Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., expressed support for the "decolonization process" of Puerto Rico following the announced resignation of its embattled governor, Ricardo Rosselló. In an ...

With 17 non-self-governing territories remaining worldwide, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said that decolonization is a process that has to be guided by the aspirations and needs of the ...

Ralph Bunche was highly committed to helping colonized countries regain their autonomy through peaceful means. He was instrumental in drafting Chapters 11 and 12 of the United Nations Charter, dealing ...

All over the world, hundreds of millions of people had exercised their right to self-determination and achieved self-government, and facilitating that process was “one of the proudest chapters of our ...

“It is necessary that the United Nations take effective measures to speed up the process of decolonization toward the complete elimination of colonialism,” Gholam-Hossein Dehqani told the UN Special ...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged greater cooperation between the United Nations body dealing with decolonization, the administering countries and the remaining 16 Non-Self-Governing ...

When Guam became a United States territory with the Treaty of Paris of 1899, Guam’s future course was set forth in 25 words: “The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the ...

14 May 2008 - Although decolonization has been one of the United Nations' great success stories, the fact that 16 non-self-governing Territories remains means that the task has yet to be completed, ...

The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to extend the mandate of its Western Sahara mission (MINURSO) for one year, ...

The Sioux tribe and Standing Rock supporters are rejoicing in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to seek alternative routes for the Dakota Access Pipeline. In Sioux tradition, the seventh ...

The statement was read out by the Iranian ambassador to the UN, Mohammad Khazaee, on behalf of the NAM member states, during a meeting of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee. Allow me ...