UN Trust Territory

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The UN Trust Territory was a post–World War II international trusteeship arrangement established by the United Nations to oversee and guide former colonial territories toward self-government or independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations trust territory
international trusteeship territory
post–World War II political arrangement
administeredBy United Nations Trusteeship Council
linked to: Trusteeship Council
administeredThrough trusteeship agreements
appliesTo former League of Nations mandate territories
territories detached from enemy states after World War II
territories voluntarily placed under trusteeship
characteristic administered by one or more states or the United Nations itself
createdBy United Nations
definedIn Article 75 of the United Nations Charter
endGoal emergence of trust territories as self-governing or independent states
establishedAfter World War II
feature allowed petitions from inhabitants to the Trusteeship Council
required periodic reports from administering authorities
subject to visiting missions by the United Nations
goal progressive development of free political institutions
promotion of economic, social, and educational advancement
promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms
historicalContext decolonization
reform of the mandate system after the League of Nations
legalBasis United Nations Charter Chapter XII
United Nations Charter Chapter XIII
monitoredBy United Nations Trusteeship Council
linked to: Trusteeship Council
oversightBy Security Council for strategic trust territories
oversightMechanism annual reports to the Trusteeship Council
public debates in the Trusteeship Council
partOf United Nations international trusteeship system
predecessor League of Nations mandate
principle equal treatment in social, economic, and commercial matters for UN members
interests of inhabitants are paramount
promotion of international peace and security
respect for culture of the inhabitants
purpose to lead trust territories toward self-government or independence
to promote the advancement of inhabitants of trust territories
regulatedBy Articles 76–85 of the United Nations Charter
relatedBody United Nations Security Council
relatedConcept colonial administration
non-self-governing territory
self-determination of peoples
scope could include strategic areas designated by the Security Council
status transitional arrangement toward full self-government or independence
successorTo League of Nations mandate system in international oversight of territories
supervisedBy United Nations General Assembly
timePeriod post–World War II era

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Italian Somaliland administeredAs UN Trust Territory
Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration partOf United Nations trust territory system
linked to: UN Trust Territory
Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration legalStatus United Nations Trust Territory under Chapter XII of the UN Charter
linked to: UN Trust Territory
Kingdom of Libya era independenceFrom United Nations trusteeship arrangements
linked to: UN Trust Territory
Western Samoa Act 1961 relatedTo United Nations trusteeship system
linked to: UN Trust Territory
Northern Cameroons administeredAs United Nations trust territory
linked to: UN Trust Territory
Northern Cameroons statusAfterWorldWarII United Nations trust territory
linked to: UN Trust Territory