the world in the Charter of the United Nations to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and Title Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 14 December 1960. Internet Modern History Sourcebook United Nations: Declaration on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 1960 General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV), December 14, 1960 The General Assembly Resolution A/Res/1514(XV) is a United Nations document addressing decolonization and promoting self-determination for all peoples. United Nations and decolonization When the United Nations was established in 1945, 750 million people - almost a third of the world's population then - lived in Territories that were non-self Title Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples : draft resolution / Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Ceylon, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Leopoldville), Cyprus, Dahomey, Ethiopia, Federation of Malays, Ghana, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan The question of a declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples was initially proposed for inclusion in the agenda of the General Assembly by Nikita S. Khrushchev, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), during his address to the Assembly on 23 September 1960. Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. 1. The subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights, is contrary to the Charter of the United Nations and is an impediment to the promotion of world peace and co-operation. 2. The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, also known as the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514, was a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly during its fifteenth session, that affirmed independence for countries and peoples under colonial rule. Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (1960) United Nations Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (1960) Adopted at the 947th plenary meeting, 14 Dec. 1960. In: Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly 1960 DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES Adopted in New York, USA on 14 December 1960 The General Assembly, Convinced that the continued existence of colonialism prevents the development of international economic co-operation, impedes the social, cultural and economic development of dependent peoples and militates against the United Nations ideal of universal peace, Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Декларация о предоставлении независимости колониальным странам и народам The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 14 December 1960. The deliberate location of the United Nations vote – in the General Assembly rather than in the Security Council where a permanent member’s veto would always be available to any one or more of the three permanent members that still had Adopted by General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960. 1. The subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights, is contrary to the Charter of the United Nations and is an impediment to the promotion of world peace and co-operation. 2. In the draft declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples, which the USSR submitted for Assembly con-sideration, United Nations Members were called upon Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (1960) Editor’s Note: Adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 14, 1960, this declaration was largely considered a watershed in the movement towards the end of colonialism. Title Declaration on the Grant of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples / submitted by Mr. N.S. Khrushchev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, Chairman of the USSR
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