A/RES/71/119
Question of New Caledonia
libération nationale kanak et socialiste, in June 2015, and the opening, in February
2013, of the Front de libération nationale kanak et socialiste unit at the headquarters
of the Group secretariat in Port Vila;
24. Acknowledges the contribution of the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre
to the protection of the indigenous Kanak culture of New Caledonia;
25. Welcomes the cooperative attitude of other States and Territories in the
region towards New Caledonia, its economic and political aspirations and its
increasing participation in regional and international affairs;
26. Takes note of the information shared by participants from New Caledonia
at the Pacific and the Caribbean regional seminars on the implementation of the
Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, held in Nadi , Fiji,
from 21 to 23 May 2014 and in Managua from 19 to 21 May 2015, including on
measured progress made in the social, economic, political and environmental
spheres and more focused efforts, particularly on the rebalancing initiatives and
electoral roll concerns, necessary for the long-term shared mutual benefit of all New
Caledonians, and urges the administering Power and the Government of New
Caledonia to devote appropriate attention to addressing these issues;
27. Welcomes the peaceful conduct of provincial elections in New Caledonia
on 11 May 2014, the preceding municipal elections and the subsequent efforts to
form a new Government of New Caledonia, and encourages constructive
engagement by all stakeholders in further developing New Caledonia for all,
including by respecting and upholding the Nouméa Accord;
28. Also welcomes the decision of the administrative Power to invite the
Electoral Assistance Division of the Department of Political Affairs of the
Secretariat to conduct a mission in order to observe the work of the s pecial
administrative commissions and the advisory committee of experts for the
establishment and revision of the special electoral list, and looks forward to
examining its recommendations;
29. Stresses the importance of the agreement between the signatories to the
Nouméa Accord that the progress made in the emancipation process shall be brought
to the attention of the United Nations;
30. Decides to keep under continuous review the process unfolding in New
Caledonia as a result of the signing of the Nouméa Accord;
31. Requests the Special Committee to continue the examination of the
question of the Non-Self-Governing Territory of New Caledonia and to report
thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session.
53rd plenary meeting
6 December 2016
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