Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV))

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UN decolonization instrument United Nations General Assembly resolution international political declaration

The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV)) is a landmark 1960 United Nations General Assembly resolution that proclaimed the right to self-determination and called for the rapid end of colonialism worldwide.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples	9
United Nations General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV)	3
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV)) canonical	2
Declaration on Decolonization	1
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV))	1
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (resolution 1514 (XV))	1
UN Declaration on Decolonization	1
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV)	1
the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples	1

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Target entity: Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV))
Context triple: [United Nations General Assembly resolutions, example, Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV))]

A. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 is a landmark 1991 resolution that established the modern framework for international humanitarian assistance and coordination within the UN system.
B. UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
C. General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration
General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration is a landmark UN document that codifies fundamental principles of international law governing friendly relations and cooperation among states, including sovereign equality, non-intervention, and the prohibition of the use of force.
D. Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty that established the UN, defining its purposes, principles, structure, and the framework for international peace and security.
E. United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) is the 1950 resolution that established the mandate and foundational statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV))
Target entity description: The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV)) is a landmark 1960 United Nations General Assembly resolution that proclaimed the right to self-determination and called for the rapid end of colonialism worldwide.

A. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 is a landmark 1991 resolution that established the modern framework for international humanitarian assistance and coordination within the UN system.
B. UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
C. General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration
General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration is a landmark UN document that codifies fundamental principles of international law governing friendly relations and cooperation among states, including sovereign equality, non-intervention, and the prohibition of the use of force.
D. Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty that established the UN, defining its purposes, principles, structure, and the framework for international peace and security.
E. United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) is the 1950 resolution that established the mandate and foundational statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UN decolonization instrument ⓘ United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ international political declaration ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptedByVote	Yes ⓘ
adoptionBody	Plenary of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ linked to: United Nations General Assembly
adoptionDate	1960-12-14 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	New York City ⓘ
adoptionSession	Fifteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
affirms	all peoples have the right to freely determine their political status ⓘ all peoples have the right to pursue their economic, social and cultural development ⓘ subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation is a denial of fundamental human rights ⓘ
basedOn	Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations ⓘ linked to: Chapter I of the Charter of the United Nations
callsFor	rapid and unconditional end of colonialism ⓘ
category	1960 in international relations ⓘ
citedAs	GA res. 1514 (XV) ⓘ UNGA Resolution 1514 (XV) ⓘ
declares	all armed action or repressive measures against dependent peoples shall cease ⓘ inadequacy of political, economic, social or educational preparedness should never serve as a pretext for delaying independence ⓘ integrity of national territory must be respected in the process of decolonization ⓘ
field	international law ⓘ international relations ⓘ
followedBy	United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1541 (XV) ⓘ
fullTitle	Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV)) ⓘ
historicalSignificance	accelerated independence of many colonial territories ⓘ considered a landmark in the global decolonization process ⓘ
influenced	creation of the Special Committee on Decolonization ⓘ subsequent UN decolonization resolutions ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalNature	non-binding declaration ⓘ
legalStatus	UN General Assembly resolution ⓘ linked to: United Nations General Assembly resolutions
obliges	Member States to observe faithfully and strictly the provisions of the UN Charter ⓘ Member States to transfer all powers to the peoples of non-self-governing and trust territories ⓘ
proclaims	right of all peoples to self-determination ⓘ
regionScope	worldwide ⓘ
relatedTo	Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ⓘ linked to: Special Committee on Decolonization UN list of Non-Self-Governing Territories ⓘ
resolutionNumber	1514 (XV) ⓘ
shortName	UN Declaration on Decolonization ⓘ linked to: Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV))
subjectMatter	decolonization ⓘ end of colonialism ⓘ self-determination of peoples ⓘ
temporalContext	post-World War II decolonization era ⓘ
UNDocumentSymbol	A/RES/1514 (XV) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations General Assembly resolutions → example → Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV)) ⓘ

Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples → fullTitle → Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV)) ⓘ

subject linked to: Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV))

Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples → shortName → UN Declaration on Decolonization ⓘ

subject linked to: Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV))