ARTICLE 16

TEXT OF ARTICLE 16

The General Assembly shall perform such functions with respect to the interna- tional trusteeship-system as are assigned to it under Chapters XII and XIII, including the approval of the trusteeship agreements for areas not designated as strategic.

NOTE

A general survey of the performance by the General Assembly of its functions with respect to the International Trusteeship System is given under Article 85, (see Vol. II). During the period under review, the General Assembly did not approve any further trust- eeship agreements. The annex that follows lists resolutions relating to Chapters XII and XIII of the Charter that were adopted during this interval. These decisions are analysed under the pertinent Articles of Chapters XII and XIII.

ANNEX List of General Assembly resolutions pertaining to the International Trusteeship System (adopted during the twenty-first, fifth special, twenty-second, twenty-third and twenty-fourth sessions)

Resolution No Date Plenary meeting Title

Twenty-first session 2145 (XXI) 27 1454th Question of South West Africa 2146 (XXI) 27 October 1966 1454th Petitions concerning South West Africa 2226 (XXI) 20 1500th Question of the Trust Territory of Nauru 2227 (XXI) 20 December 1966 1500th Question of Papua and the Trust Territory of New Guinea 2235 (XXI) 20 December 1966 1500th Question of the consolidation and integration of the special educational and train- ing programmes for South West Africa, the special training programme for Territories under Portuguese administration and the educational and training programme for South Africans 2236 (XXI) 20 December 1966 1500th Special educational and training programme for South West Africa Fifth special session 2248 (S-V) 19 1518th Question of South West Africa Twenty-second session 2324 (XXII) 16 1635th Question of South West Africa 2325 (XXII) 16 December 1967 1635th Question of South West Africa 2347 (XXII) 19 December 1967 1641st Question of the Trust Territory of Nauru 2348 (XXII) 19 December 1967 1641st Question of Papua and the Trust Territory of New Guinea 2349 (XXII) 19 December 1967 1641st Question of the consolidation and integration of the special educational and train- ing programmes for South West Africa, the special training programme for Territories under Portuguese administration and the educational and training programme for South Africans 2372 (XXII) 12 1671st Question of South West Africa Twenty-third session 2403 (XXIII) 16 1742nd Question of Namibia 2404 (XXIII) 16 December 1968 1742nd Petitions concerning Namibia 2427 (XXIII) 18 December 1968 1747th Question of Papua and the Trust Territory of New Guinea 2431 (XXIII) 18 December 1968 1747th Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa Twenty-fourth session 2498 (XXIV) 31 1797th Question of Namibia 2505 (XXIV) 20 1815th Manifesto on Southern Africa 2517 (XXIV) 1 1819th Question of Namibia 2518 (XXIV) 1 December 1969 1819th Petitions concerning Namibia 2557 (XXIV) 12 December 1969 1831st United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa 2590 (XXIV) 16 December 1969 1835th Question of Papua and the Trust Territory of New Guinea.

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