text: UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL AlAC.109/1050 14August 1990 ..._...... SPECIAL COMMITTEE ONTHESITUATION WITH REGARD TOTHEIMPLEMENTATION OFTHE DECLARATION ONTHEGRANTING OF INDEPENDENCE TOCOLONIAL COUNTRIES ANDPEOPLES8. .1 III QUESTION OFTHEFALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) Resolution adopted bytheSpecial Committee atits 1370th meeting, on14August 1990 TheSpecial Committee, Having considered thequestion oftheFalkland Islands (Malvinas), Awarethatthemaintenance ofcolonial situations isincompatible withthe United Nations idealofuniversal peace, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 1514(XV)of14December 1960, 2065(XX)of16December 1965,3160(XXVIII) of14December 1973,31/49of 1December 1976,37/9of4November 1982,38/12of16November 1983,39/6of 1November 1984,40/21of27November 1985,41/40of25November 1986,42/19of 17November 1987and43/25of17November 1988anditsresolutions A/AC.109/756 of 1September 1983,A/AC.1091793 of20August 1984,A/AC.I09/842 of9August 1985, A/AC.I09/88S of14August 1986,A/AC.109/930 of14August 1987,A/AC.I09/972 of 11August 1988andA/AC.109/1008 of15August 1989andSecurity Council resolutions 502(1982)of3April1982and505(1982)of26May1982, Distressed that,notwithstanding thetimethathaselapsed sincetheadoption ofGeneral Assembly resolution 2065(XX),thisprolonged dispute hasnotyetbeen settled, Awareoftheinterest oftheinternational community intheresumption bythe Governments ofArgentina andtheUnited Kingdom ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland oftheirnegotiations inordertofindassoonaspossible apeaceful, just andlasting solution tothesovereignty dispute relating tothequestion ofthe Falkland Islands (Ma1vinas), 90-19082 2391Z(E) I ..•AlAC.10911050 Page2 Taking notewithinterest ofthere-establishment ofdiplomatic relations between Argentina andtheUnited Kingdom, andoftheagreements contained inthe Argentine-British Declarations issuedinMadrid on19October 19891/andon 15February 1990, ~/ Considering thatthenewprocess ofdialogue andco-operation between Argentina andtheUnited Kingdom should£acilitate theresumption ofthe negotiations inordertofindapeaceful solution tothedispute oversovereignty, Reaffirming theprinciples oftheCharter oftheUnited Nations onthenon-use offorceorthethreat offorceininternational relations andthepeaceful settlement ofinternational disputes, Calling attention totheimportance oftheSecretary-General continuing his efforts togivefulleffect tothemission entrusted tohimbytheGeneral Assembly initsresolutions onthequestion oftheFalkland Islands (Malvinas), Reaffirming theneedfortheparties totakedueaccount oftheinterests of thepopulation oftheislands inaccordance withtheprovisions oftheGeneral Assembly resolutions onthequestion oftheFalkland Islands (Malvinas), 1.Reiterates thatthewaytoputanendtothespecial andparticular colonial situation inthequestion oftheFalkland Islands (Malvinas) isthe peaceful andnegotiated settlement ofthedispute oversovereignty between the Governments ofArgentina andtheUnited Kingdom ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland; 2.Takesnotewithsatisfaction ofthefactthattheGovernment ofArgentina hasreiterated itsintention tocomplywiththeGeneral Assembly resolu~ions referring tothequestion oftheFalkland Islands (Malvinas); 3.Regrets that,inspiteofsuchcircumstance andofthewidespread international support foranegotiation between theGovernments ofArgentina and theUnited Kingdom thatincludes allaspects onthefutureoftheFalkland Islands (Malvinas), theimplementation oftheGeneral Assembly resolutions onthisquestion hasnotyetstarted; 4.UrgestheGovernments ofArgentina andtheUnited Kingdom toconsolidate thecurrent process ofdialogue andbilateral co-operation through theresumption
analysis: This text appears to be a resolution adopted by the United Nations Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The resolution is focused on the question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and the sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or social issues related to the islands, but rather focuses on the political and diplomatic aspects of the dispute.