A/RES/68/92
Question of New Caledonia
15. Recalls the relevant provisions of the Nouméa Accord to the effect that
New Caledonia may become a member or associate member of certain international
organizations, and notes the continuing strengthening of ties between New
Caledonia and both the European Union and the European Development Fund;
16. Also recalls the second visit to New Caledonia, conducted from 13 to
18 August 2012, by the Melanesian Spearhead Group high-level ministerial mission;
17. Welcomes the decision of the Melanesian Spearhead Group to appoint the
Front de libération nationale kanak socialiste as its next Chair and the opening, in
February 2013, of the Front de libération nationale kanak socialiste unit at the
headquarters of the Group secretariat in Port Vila;
18. Acknowledges the contribution of the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre
to the protection of the indigenous Kanak culture of New Caledonia;
19. 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;
20. Also welcomes the appointment, in April 2012, of the first delegate for
New Caledonia at the Embassy of France in New Zealand, in accordance with the
convention, signed on 26 January 2012, relating to the hosting of New Caledonian
delegates in the French diplomatic and consular missions in the Pacific region;
21. Further welcomes the actions taken by the administering Power to
continue to transmit to the Secretary-General information as required under
Article 73 e of the Charter;
22. Notes 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;
23. Decides to keep under continuous review the process unfolding in New
Caledonia as a result of the signing of the Nouméa Accord;
24. 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 sixty-ninth session.
65th plenary meeting
11 December 2013
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