C-24

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C-24 is the commonly used abbreviation for the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, which oversees the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.

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instanceOf Special Committee on Decolonization
United Nations committee
aimsTo eradicate colonialism in all its forms and manifestations
facilitate the full implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
alsoKnownAs C24
Committee of 24
Special Committee on Decolonization
appliesDeclaration Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
country United Nations
createdBy United Nations General Assembly
createdByResolution UN General Assembly resolution 1654 (XVI)
focusesOn Non-Self-Governing Territories
decolonization
self-determination of peoples
fullName United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization
hasMandate make recommendations on the decolonization process
monitor the situation in Non-Self-Governing Territories
oversee the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
hasMemberType UN Member States
hasWorkingMethods adoption of resolutions and recommendations
hearings with representatives of Non-Self-Governing Territories
visiting missions to territories
headquartersLocation New York City
United Nations Headquarters
holds annual substantive session
inception 1961
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasis United Nations General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 1654 (XVI)
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New York
United States of America
meetsAt United Nations Headquarters, New York
numberOfOriginalMembers 24
parentOrganization United Nations General Assembly
reportsThrough Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly
reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
shortName C-24
subjectOf United Nations documentation on decolonization
subordinateTo United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee
typeOfCommittee special political and decolonization committee
website https://www.un.org/dppa/decolonization/en
worksOn list of Non-Self-Governing Territories maintained by the United Nations

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