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What the UN Can Do To Assist Non-Self Governing “Today, 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories across the globe remain under the purview of this Committee [Special Committee on ]. I call on the international community to address the issue of self- and find innovative and practical ways to implement the decolonization process. In this endeavour, we shall be guided by the principles enshrined in the United Charter and the relevant General Assembly resolutions.”

— Secretary-General 2015 04 CHART table of 06 MAP 08 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND contents 12 WHAT THE UNITED NATIONS CAN DO TO ASSIST NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES 14 United Nations 21 United Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 22 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 24 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 26 United Nations for Refugees (UNHCR) 26 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) 27 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 28 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 30 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 31 World Health Organization (WHO) 33 International Labour Organization (ILO) 35 Non-Self-Governing Territories (NSGTs) 36 37 Atlantic and 46 47 Pacific listing administering land populationI TERRITORIES TO WHICH THE DECLARATION ON THE GRANTING as nsgt power (sq.km.)I OF TO COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES CONTINUES TO APPLY (AS OF 2016) EUROPE Since 1946 5.8 33,140 listing administering land area territory populationI PACIFIC as nsgt power (sq.km.)I American Since 1946 200 55,170 AFRICa 1946-1947 French 3,600 271,800 and since 2013 Western since 1963 II 266,000 586,000 Since 1946 United States 540 159,358 ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN 1946-1947 France 18,575 268,767 Since 1946 United Kingdom 96 15,700 and since 1986

Bermuda Since 1946 United Kingdom 53.35 65,187 Pitcairn Since 1946 United Kingdom 35.5 39

British Since 1946 United Kingdom 153 28,200 Since 1946 12.2 1,411

Cayman Islands Since 1946 United Kingdom 264 58,238 I. All data is from United Nations Secretariat 2016 Working Papers on Non-Self-Governing Territories (NSGTs), (Malvinas)III Since 1946 United Kingdom 12,173 2,500 and for , from UN data (http://data.un.org), a database by the United Nations Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations. Since 1946 United Kingdom 103 5,000 II. On 26 February 1976, informed the Secretary-General that as of that date it had terminated its presence in the Territory of the Sahara and deemed it necessary to place on record that Spain consid- Since 1946 United Kingdom 310 5,765 ered itself thenceforth exempt from any responsibility of any international in connection with the administration of the Territory, in view of the cessation of its participation in the temporary administra- tion established for the Territory. In 1990, the General Assembly reaffirmed that the question of Western Turks and C aicos Islands Since 1946 United Kingdom 948.2 36,689 Sahara was a question of decolonization which remained to be completed by the people of Western Sahara. United States Virgin Islands Since 1946 united states 352 105,080 III. A dispute exists between the of and the United and Northern concerning over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (see ST/CS/SER.A/42).

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*A dispute*A dispute exists betweenexists between the Governments the Governments of Argentina of Argentina and and the Unitedthe UnitedKingdom Kingdom of Great of Britain Great Britainand Northern and Ireland FalklandFalkland Islands Islands (Malvinas)* (Malvinas)* concerningconcerning sovereignty sovereignty over the over Falkland the Falkland Islands Islands (Malvinas). (Malvinas). NEW ZEALANDNEW ZEALAND Non-Self-GoverningNon-Self-Governing Territories Territories The boundariesThe boundaries and names and shownnames andshown the and designations the designations used onused this onmap this do map not implydo not official imply official endorsement endorsement or or ADMINISTERINGADMINISTERING POWERS POWERS acceptanceacceptance by the Unitedby the UnitedNations. Nations. Sub-Committee on Southern (now ) in London in 1964. Photographed on their arrival at London separate agreements with administer- Airport (left to right): Mr. Godfrey K. J. Amachree, UN Under- HISTORICAL ing States, were formally administered Secretary for Trusteeship and Non-Self-Governing Territories; under Mandates from the League of Mr. Gershon Collier (); Mr. Sori Coulibaly (), BACKGROUND Chairman of the Sub-Committee on ; Mr. Nations, or were separated from coun- Danilo Lekic (), and Mr. Tesfaye Gebre-Egzy (), tries defeated in the Second , Secretary of the Sub-Committee on Southern Rhodesia. 30 May 1964 / © UN Photo/MH hen the United Nations or were voluntarily placed under the was established in 1945, system by States responsible for their W750 million people—almost administration. Eleven Territories a third of the world’s population—lived were placed under this system. in Territories that were non-self- Since the creation of the United Nations, governing, dependent on colonial more than 80 former have Powers. Today, fewer than 2 million gained their independence. Among people live in such Territories. them, all eleven Trust Territories have The Charter of the United Nations achieved self-determination through established, in Chapter XI (Articles 73 independence or free association with an and 74), the principles that continue State. There are 17 Non-Self- to guide United Nations decoloniza- Governing Territories remaining today. tion efforts, including respect for self-determination of all peoples. The Charter binds administering Powers to recognize that the interests The United Nations Charter also estab- of the inhabitants of the dependent lished the International Trusteeship Territories are paramount, to agree System in Chapter XII (Articles 75-85) to promote social, economic, political and the Trusteeship Council in Chapter and educational progress in the XIII (Articles 86-91) to monitor certain Territories, to assist in developing Territories, known as “Trust” Territories. appropriate forms of self-government Those Territories, each subject to and to take into account the political

8 aspirations and stages of development adopted, in 1960, the Declaration and advancement of each Territory. on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. Known Administering Powers are also obliged as the Declaration on decolonization, under the Charter to convey to the it stated that all people have a right United Nations information on con- to self-determination and proclaimed ditions in the Territories. The United that should be brought Nations monitors progress towards to a speedy and unconditional end. self-determination in the Territories. In 1962 the General Assembly established Hoping to speed the progress of decol- the Special Committee on Decolonization onization, the General Assembly (formally the Special Committee on the Situation with Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples) to monitor imple- mentation of the Declaration and to make recommendations on its application.

In 1990, the General Assembly pro- claimed 1990-2000 as the International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism Printed at the United Nations, • 12-29891—April 2012 and adopted a Plan of Action. In 2001, the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism was proclaimed. In 2011, the General Assembly proclaimed 2011-2020 as the Third International Decade for Woman voting in the 2007 Referendum the Eradication of Colonialism. on Self-determination of Tokelau 10 © Lone Jessen/United Nations What the United Nations Can Do to Assist Non-Self-Governing Territories

Under Article 73 of the Charter of the United Nations, the administering Powers of the Non-Self-Governing Territories have the obligation to promote to the utmost the well-being of the inhabitants of these Territories, further constructive measures of development and cooperate with the United Nations and other associated international bodies in this endeavour, when and where appropriate. The following is a select list of United Nations bodies that offer assistance to the Non-Self-Governing Territories. in Non-Self-Governing Territories under during visiting missions; and in any United Nations review; (ii) provides information on other activity carried out to implement territorial developments; (iii) facili- the mandated programme of work of the The Special Committee on the tates Territory-specific decolonization Committee. Assistance is also provided Situation with Regard to the processes under way; (iv) offers advice in improving the Committee’s cooper- Implementation of the Declaration on the decolonization options under ation with the administering Powers, on the Granting of Independence the Declaration; (v) conducts annual maintaining contacts with the repre- to Colonial Countries and Peoples, regional seminars for face-to-face dis- sentatives of the Non-Self-Governing known as the Special Committee on cussion with territorial and civil society Territories and developing relations with Decolonization or C-24, is mandated representatives as well as experts; and the organizations and agencies of the to promote the full implementation of (vi) dispatches fact-finding and advi- United Nations system, in accordance the General Assembly’s 1960 Declaration An election officer verifies the ballot papers of a sory visiting missions to Territories. with the relevant General Assembly reso- voter at the portable voting booth set up in the on decolonization. To that end, on a case- grounds of hospital. , Tokelau lutions, aimed at achieving further prog- by-case basis and in accordance with the 24 October 2007 © UN/Ariane Rummery ress in decolonization and bringing a relevant UN resolutions on decoloniza- The Department of Political complete end to colonialism. Supportive tion, the Special Committee: (i) keeps the Affairs, Decolonization Unit, actions include closely following the political, economic and social situation provides substantive support to the developments in the Non-Self-Governing should such a request come from the Special Committee on Decolonization, Territories, conducting research and administering Power and the people as well as to the General Assembly, preparing working papers, reports and of the Territory. For example, an elec- including in its deliberations on the analytical and briefing materials. toral expert of the Electoral Assistance situation in the remaining 17 Non-Self- Division was invited in February Governing Territories at the annual The Department’s Electoral 2006 and October 2007, along with sessions; during the preparation and Assistance Division can provide members of the Special Committee on conduct of its seminars held alternately technical advice on a referendum to Decolonization, to monitor the referen- in the Caribbean and the Pacific ; decide on the future status of a Territory dum in Tokelau on self-government in or to observe the referendum process, free association with New Zealand. Opening session of the Decolonization Committee (C-24), on 25 February 2016. © UN Photo/Vanya Dimitrova

14 15 For Further information traditional as well as new information and communications technologies. http://www.un.org/en/decolonization/ Furthermore, the Department, includ- http://www.un.org/undpa/elections ing through its United Nations infor- mation centers worldwide, utilizes all Decolonization Unit—Department of its communications platforms to of Political Affairs disseminate information on and to the United Nations Secretariat Non-Self-Governing Territories. It works New York, NY 10017 U.S.A. closely with the Decolonization Unit of [email protected] the Department of Political Affairs to ECLAC Regional Conference on Social Development in America and the Caribbean, November 2015 Electoral Assistance Division— update and maintain the United Nations © Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion of Department of Political Affairs website on decolonization in the UN United Nations Secretariat six official languages (, Chinese, For further information New York, NY 10017 U.S.A. English, French, Russian and Spanish). The Economic Commission for Tel: +1-212-963-8737 http://www.un.org/en/sections/ and the Caribbean Fax: +1-212-963-2979 department-public-information (ECLAC) has accepted several Non- [email protected] Self-Governing Territories as associate , Decolonization and members. As associate members of the Section Caribbean Development and Cooperation DIPLOMACY. PREVENTION. ACTION Department of Public Information United Nations Secretariat Committee (CDCC), which is the perma- New York, NY 10017 U.S.A. nent subsidiary body of ECLAC, Non-Self- Tel: + 212 963 6846 Governing Territories can participate The Department of Public [email protected] in United Nations global conferences Information (DPI) compiles and as official observers, receive technical disseminates information on the The UN General Assembly marks 50th anniversary of and advisory services, and benefit from the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to training workshops and seminars. The decolonization process using both Colonial Countries and Peoples. 14 December 2010, United Nations, New York © UN Photo/Evan Schneider following Territories enjoy associate

16 17 member status: Anguilla, , from training workshops and semi- , , nars. ESCAP also undertakes advi- Montserrat, sory missions to Non-Self-Governing and United States Virgin Islands.(1) Territories in economic and social areas.

For further information For further information http://www.cepal.org/en www.unescap.org

Economic Commission for Latin ESCAP Subregional Office for Pacific America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Participants in the ESCAP -Pacific Level 5, Kadavu House Cultural Opening Ceremony of the Third Intergovernmental Meeting on HIV/ AIDS, Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477 414 Victoria Parade International Conference on Small Island Bangkok, 27 2015 © Saskia Ketz Developing States, in Aipa, Samoa. 31 Vitacura, Santiago de PMB, , 2014 © UN Photo/Evan Schneider Tel: (56-2) 2471 2000 • 2210 2000 Tel: +679 323 7700 Postal address: Casilla 179-D, , , E-mail: [email protected](4) Santiago de Chile Guam and New Caledonia as associate (2) : 7630412 members of its Special Body on Pacific implementation of the Programme of Island Developing Countries .(3) The The Office of the High Action for the Special Body, which meets every two Representative for the Least of Small Island Developing States The United Nations Economic and years, provides a focused forum for Developed Countries, Landlocked (SIDS). The Programme of Action Social Commission for Asia and addressing the special issues and Developing Countries and focuses on seven areas of commitment the Pacific (ESCAP) has accepted problems facing this group of countries Small Island Developing States aimed at reducing poverty and the and associate members in the spirit of (OHRLLS) can assist relevant Non- promotion of sustainable development. regional cooperation. Through their Self-Governing Territories through its The OHRLLS can provide coordinated 1 Source: http://www.cepal.org/en/ mandate to provide coordination in the follow-up, undertake appropriate estados-miembros status with ESCAP, they can participate in United Nations global conferences advocacy work, mobilize resources and 2 Source: http://www.cepal.org/en as official observers, receive techni- provide support to group consultations 3 Source: http://www.unescap.org/about/ 4 Source: http://www.unescap.org/ member-states cal and advisory services, and benefit subregional-office/pacific/contact-us of Small Island Developing States.

18 19 For further information focuses on early childhood development, The United Nations Mission for the , system reforms including Referendum in Western Sahara http://www.un.org/en/ child-friendly schools, strengthening (MINURSO) was established by Security peacekeeping/missions/minurso data systems, child protection, social Council resolution 690 (1991) of 29 April and economic policy reforms; and MINURSO-HQ 1991 in accordance with settlement on advocacy and capacity-building Laâyoune P.O. Box 5846 proposals accepted on 30 August 1988 within the context of the Convention Grand Central Station (GCS) on the Rights of the Child (CRC). by and the Frente Popular New York, NY 10163-5846, USA para la Liberación de Saguia el-Hamra Switchboard: MINURSO observer, Western Sahara y de Río de Oro (Frente POLISARIO). + 212-528 986 000 © UN Photo/Martine Perret The , as approved by + 1-212-963195 2/195 3/5 the Security Council, provided for a + 39-0831 242 (plus last 3 transitional period for the preparation digits of extension) For further information of a referendum in which the people of [email protected] Pratices in http://unohrlls.org/ Western Sahara would choose between schools in independence and integration with United Nation AnguillA United Nations Office of the Morocco. While the organization of the An examination High Representative referendum has not been possible to of the protective Children’s Fund environment, United Nations participation & date, other requirements of the Mission’s the teaching of New York, NY 10017 U.S.A. Health & mandate have been pursued. Currently, (UNICEF) Family Tel: +1 212-963-9077 Life MINURSO continues to be engaged in Education Tel: +1 212-963-9078 The UNICEF Office for the Eastern a number of activities in the Territory [email protected](5) Caribbean Area covers eight coun- that include monitoring the cease- tries and four Non-Self-Governing fire, reducing the threat of mines and 1 Territories: Anguilla, the British Virgin unexploded ordnances, and supporting 5 Source: http://unohrlls.org/press-releases/ Islands, Montserrat, and the Turks media-contacts/ the confidence-building measures. and Caicos Islands. The programme UNICEF report: Practices in Schools in Anguilla 2014 © UNICEF

20 21 United Nations Children’s Fund OFFICE in financial sector supervision and The UNICEF Pacific Office covers FOR THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AREA development of risk management fourteen PacificIsland countries and Post Office Box 1232 guidelines. It has also assisted Territories, including Tokelau. The UN House, Marine Gardens Montserrat through the project Christchurch, overall goal of the programme is to work “Disaster Mitigation, Capacity-building Tel: + 246 467 6000 with partners to ensure a better outcome and Institutional Strengthening Fax: + 246 436 2812 in Support of Montserrat’s Post- for Pacific children and women as reflected @unicef.org Emergency Resettlement Programme.” in improved policies and legislation, greater www.unicef.org/barbados access to quality social services and more UNDP’s assistance to Tokelau has been accurate data for planning and monitoring. United Nations Children’s Tomasi Tafia, General Manager of Energy, explains how focused on strengthening the overall In addition, the UNICEF Pacific multi-coun- Fund PACIFIC OFFICE the solar generated power is converted to electricity in the pilot project, supported by capacity for self-government, including try programme focuses on: early childhood Fiji Development Bank Building, UNDP, in Fakaofo, Tokelau. © UN/Ariane Rummery funding support for public adminis- development; education; health including 3rd and 5th Floors, 360 Victoria Parade tration reform, capacity-building and HIV/AIDS; nutrition; water and sanitation; Suva, Fiji Tel: + 679 330 0439 , and on addressing child protection; rights advocacy and behav- technical assistance and policy advice Fax: + 679 330 1667 critical environmental management ior change communication; and collection in the areas of macroeconomic, [email protected] challenges with the necessary fund- and analysis of data related to children financial and fiscal management, ing and projects, such as sustainable and women. UNICEF facilitates Tokelau’s production and management of natural resources management and participation in Pacific regional meetings United Nations economic statistics, disaster mitiga- disaster mitigation measures. related to the above programme areas. Development tion and resettlement and recovery programmes, and capacity-building UNDP also provides non-project support For further information Programme in environmental sustainability. to a number of initiatives and activities in the Non-Self-Governing Territories. www.unicef.org Through its Caribbean Regional (UNDP) Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) The United Nations Development project, established in 2002, UNDP For further information provided Anguilla with assistance Programme (UNDP) can provide www.undp.org

22 23 United Nations Development D.C., U.S.A. and West Asia in Manama, Programme in Barbados and the OECS United Nations , UNEP promotes intergovern- UN House, Marine Gardens, mental policy dialogue and regional Christ Church, Barbados Environment cooperation; increases national Tel: + 1 (246) 467 6000 capacity for environmental manage- Fax: + 1 (246) 429 2448 Programme ment and emergency response; raises P.O. Box 625c, Barbados awareness and enhances information [email protected] (UNEP) http://www.bb.undp.org/ (6) exchange; and translates global poli- In a world facing unprecedented envi- cies into regional and country action. ronmental challenges and opportunities, United Nations Development Programme Nukunonu seaside, one of the regions of the in Cook Is. Samoa Tokelau the United Nations Environment world, vulnerable to the impact of the climate change. For further information UN Building Programme (UNEP) works to pro- Nukunonu Atoll, Tokelau. © UN/Ariane Rummery Four Corners Matautu uta vide leadership and encourage part- www.unep.org nership in caring for the environment areas to enable UNEP to work more SAMOA by inspiring, informing and enabling United Nations Environment Programme efficiently and effectively to achieve United Nations Avenue, Gigiri Tel: + 685 23670 nations and peoples to improve their its goals: climate change; disasters PO Box 30552, 00100, Nairobi, Fax: + 685 23555 without compromis- [email protected] and conflicts; ecosystem management; Tel: +254 20 762 1234 ing that of future generations. http://www.ws.undp.org/ (7) environmental governance; chemi- [email protected] UNEP Medium-term Strategy (2014- cal and waste; resource efficiency; United Nations Development and environment under review. Programme in 2017) focuses efforts on seven thematic 1-3 Lady Musgrove Road Through six Regional Offices for: Kingston 5, Jamaica 6 Source: http://www.ws.undp.org/content/ Africa in Nairobi, Kenya; Asia and the Tel: + 876 978 2390 - 9 samoa/en/home/operations/contact_us.html Pacific in Bangkok, ; Europe [email protected] 7 Source: http://www.jm.undp.org/content/ in , Switzerland; Latin America http://www.jm.undp.org/ (8) jamaica/en/home/operations/contact_us.html and the Caribbean in City, 8 Source: http://www.jm.undp.org/content/ jamaica/en/home/operations/contact_us.html Panama; in Washington

24 25 UNFPA’s State of population censuses. It can also provide state of 2015 population world of state state of world population 2015 World Population United 2015 report: reproductive health commodities. Joint United Shelter from

Nations High SHELTERSTORM:THE FROM the —A Nations transformative For further information agenda for Commissioner WORLDCRISIS-PRONETRANSFORMATIVE A A IN GIRLS AGENDAAND WOMEN FOR Programme Delivering a world where women and girls www.unfpa.org every pregnancy is wanted every childbirth is safe and in a crisis- every young person's for Refugeespotential is fulfilled prone world. UNFPA Pacific Sub-Regional Office on HIV/AIDS

United Nations Population Fund SHELTER 605 Third Avenue Level 6 New York, NY 10158 Tel. +1 212 297 5000 FROM THE (UNHCR)www.unfpa.org Kadavu House, (UNAIDS) ISBN 978-0-89714-987-7 STORM A transformative agenda 414 Victoria Parade, The mandate of the United Nations for women and girls in a The Joint United Nations crisis-prone world

Sales No.E.15.III.H.1 E/7,025/2015 Suva, Fiji Islands High Commissioner for Refugees Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Printed on recycled paper. [email protected] (UNHCR) is to provide international can promote coordinated (and locally http://countryoffice.unfpa.org/pacific/ protection and assistance to those who owned and led) responses to AIDS. Its flee their countries of origin because of United Nations UNFPA Caribbean focus areas are: leadership and advo- war or a well-founded fear of persecution 52 Knutsford Boulevard cacy; strategic information and tech- due to their race, religion, , Population Kingston 5, Jamaica nical support; tracking, monitoring political opinion or membership in a par- Tel: + 876 906 8591 and evaluation; civil society engage- ticular social group and who cannot or Fund (UNFPA) [email protected] ment; and mobilization of resources. do not want to return. In accordance with http://caribbean.unfpa.org (9) It brings together the efforts and its mandate, UNHCR provides protection The United Nations Population resources of ten UN system organiza- and assistance to the Fund (UNFPA) can provide assis- tions to the global AIDS response. in the camps near Tindouf, . tance in capacity building to Non-Self- Governing Territories in logistics, For further information For further information forecasting and management of repro- ductive health commodities, as well as in 9 Source: http://caribbean.unfpa.org/public/ www.unaids.org Home/Contact www.unhcr.org planning and questionnaire design for

26 27 UNAIDS Regional Support To name a few examples, UNESCO And in French Polynesia, the author- Team, Caribbean Director assigned a consultant, who was an ities have been working closely with Tel: + 1 868 625 4922 expert in the area of Memory of the UNESCO on the development of nomina- (10) E-mail: [email protected] World, to visit eight Caribbean countries tion files on Taputapuatea/Te Po, Opoa UNAIDS Office in Fiji and Territories, including Anguilla and valley and the Marquises Island for UNAIDS country coordinator Tel: + 679 3 31 04 80 the British Virgin Islands (December inscription on the World Heritage List. [email protected] (11) 2014 –January 2015), to identify and select documentary heritage and prepare For further information nominations for registering these docu- United Nations ments in national, regional and interna- www..org tional Memory of the World Registers. Educational, UNESCO Office in Kingston Officer-in-Charge Satellite image acquired by NASA on 24 April 2003 of In addition, American Samoa The Towers, 25 Drive, 3rd Floor Scientific the Turks and Caicos Islands © UN Photo/USGS/NASA has been partic- Kingston ipating in a regional project for the and Cultural Educational, Scientific Jamaica safeguarding of the Pacific Tapa as Kingston 5 and Cultural Organization a focal point at the American Samoa Organization (UNESCO), namely, Anguilla, the Tel: 1 (876) 630 5300 for the Association Tapa du Pacifique Fax: +1 (876) 630 5325 British Virgin Islands, the Cayman (UNESCO) (ATAPAC) based in Tahiti, French [email protected] (12) Islands, Montserrat and Tokelau. Polynesia, within the framework of Five Non-Self-Governing Territories the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) UNESCO Office in Apia have the status of Associate UNESCO employs every opportunity Safeguarding Programme in the Pacific. P.O. Box 615 Members to the United Nations to engage with Non-Self-Governing Matautu-uta Territories in any platform of Matautu-uta action, information and cooperation Apia, Samoa 10 Source: http://www.unaids.org/en/ established, or capacity-building 12 Source: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/ Tel: + 685 242 76 regionscountries/countries/barbados kingston/about-this-office/contact-us/ activity organized at the regional, Fax: + 685 265 93 11 Source: http://www.unaids.org/en/ 13 Source: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/apia/ (13) regionscountries/countries/fiji sub-regional and national levels. about-this-office/contact-us/ [email protected]

28 29 Second Floor Food and UN House, Marine Gardens World Health Christ Church, Bridgetown Agriculture BB11000 Barbados Organization Tel: + 1 (246) 426 7110 Organization [email protected] (14) (WHO) http://www.fao.org/americas/en/ of the United The World Health Organization Sub-Regional Office for the (WHO) Regional Office for the Nations (FAO) Pacific Islands, Samoa Western Pacific coordinates WHO’s Sub-Regional Representative technical assistance and collabora- The Food and Agriculture “Lady Naomi”, a ferry-boat between Samoa and for the Pacific tion with other health partners in Organization of the United American Samoa, anchored off , one of the three that make up Tokelau. © UN Photo/Denise Cook FAO Private Mail Bag responding to the specific needs of Nations (FAO) provides support for Apia, Samoa the Pacific countries and areas. sustainable rural development policies is an associate member of the FAO Sub- Tel: (+685) 2217 and practices in agriculture, forestry, Regional Office for the Pacific Islands. [email protected] (15) In addition, the World Health fisheries and food security and nutri- Organization Regional Office tion. One of the priority areas of work is For further information for the /Pan American increasing food security and nutrition Health Organization (PAHO) resilience to the impacts of disasters www.fao.org provides technical cooperation to and climate change. FAO’s assistance countries of the Americas for their Sub-Regional Office for the to Non-Self-Governing Territories is national health development. For over Caribbean, Barbados facilitated by its field offices, includ- 110 years, PAHO also serves as the Sub-Regional Representative ing the Sub-Regional Office for the for the Caribbean specialized organization for health Caribbean located in Barbados and FAO-SLAC of the Inter-American System. the Sub-Regional Office for the Pacific P.O. Box 631-C The PAHO/WHO Office of Eastern Islands located in Samoa. Among the Bridgetown 14 Source: http://www.fao.org/americas/caribe/en/ Non-Self-Governing Territories, Tokelau BB11000 Barbados 15 Source: http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/ Caribbean Countries, located in pacific-islands/en/

30 31 For further information PAHO/WHO Office of Eastern Caribbean Countries International http://www.who.int/en/ Dayrells and Navy Gardens Christ Church, Barbados Labour The Division of Pacific Technical (P.O. Box 508, Bridgetown, Barbados) Support of the WHO Regional Tel: + 246 426 3860, + 246 426 3865 Organization Office for the Western Pacific— Fax: + 246 436 9779 The WHO Representative Office [email protected] (ILO) http://www.paho.org/ecc in the Pacific The International Labour Level 4, Provident Plaza One Organization (ILO) offers assistance Downtown Boulevard, 33 Ellery Street PAHO/WHO Representation for Jamaica, Dr. Carissa Etienne, WHO Regional Director for the Bermuda and Cayman Islands in the application and promotion of Americas addresses delegates at the technical (P.O. Box 113) briefing on “Health in the post-2015 sustainable Suva, Fiji 8 Gibraltar Hall Road international labour standards. It development goals”. © WHO/Violaine Martin [email protected] of the , Mona provides Non-Self-Governing Territories www.wpro.who.int/southpacific Kingston 7, Jamaica with technical and advisory services Barbados; the PAHO/WHO Office in Tel: + 876-970-0016 on labour matters. It also invites them, Jamaica; and the PAHO/WHO Office The WHO Representative Office Fax: + 876-977-1393 where possible, to participate in ILO- in collaborate closely for American Samoa, Cooks Island, [email protected] sponsored subregional meetings, http://www.paho.org/jam to support the Non-Self-Governing Niue, Tokelau and Samoa seminars and workshops. In some cases, Ioane Viliamu Building Territories in a coherent and coordi- the Organization carries out missions to Road PAHO/WHO Representation for The nated manner, in order to create effi- provide technical assistance and advice. (P.O. Box 77) Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands ciencies, foster common understanding Apia, Samoa 2nd Floor Grosvenor Medical Center and enable a unified position in their [email protected] Nassau, The Bahamas For further information responses to the health challenges of Tel: + 242-326-7299 these Territories. They cover Anguilla, Fax: + 242-326-7012 Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, [email protected] www.ilo.org the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, http://www.paho.org/bah and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

32 33 ILO Subregional Office for the Caribbean Stanmore House, 6 Stanmore Avenue P.O. Box 1201 Non-Self- , Tel: + 868 625-0524, +868 623-7704 Fax: + 868 627-8978 Governing [email protected] http://www.ilo.org/caribbean Territories ILO Suva Office FNPF Place, 8th Floor, (NSGTs) 343-359 Victoria Parade Suva, Fiji Tel: + 679 331 3866 Fax: + 679 330 0248 [email protected] http://www.ilo.org/suva

34 Most recent United Nations Secretariat Administering Power AFRICA annual Working Paper on Western ATLANTIC AND United Kingdom of Great Britain Sahara: A /AC.109/2016/17 Western Sahara CARIBBEAN and Northern Ireland Links Basic facts Anguilla United Nations-related action United Nations Mission for the The General Assembly adopts on an Population*: 586,000 Referendum in Western Sahara Basic facts Land area*: 266,000 km² annual basis a resolution with a section (MINURSO): http://www.un.org/en/ Population: 15,700 (2013 estimate) specifically devoted to Anguilla. peacekeeping/missions/minurso/ Land area: 96 km² Listing as a Non-Self- See: Section II of General Assembly : 92,178 km² resolution 70/102 B of 9 December 2015 Governing Territory Profile of Western Sahara on the Western Sahara has been on the United United Nations and Decolonization Listing as a Non-Self- Most recent United Nations Nations list of Non-Self-Governing website: http://www.un.org/en/ Governing Territory Secretariat annual Working Paper decolonization/nonselfgovterritories Territories since 1963 following Anguilla has been on the United on Anguilla: A/AC.109/2016/2 the transmission of information Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Links on by Spain under * Data is from UNdata (http://data.un.org), a data- Territories since 1946, following the base by the United Nations Statistics Division of Article 73 e of the Charter of the United the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, transmission of information on the Government of Anguilla: Nations. See: A/5514, annex III United Nations. (which had included http://www.gov.ai/ ** On 26 February 1976, the Permanent Anguilla) by the United Kingdom of Representative of Spain to the United Nations Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Administering Power** Great Britain and Northern Ireland informed the Secretary-General that “the the United Kingdom of Great Britain Spanish Government, as of today, definitely under Article 73 e of the Charter of the terminates its presence in the Territory of the United Nations. See: General Assembly and Northern Ireland: https://www. United Nations-related action Sahara and deems it necessary to place the gov.uk/government/organisations/ following on record: … (a) Spain considers itself resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 The General Assembly adopts on an henceforth exempt from any responsibility of foreign-commonwealth-office annual basis a resolution devoted to an international nature in connection with the administration of the said Territory, in view of the Western Sahara. See: General Assembly cessation of its participation in the temporary administration established for the Territory …” resolution 70/98 of 9 December 2015. (A/31/56-S/11997).

36 AFRICA ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN 37 Profile of Anguilla on the United Administering Power Profile of Bermuda on the United Administering Power Nations and Decolonization web- United Kingdom of Great Britain Nations and Decolonization United Kingdom of Great Britain site: http://www.un.org/en/ and Northern Ireland website: http://www.un.org/en/ and Northern Ireland decolonization/nonselfgovterritories decolonization/nonselfgovterritories United Nations-related action United Nations-related action Bermuda The General Assembly adopts on an British Virgin Islands The General Assembly adopts on annual basis a resolution with a section an annual basis a resolution with a Basic facts Basic facts specifically devoted to Bermuda. section specifically devoted to the Population: 65,187(2015 estimate) See: Section III of General Assembly Population: 28,200 (2010 census) British Virgin Islands. See: Section Land area: 53.35 km² Land area: 153 km² resolution 70/102 B of 9 December 2015 IV of General Assembly resolution Exclusive economic zone: 450,370 km² Exclusive economic zone: 80,117 km² 70/102 B of 9 December 2015 Most recent United Nations Listing as a Non-Self- Secretariat annual Working Paper Listing as a Non-Self- Most recent United Nations Secretariat Governing Territory on Bermuda: A /AC.109/2016/3 Governing Territory annual Working Paper on the British Bermuda has been on the United Nations The British Virgin Islands has been Virgin Islands: A /AC.109/2016/4 list of Non-Self-Governing Territories Links on the United Nations list of Non- since 1946, following the transmission Government of Bermuda: Self-Governing Territories since Links of information by the United Kingdom http://www.gov.bm/ 1946, following the transmission of Government of the British Virgin of Great Britain and Northern Ireland information on the Leeward Islands Islands: http://www.bvi.gov.vg/ pursuant to obligations under Article Foreign and Commonwealth Office of (which had included the British Virgin 73 e of the Charter of the United the United Kingdom of Great Britain Islands) by the United Kingdom of Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Nations. See: General Assembly res- and Northern Ireland: https://www. Great Britain and Northern Ireland the United Kingdom of Great Britain olution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 gov.uk/government/organisations/ under Article 73 e of the Charter of the and Northern Ireland: https://www. foreign-commonwealth-office United Nations. See: General Assembly gov.uk/government/organisations/ resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 foreign-commonwealth-office

38 ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN 39 Profile of the British Virgin Islands on Administering Power Profile of the Cayman Islands on the United Nations-related action the United Nations and Decolonization United Kingdom of Great Britain United Nations and Decolonization The General Assembly’s subsidi- website: http://www.un.org/en/ and Northern Ireland website: http://www.un.org/en/ ary organ, the Special Committee decolonization/nonselfgovterritories decolonization/nonselfgovterritories on Decolonization (a.k.a. C-24), has United Nations-related action Cayman Islands been considering the question of the The General Assembly adopts on Falkland Islands (Malvinas)* Falkland Islands (Malvinas) since Basic facts an annual basis a resolution with 1964. Following the C-24’s recommen- Basic facts Population: 58,238 (2014 estimate) a section specifically devoted to dation, in 1965, the General Assembly Land area: 264 km² the Cayman Islands. See: Section Population: 2,500 adopted resolution 2065 (XX). 2 Exclusive economic zone: 119,137 km² V of General Assembly resolution Land area: 12,173 km 70/102 B of 9 December 2015 The C-24 adopts on an annual basis Listing as a Non-Self- Listing as a Non-Self- a resolution devoted to the Falkland Governing Territory Most recent United Nations Secretariat Governing Territory Islands (Malvinas). See: C-24 resolution annual Working Paper on the of 23 2016 (A/71/23, para. 206) The Cayman Islands has been on The Falkland Islands (Malvinas) has Cayman Islands: A/AC.109/2016/5 the United Nations list of Non-Self- been on the United Nations list of Governing Territories since 1946, Links Non-Self-Governing Territories since following the declaration of the 1946, following the transmission by Government of the Cayman intention by the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom of Great Britain * A dispute exists between the Governments Islands: http://www.gov.ky/ Great Britain and Northern Ireland to of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great portal/page/portal/cighome and Northern Ireland of information Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sover- transmit information on Jamaica (under under Article 73 e of the Charter of the eignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). which the Cayman Islands had fallen) Foreign and Commonwealth Office of United Nations.** See: General Assembly ** At the 25th meeting of the Fourth Committee under Article 73 e of the Charter of the in the 1st session of the General Assembly, held the United Kingdom of Great Britain resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 on 6 December 1946, the delegation of Argentina United Nations. See: General Assembly and Northern Ireland: https://www. made a reservation to the effect that the resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 Argentine Government did not recognize British gov.uk/government/organisations/ Administering Power sovereignty in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). foreign-commonwealth-office United Kingdom of Great Britain The delegation of the United Kingdom made a parallel reservation, not recognizing Argentine and Northern Ireland sovereignty in these islands.

40 ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN 41 Most recent United Nations Secretariat Administering Power Profile of Montserrat on the United Administering Power annual Working Paper on the Falkland United Kingdom of Great Britain Nations and Decolonization web- United Kingdom of Great Britain Islands (Malvinas): A/AC.109/2016/6 and Northern Ireland site: http://www.un.org/en/ and Northern Ireland decolonization/nonselfgovterritories Profile of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) United Nations-related action United Nations-related action on the United Nations and Decolonization Saint Helena website: http://www.un.org/en/ The General Assembly adopts on an The General Assembly adopts on an annual basis a resolution with a section annual basis a resolution with a section decolonization/nonselfgovterritories Basic facts specifically devoted to Montserrat. specifically devoted to Saint Helena. See: Section VII of General Assembly Population: 5,765 (4,580 on Saint Helena See: Section IX of General Assembly Montserrat ( 2015 estimate); 917 on resolution 70/102 B of 9 December 2015 resolution 70/102 B of 9 December 2015 Ascension; and 268 on Tristan da Basic facts Most recent United Nations Cunha (November 2015 estimates)) Most recent United Nations Population: 5,000 (2012 estimate) Secretariat annual Working Paper Land area: 310 km² Secretariat annual Working Paper Land area: 103 km² Exclusive economic zone: 1,641,294 km² on Montserrat: A/AC.109/2016/10 on Saint Helena: A/AC.109/2016/13 Exclusive economic zone: 7,582 km² Listing as a Non-Self- Links Links Listing as a Non-Self- Governing Territory Government of Montserrat: Government of Saint Helena: Governing Territory Saint Helena has been on the United http://www.gov.ms/ http://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/ Montserrat has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Territories since 1946, following the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Territories since 1946, following the United Kingdom of Great Britain declaration of the intention by the the United Kingdom of Great Britain the transmission of information and Northern Ireland: https://www. United Kingdom of Great Britain and and Northern Ireland: https://www. on the Leeward Islands (which had gov.uk/government/organisations/ Northern Ireland to transmit informa- gov.uk/government/organisations/ included Montserrat) under Article foreign-commonwealth-office tion on St. Helena and Dependencies foreign-commonwealth-office 73 e of the Charter of the United under Article 73 e of the Charter of the Nations. See: General Assembly res- United Nations. See: General Assembly olution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946

42 ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN 43 Profile of Saint Helena on the Administering Power Profile of the Turks and Caicos Islands on United Nations-related action United Nations and Decolonization United Kingdom of Great Britain the United Nations and Decolonization The General Assembly adopts on website: http://www.un.org/en/ and Northern Ireland website: http://www.un.org/en/ an annual basis a resolution with a decolonization/nonselfgovterritories decolonization/nonselfgovterritories section specifically devoted to the United Nations-related action United States Virgin Islands. See: Turks and Caicos Islands The General Assembly adopts on United States Virgin Islands Section XI of General Assembly reso- an annual basis a resolution with lution 70/102 B of 9 December 2015 Basic facts Basic facts a section specifically devoted to Most recent United Nations Secretariat Population: 36,689 (2015 estimate) the Turks and Caicos Islands. See: Population: 105,080 (2012 data) Land area: 948.2 km² Land area: 352 km² annual Working Paper on the United Section X of General Assembly reso- Exclusive economic zone: 154,068 km² Exclusive economic zone: 33,744 km² States Virgin Islands: A/AC.109/2016/16 lution 70/102 B of 9 December 2015

Listing as a Non-Self- Most recent United Nations Secretariat Listing as a Non-Self- Links Governing Territory annual Working Paper on the Turks Governing Territory Government of the United States The Turks and Caicos Islands has been and Caicos Islands: A /AC.109/2016/15 The United States Virgin Islands has Virgin Islands: https://www.vi.gov/ on the United Nations list of Non-Self- been on the United Nations list of Non- Governing Territories since 1946, fol- Links Self-Governing Territories since 1946, Office of Insular Affairs of the Department of Interior of lowing the transmission of information Government of the Turks and Caicos following the transmission of informa- the United States of America: on Jamaica (under which the Turks and Islands: http://www.gov.tc/ tion by the United States of America Caicos had fallen) by the United Kingdom under Article 73 e of the Charter of the https://www.doi.gov/oia/ of Great Britain and Northern Island Foreign and Commonwealth Office of United Nations. See: General Assembly Profile of the United States Virgin under Article 73 e of the Charter of the the United Kingdom of Great Britain resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 Islands on the United Nations and United Nations. See: General Assembly and Northern Ireland: https://www. Decolonization website: resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 gov.uk/government/organisations/ Administering Power http://www.un.org/en/decolonization/ foreign-commonwealth-office United States of America nonselfgovterritories

44 ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN EUROPE 45 of Gibraltar. See: General Assembly specifically devoted to American Samoa. EUROPE decision 70/520 of 9 December 2015 PACIFIC See: Section I of General Assembly resolution 70/102 B of 9 December 2015 Gibraltar Most recent United Nations American Samoa Secretariat annual Working Paper Most recent United Nations Secretariat Basic facts Basic facts on Gibraltar: A /AC.109/2016/8 annual Working Paper on American Population: 33,140 (2015) Population: 55,170 (2013 estimate) Samoa: A /AC.109/2016/1 Land area: 5.8 km² Links Land area: 200 km² Exclusive economic zone: 404,391 km² Government of Gibraltar: Links Listing as a Non-Self- https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/new/ Office of Insular Affairs of Governing Territory Listing as a Non-Self- Governing Territory the Department of Interior of Gibraltar has been on the United Nations Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United States of America: list of Non-Self-Governing Territories the United Kingdom of Great Britain American Samoa has been on the United https://www.doi.gov/oia/ since 1946, following the transmission and Northern Ireland: https://www. Nations list of Non-Self-Governing of information by the United Kingdom gov.uk/government/organisations/ Territories since 1946, following the Profile of American Samoa on the of Great Britain and Northern Ireland foreign-commonwealth-office transmission of information by the United Nations and Decolonization under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United States of America under Article website: http://www.un.org/en/ United Nations. See: General Assembly Profile of Gibraltar on the United 73 e of the Charter of the United decolonization/nonselfgovterritories resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 Nations and Decolonization web- Nations. See: General Assembly res- site: http://www.un.org/en/ olution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 French Polynesia Administering Power decolonization/nonselfgovterritories United Kingdom of Great Britain Administering Power Basic facts and Northern Ireland United States of America Population: 271,800 (2014) Land area: 3,600 km² United Nations-related action United Nations-related action Exclusive economic zone: 4,767,242 km² The General Assembly adopts on an The General Assembly adopts on an annual basis a decision on the question annual basis a resolution with a section

46 EUROPE PACIFIC 47 Listing as a Non-Self- Most recent United Nations Secretariat since 1946, following the transmis- the United States of America: Governing Territory annual Working Paper on French sion of information by the United https://www.doi.gov/oia/ French Polynesia was on the United Polynesia: A /AC.109/2016/7 States of America under Article Profile of Guam on the United Nations Nations list of Non-Self-Governing 73 e of the Charter of the United Links and Decolonization website: http:// Territories from 1946 to 1947, follow- Nations. See: General Assembly res- www.un.org/en/decolonization/ ing transmission of information on Government of French Polynesia: olution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 nonselfgovterritories French Establishments in http://www.presidence.pf/ Administering Power by France under Article 73 e of the Ministry of Overseas Territories of Charter of the United Nations. In 2013, United States of America New Caledonia France: http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/ the General Assembly re-inscribed Basic facts French Polynesia, by recognizing that United Nations-related action Profile of French Polynesia on the Population: 268,767 (2014 census) “French Polynesia remains a Non-Self- The General Assembly adopts on an United Nations and Decolonization Land area: 18,575 km² annual basis a resolution with a section Governing Territory within the meaning website: http://www.un.org/en/ Exclusive economic zone: 1,422,543 km² of the Charter”. See: General Assembly decolonization/nonselfgovterritories specifically devoted to Guam. resolutions 66 (I) of 14 December See: Section VI of General Assembly Listing as a Non-Self- 1946 and 67/265 of 17 May 2013 Guam resolution 70/102 B of 9 December 2015 Governing Territory Most recent United Nations New Caledonia was on the United Administering Power Basic facts Secretariat annual Working Paper Nations list of Non-Self-Governing France Population: 159,358 (2010 census) on Guam: A /AC.109/2016/9 Territories from 1946 to 1947, follow- Land area: 540 km² ing transmission of information on United Nations-related action Exclusive economic zone: 214,059 km² Links New Caledonia and Dependencies by The General Assembly adopts on an France under Article 73 e of the Charter Listing as a Non-Self- Government of Guam: annual basis a resolution devoted to of the United Nations. In 1986, the Governing Territory http://www.guam.gov/ French Polynesia. See: General Assembly General Assembly re-inscribed New resolution 70/100 of 9 December 2015 Guam has been on the United Nations Office of Insular Affairs of Caledonia, by considering that “New list of Non-Self-Governing Territories the Department of Interior of Caledonia is a Non-Self-Governing

48 PACIFIC PACIFIC 49 Territory within the meaning of the website: http://www.un.org/en/ Administering Power Profile of Pitcairn on the United Nations Charter”. See: General Assembly res- decolonization/nonselfgovterritories United Kingdom of Great Britain and Decolonization website: olutions 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 and Northern Ireland http://www.un.org/en/decolonization/ and 41/41 of 2 December 1986 Pitcairn nonselfgovterritories United Nations-related action Administering Power Basic facts The General Assembly adopts on an Tokelau France Population: 39 (2015) annual basis a resolution with a sec- Land area: 35.5 km2 Basic facts tion specifically devoted to Pitcairn. United Nations-related action (Pitcairn Island: 4.35 km2) See: Section VIII of General Assembly Population: 1,411 Exclusive economic zone: 800,000 km² (October 2011 census) The General Assembly adopts on an resolution 70/102 B of 9 December 2015 annual basis a resolution devoted to Land area: 12.2 km² Listing as a Non-Self- New Caledonia. See: General Assembly Most recent United Nations Exclusive economic zone: 318,990 km² Governing Territory resolution 70/99 of 9 December 2015 Secretariat annual Working Paper Listing as a Non-Self- Pitcairn has been on the United on Pitcairn: A /AC.109/2016/12 Most recent United Nations Secretariat Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Governing Territory annual Working Paper on New Territories since 1946, following the Links Tokelau has been on the United Nations Caledonia: A /AC.109/2016/11 declaration of the intention by the Government of Pitcairn: list of Non-Self-Governing Territories United Kingdom of Great Britain and http://www.government.pn/ since 1946, following the declaration of Links Northern Island to transmit information the intention by New Zealand to trans- Government of New Caledonia: http:// on the High Commission Territories Foreign and Commonwealth Office of mit information on the Tokelau Islands www.gouv.nc/portal/page/portal/gouv/ of the Western Pacific (which had the United Kingdom of Great Britain under Article 73 e of the Charter of the included the ) under and Northern Ireland: https://www. United Nations. See: General Assembly Ministry of Overseas Territories of Article 73 e of the Charter of the United gov.uk/government/organisations/ resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 France: http://www.outre-mer.gouv.fr/ Nations. See: General Assembly res- foreign-commonwealth-office olution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946 Administering Power Profile of New Caledonia on the United Nations and Decolonization New Zealand

50 PACIFIC PACIFIC 51 United Nations-related action The General Assembly adopts on an annual basis a resolution specifically devoted to Tokelau. See: General Assembly resolution 70/101 of 9 December 2015

Most recent United Nations Secretariat annual Working Paper on Tokelau: A /AC.109/2016/14

Links Government of Tokelau: http://www.tokelau.org.nz/

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/

Profile of Tokelau on the United Nations and Decolonization website: http://www.un.org/en/decolonization/ nonselfgovterritories

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