Special Committee on Decolonization

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UN special committee United Nations committee subsidiary organ of the United Nations General Assembly

The Special Committee on Decolonization is a United Nations body tasked with monitoring and supporting the decolonization process of non-self-governing territories and promoting their right to self-determination.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Special Committee on Decolonization canonical	7
Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples	6
United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization	6
Committee on Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories	1
Special Committee on Decolonization (Committee of 24)	1
UN Special Committee on Decolonization	1
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	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1860390 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Special Committee on Decolonization
Context triple: [Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization), relatedBody, Special Committee on Decolonization]

A. Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for issues related to decolonization, peacekeeping, and a range of special political matters.
B. United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
C. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is a body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and issues recommendations to combat racial discrimination worldwide.
D. Fifth Committee
The Fifth Committee is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for administrative and budgetary matters, including the UN’s regular and peacekeeping budgets.
E. Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs
The Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs is a specialized body within the Organization of American States that addresses legal and political issues affecting democracy, human rights, and governance in the Americas.
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: Special Committee on Decolonization
Target entity description: The Special Committee on Decolonization is a United Nations body tasked with monitoring and supporting the decolonization process of non-self-governing territories and promoting their right to self-determination.

A. Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for issues related to decolonization, peacekeeping, and a range of special political matters.
B. United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
C. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is a body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and issues recommendations to combat racial discrimination worldwide.
D. Fifth Committee
The Fifth Committee is a main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for administrative and budgetary matters, including the UN’s regular and peacekeeping budgets.
E. Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs
The Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs is a specialized body within the Organization of American States that addresses legal and political issues affecting democracy, human rights, and governance in the Americas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UN special committee ⓘ United Nations committee ⓘ subsidiary organ of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
activity	conducts visiting missions to Non-Self-Governing Territories ⓘ hears petitioners from Non-Self-Governing Territories ⓘ maintains the list of Non-Self-Governing Territories under the UN decolonization process ⓘ prepares draft resolutions on decolonization ⓘ
affiliation	United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs ⓘ linked to: Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
alsoKnownAs	Committee of 24 ⓘ
composition	24 member states of the United Nations ⓘ
country	United Nations member states ⓘ linked to: Member States of the United Nations
createdBy	United Nations General Assembly resolution 1654 (XVI) ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Non-Self-Governing Territories ⓘ decolonization ⓘ decolonization of colonial countries and peoples ⓘ self-determination ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New York City ⓘ United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
inception	1961 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Non-Self-Governing Territories listed by the United Nations ⓘ linked to: United Nations list of Non‑Self‑Governing Territories
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ⓘ linked to: Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV)) United Nations General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) ⓘ linked to: Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV))
locatedInTimeZone	UTC−05:00 ⓘ
mandate	examine the situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration in Non-Self-Governing Territories ⓘ make recommendations to the General Assembly on decolonization ⓘ monitor the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ⓘ promote the right to self-determination of peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories ⓘ support the decolonization process of Non-Self-Governing Territories ⓘ
meetingFrequency	annually ⓘ
meetsAt	United Nations Headquarters in New York ⓘ linked to: United Nations Headquarters
numberOfMembers	24 ⓘ
objective	achieve complete decolonization of all remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories ⓘ ensure full implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ⓘ
officialName	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
parentOrganization	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
partOf	United Nations ⓘ
reportsTo	Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ linked to: Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
shortName	C-24 ⓘ Special Committee on Decolonization ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	intergovernmental organization body ⓘ
website	https://www.un.org/dppa/decolonization/en ⓘ

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Referenced by (23)

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

Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) → relatedBody → Special Committee on Decolonization ⓘ

Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples → relatedTo → Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples ⓘ

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