Pakistan-sponsored self-determination resolution adopted by UNGA

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a Pakistan-sponsored resolution on Rights to Self-Determination by consensus.

In a statement, Pakistan‘s Permanent Mission to the UN said that the resolution, “Universal Realization of the Right of the Peoples to Self-Determination,” was adopted at the 80th session of the assembly.

“The consensual adoption of the resolution manifests broad international support for the inalienable right of the peoples facing colonialism, alien domination and foreign occupation,” the statement said.

“For the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and Palestine, the resolution reinforces international attention to their just and legitimate cause and their aspirations for freedom and dignity in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.”

Co-sponsored by 65 countries representing all regions, the text calls on countries to immediately cease their foreign military intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories, as well as acts of repression, discrimination, and maltreatment, as per APP.

Under its terms, the resolution also declared the General Assembly’s firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention, aggression, and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world.

The Assembly also deplored the plight of millions of refugees and displaced persons who have been uprooted as a result of these acts and reaffirms their right to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour.

It urges the Human Rights Council to give special attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression, or occupation.