Decolonization - Part 2
- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: Basic Facts about the United Nations 2004 , pp 283-294
- Publication Date: October 2004
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/8a427ac7-en
- Language: English
Mole than 80 nations whose peoples were formerly under colonial rule have joined the United Nations as sovereign independent states since the world Organization was founded in 1945. Additionally, many other Territories have achieved self-determination through political association or integration with an independent state. The United Nations has played a crucial role in that historic change by encouraging the aspirations of dependent peoples and by setting goals and standards to accelerate their attainment of independence. United Nations missions have supervised elections leading to independence — in Togoland (1956 and 1968), Western Samoa (1961), Namibia (1989) and, most recently, in Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor).
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ISBN (PDF):
9789211558128
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/d32e5d0f-en
Related Subject(s):
United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals:
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