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Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."}]},{"text":"that have been occupied by the US military for more than 70 years.","start":250,"end":254,"topics":[{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. 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Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."}]},{"text":"and simply because the US wants to compete with China in mineral acquisition.","start":263,"end":267,"topics":[{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. 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Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"And I urge the C-24 to conduct the UN visiting mission that we've been requesting for the last decade.","start":272,"end":277,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. 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Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"My family has survived through the atrocities of World War II in the Pacific,","start":303,"end":308,"topics":[]},{"text":"and we have been fighting for more than 40 years to get our land back.","start":308,"end":312,"topics":[{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. 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This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"How much longer will our people suffer under the grasp of colonization?","start":320,"end":324,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. 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This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"and addressing them are easier said than done.","start":337,"end":340,"topics":[]},{"text":"I am simply here to continue to tell our story.","start":340,"end":344,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. 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Turks and Caicos has nothing close to the technology","start":911,"end":916,"topics":[{"key":"environmental-health","label":"Environmental and Public Health Harm","description":"Environmental damage and public health risks were raised through examples such as contaminated drinking water in Guam, asbestos exposure in Turks and Caicos, and broader concerns about environmental protection in New Caledonia. Speakers linked these harms to military presence, extractive policies, and weak local control over decision-making."}]},{"text":"or means to detect, monitor, and clean up hazardous asbestos contamination.","start":916,"end":921,"topics":[{"key":"environmental-health","label":"Environmental and Public Health Harm","description":"Environmental damage and public health risks were raised through examples such as contaminated drinking water in Guam, asbestos exposure in Turks and Caicos, and broader concerns about environmental protection in New Caledonia. 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Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"Honorable Chair and panel, after 16 never-ending years,","start":946,"end":951,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. 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This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"The official total cost for this exercise as of May 26 is $133 million.","start":956,"end":961,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. 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Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"The UK decreed at outset that Turks and Caicos, a place they describe as a dependency of theirs,","start":961,"end":966,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. 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Because what I have outlined, most detrimental to our country, is beyond comprehension.","start":1001,"end":1006,"topics":[]},{"text":"The last such mission was 20 years ago.","start":1006,"end":1011,"topics":[]},{"text":"Between the four-minute once-a-year petitioning before your Committee","start":1011,"end":1016,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. 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Thank you.","start":1028,"end":1032,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. 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Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"For many around the world, decolonization is viewed as a chapter of history.","start":1081,"end":1086,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"Yet for the people of the Turks and Caicos, it remains a living and evolving discussion","start":1086,"end":1091,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"around democracy, governance, and the future we wish to shape for ourselves.","start":1091,"end":1095,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"The Turks and Caicos has made significant progress over the years.","start":1095,"end":1100,"topics":[]},{"text":"We have augmented our institutions, expanded our economy, and cultivated generations","start":1100,"end":1105,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."},{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"of capable leaders committed to national development.","start":1105,"end":1109,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"The Turks and Caicos may be small in geography, Madam Speaker,","start":1109,"end":1113,"topics":[]},{"text":"but we have never been small in ambition.","start":1113,"end":1116,"topics":[]},{"text":"Our people have built one of the region's strongest economies, developed resilient institutions,","start":1116,"end":1121,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"and consistently demonstrated that the strength of a nation is measured not by the size of its landmass,","start":1121,"end":1126,"topics":[]},{"text":"but by the capacity, ingenuity, and determination of its people.","start":1126,"end":1131,"topics":[]},{"text":"However, development alone does not answer the question of self-determination,","start":1131,"end":1136,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"and economic progress cannot replace a people's right to determine their own political future.","start":1136,"end":1141,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"Madam Chair, I believe one of the most important conversations surrounding decolonization today","start":1141,"end":1146,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"is the question of preparedness.","start":1146,"end":1149,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"Self-determination is not simply an event for memory or constitutional milestones.","start":1149,"end":1154,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"It's a process that requires civic education, strong institutions, public participation,","start":1154,"end":1159,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"and a population equipped to make informed decisions regarding its future.","start":1159,"end":1163,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"Whether a people ultimately choose independence or another constitutional arrangement,","start":1163,"end":1168,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"that choice must be made freely, democratically, and with a clear understanding of its implications.","start":1168,"end":1173,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"The legitimacy of self-determination lies not in any particular outcome,","start":1173,"end":1178,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"but in the ability of a people to genuinely choose.","start":1178,"end":1181,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"For small island territories such as the Turks and Caicos Islands,","start":1181,"end":1186,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"this conversation is inseparable from sustainable development.","start":1186,"end":1189,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"Climate vulnerability, economic dependence on limited industries,","start":1189,"end":1194,"topics":[{"key":"environmental-health","label":"Environmental and Public Health Harm","description":"Environmental damage and public health risks were raised through examples such as contaminated drinking water in Guam, asbestos exposure in Turks and Caicos, and broader concerns about environmental protection in New Caledonia. Speakers linked these harms to military presence, extractive policies, and weak local control over decision-making."},{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"and pressures of rapidly changing global environments all influence our capacity to sustain our future.","start":1194,"end":1199,"topics":[{"key":"environmental-health","label":"Environmental and Public Health Harm","description":"Environmental damage and public health risks were raised through examples such as contaminated drinking water in Guam, asbestos exposure in Turks and Caicos, and broader concerns about environmental protection in New Caledonia. Speakers linked these harms to military presence, extractive policies, and weak local control over decision-making."},{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"True self-determination requires not only the right to choose,","start":1199,"end":1204,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"but also the capacity to succeed after that choice has been made, Madam Chair.","start":1204,"end":1208,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"As one of the youngest voices participating in this dialogue,","start":1208,"end":1213,"topics":[]},{"text":"I believe my generation inherits both the unfinished work of the past and the responsibility of the future.","start":1213,"end":1218,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"The question before us is not simply what future the Turks and Caicos Islands will hold.","start":1218,"end":1222,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"The question is whether our people will possess the knowledge, confidence,","start":1222,"end":1227,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"and opportunity necessary to determine that future for themselves.","start":1227,"end":1231,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"And to every Turks and Caicos Islander at home and across our diaspora,","start":1231,"end":1236,"topics":[]},{"text":"our future will not be determined by circumstance, but by the choices we make,","start":1236,"end":1241,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"the values we uphold, and the confidence we have in our collective selves.","start":1241,"end":1245,"topics":[]},{"text":"Madam Chair, self-determination is more than a constitutional principle.","start":1245,"end":1249,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"It's the recognition that the destiny of a people should be authored by the people themselves.","start":1249,"end":1254,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"It is the enduring conviction that the story of a nation should never be written for the people,","start":1254,"end":1259,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"but by them, and it is the capacity of that nation to possess the knowledge,","start":1259,"end":1264,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"confidence, and institutions necessary to write the next chapter for itself.","start":1264,"end":1268,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"In the Turks and Caicos, our greatest resource has never been the beauty of our islands","start":1268,"end":1273,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"or the strength of our economy. It has always been our blessed people. Thank you, Madam Chairman.","start":1273,"end":1278,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Antoine Walkin","affiliation":"TCA","affiliation_full":"Turks and Caicos Islands","group":null,"function":"Representative"}},{"statement_number":11,"start":1281,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=1281","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"I thank Mr. Antoine Walkin.","start":1281,"end":1284,"topics":[]},{"text":"The Committee has thus concluded this stage of its consideration","start":1286,"end":1290,"topics":[]},{"text":"of the item \"Question of Turks and Caicos Islands\".","start":1290,"end":1294,"topics":[]},{"text":"The Committee will now resume its consideration of the item entitled","start":1299,"end":1303,"topics":[]},{"text":"\"Question of New Caledonia\".","start":1303,"end":1306,"topics":[]},{"text":"In that context, I wish to draw your attention again to a working paper","start":1306,"end":1310,"topics":[]},{"text":"prepared by the Secretariat for information and contained in document","start":1310,"end":1314,"topics":[]},{"text":"A/AC.109/2026/11.","start":1314,"end":1321,"topics":[]},{"text":"The Committee will today listen to speakers who have requested the floor under this item","start":1321,"end":1325,"topics":[]},{"text":"and take action on the related draft resolution at its plenary meetings","start":1325,"end":1329,"topics":[]},{"text":"scheduled on Friday, 26 June.","start":1329,"end":1333,"topics":[]},{"text":"I first give the floor to the distinguished Permanent Representative of France","start":1335,"end":1339,"topics":[]},{"text":"to address the Committee on behalf of the administering Power.","start":1339,"end":1343,"topics":[]},{"text":"Excellency, you have the floor, please.","start":1343,"end":1346,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Ms. Rambally","affiliation":"C-24","affiliation_full":"C-24","group":null,"function":"Chair"}},{"statement_number":12,"start":1347,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=1347","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Merci, Madame la Présidente.","start":1347,"end":1349,"topics":[]},{"text":"Je souhaite saluer tout d'abord les différents représentants du territoire ayant fait le déplacement","start":1349,"end":1354,"topics":[]},{"text":"jusqu'à la Nouvelle-Calédonie et nous nous préparons à les écouter avec la plus grande attention.","start":1354,"end":1358,"topics":[]},{"text":"Madame la Présidente, la Nouvelle-Calédonie, le Comité le sait, est une collectivité sui generis","start":1358,"end":1363,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"au regard du titre 13 de notre Constitution, issue de la mise en œuvre des accords de Nouméa de 1998.","start":1363,"end":1368,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"La Nouvelle-Calédonie est engagée dans un processus de décolonisation fondé sur le droit à la libre détermination.","start":1368,"end":1373,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"L'État est attaché à ce que ce droit, inscrit dans la Constitution française, puisse être exercé par tous les citoyens.","start":1373,"end":1378,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Il s'est aussi engagé à ce que le cheminement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie vers l'émancipation","start":1378,"end":1383,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"soit porté à la connaissance des Nations Unies.","start":1383,"end":1387,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Cet engagement est une réalité au quotidien, au-delà de la participation de cette délégation à cette session.","start":1387,"end":1392,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Des observateurs des Nations Unies se trouvent en ce moment même sur le territoire","start":1392,"end":1397,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"pour accompagner la révision de la liste électorale en amont des élections provinciales du 28 juin.","start":1397,"end":1402,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"Madame la Présidente, les Calédoniens font face à deux défis de taille auxquels nous devons répondre collectivement.","start":1402,"end":1407,"topics":[]},{"text":"L'État est pleinement mobilisé à leurs côtés pour trouver des solutions durables au bénéfice de tous les Calédoniens.","start":1407,"end":1412,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. 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Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"L'État est engagé aux côtés des Calédoniens pour garantir la prospérité à long terme de l'archipel.","start":1417,"end":1422,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"Les violences de 2024 ont eu un impact dévastateur sur son économie.","start":1422,"end":1427,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"La reconstruction économique et sociale est notre priorité.","start":1427,"end":1432,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"C'est pourquoi l'État a lancé un pacte de refondation doté de plus de 2 milliards d'euros sur cinq ans.","start":1432,"end":1437,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"Le deuxième enjeu, c'est la détermination d'un nouveau statut institutionnel pérenne pour la Nouvelle-Calédonie,","start":1437,"end":1442,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"qui soit partagé et choisi par tous les Calédoniens et qui prenne en compte la diversité des Calédoniens","start":1442,"end":1447,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"et l'histoire du territoire.","start":1447,"end":1451,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"Depuis 2022, l'État entretient un dialogue constant et approfondi entre tous les partenaires politiques,","start":1451,"end":1456,"topics":[]},{"text":"indépendantistes, non-indépendantistes et toutes les mouvances intermédiaires.","start":1456,"end":1461,"topics":[]},{"text":"Ce dialogue avait abouti le 12 juillet 2025 à l'accord dit de Bougival,","start":1461,"end":1466,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"complété en janvier 2026 par l'accord dit Élysée-Oudino.","start":1466,"end":1471,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"Cet accord prévoyait d'instituer un État de Nouvelle-Calédonie au sein de l'ensemble national","start":1471,"end":1476,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"et une nationalité calédonienne adossée à la nationalité française.","start":1476,"end":1481,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"Il s'agissait là d'un statut inédit.","start":1481,"end":1484,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"En avril dernier, l'Assemblée nationale a décidé de ne pas se prononcer sur l'intégration de cet accord","start":1484,"end":1489,"topics":[]},{"text":"dans la Constitution. Le gouvernement en a pris acte et le dialogue s'est poursuivi depuis","start":1489,"end":1494,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"avec l'ensemble des acteurs sous l'impulsion du Premier ministre.","start":1494,"end":1499,"topics":[]},{"text":"Dans l'immédiat, la prochaine étape est la tenue des élections provinciales le 28 juin.","start":1499,"end":1504,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"Les Calédoniens éliront leurs représentants locaux qui auront la responsabilité de l'administration des provinces.","start":1504,"end":1509,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"Ces représentants auront à leur tour à élire les membres du Congrès de la Nouvelle-Calédonie,","start":1509,"end":1514,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"qui en particulier choisira les membres du gouvernement du territoire de Nouvelle-Calédonie.","start":1514,"end":1519,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"Le Parlement français a récemment voté un ajustement du corps électoral afin de permettre","start":1519,"end":1524,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"à plus de 10 000 Calédoniens nés sur le territoire d'exercer leur droit d'élire leurs représentants locaux,","start":1524,"end":1529,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"alors qu'ils en étaient jusqu'ici privés.","start":1529,"end":1533,"topics":[]},{"text":"Notre objectif, c'est la tenue de ce scrutin dans un climat apaisé, sans violence,","start":1533,"end":1538,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"conformément à l'esprit démocratique qui doit prévaloir.","start":1538,"end":1543,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"L'ensemble des forces politiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie est actuellement engagé dans une campagne démocratique et pluraliste.","start":1543,"end":1548,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"Après ces élections, les discussions sur l'avenir de la Nouvelle-Calédonie reprendront dès juillet.","start":1548,"end":1553,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"Elles aborderont des projets concrets concernant l'économie, la lutte contre les inégalités,","start":1553,"end":1558,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"l'industrie du nickel, les politiques de santé, l'éducation, la culture, la protection de l'environnement,","start":1558,"end":1563,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."},{"key":"environmental-health","label":"Environmental and Public Health Harm","description":"Environmental damage and public health risks were raised through examples such as contaminated drinking water in Guam, asbestos exposure in Turks and Caicos, and broader concerns about environmental protection in New Caledonia. Speakers linked these harms to military presence, extractive policies, and weak local control over decision-making."},{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."}]},{"text":"le réchauffement climatique et la lutte contre les violences intrafamiliales.","start":1563,"end":1568,"topics":[{"key":"environmental-health","label":"Environmental and Public Health Harm","description":"Environmental damage and public health risks were raised through examples such as contaminated drinking water in Guam, asbestos exposure in Turks and Caicos, and broader concerns about environmental protection in New Caledonia. Speakers linked these harms to military presence, extractive policies, and weak local control over decision-making."},{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"Les Calédoniennes et les Calédoniens seront consultés directement sur ces projets, le débat démocratique aura lieu.","start":1568,"end":1573,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"Madame la Présidente, je le rappelle, l'État parle avec toutes les formations politiques,","start":1573,"end":1578,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"car il est au service de toutes les Calédoniennes et tous les Calédoniens pour trouver un chemin politique durable,","start":1578,"end":1583,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"fidèle aux engagements pris et respectueux de toutes les sensibilités.","start":1583,"end":1588,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Il s'agit d'aller jusqu'au bout de la logique des accords historiques de Nouméa","start":1588,"end":1593,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"et de ne pas laisser perdurer une incertitude sur l'avenir institutionnel du territoire.","start":1593,"end":1598,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"Je tiens pour conclure à réaffirmer la confiance de la France dans le rôle constructif que peut jouer le C-24,","start":1598,"end":1603,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"car nous estimons que celui-ci peut aider l'ensemble des acteurs calédoniens à reprendre le dialogue sur leur avenir","start":1603,"end":1608,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"dans le respect du principe d'autodétermination.","start":1608,"end":1613,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"La France réitère aussi sa disposition à accueillir une mission du Comité quand celui-ci le jugera opportun.","start":1613,"end":1618,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Je vous remercie.","start":1618,"end":1621,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":null,"affiliation":"FRA","affiliation_full":"France","group":null,"function":"Permanent Representative"}},{"statement_number":13,"start":1623,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=1623","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"I thank the distinguished Permanent Representative of France.","start":1623,"end":1627,"topics":[]},{"text":"Does any delegation wish to take the floor at this time to make a statement","start":1627,"end":1632,"topics":[]},{"text":"or address a question on this item?","start":1632,"end":1635,"topics":[]},{"text":"I recognize the distinguished Permanent Representative of Fiji.","start":1637,"end":1641,"topics":[]},{"text":"Excellency, you have the floor.","start":1641,"end":1644,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Ms. Rambally","affiliation":"C-24","affiliation_full":"C-24","group":null,"function":"Chair"}},{"statement_number":14,"start":1644,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=1644","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Thank you, Madam Chair.","start":1644,"end":1646,"topics":[]},{"text":"At the outset, Fiji expresses its appreciation for the constructive manner","start":1646,"end":1651,"topics":[]},{"text":"in which today's meeting has been conducted.","start":1651,"end":1654,"topics":[]},{"text":"We value and appreciate the important work of this Committee,","start":1654,"end":1659,"topics":[]},{"text":"and we affirm our solidarity with the non-self-governing territories of our Pacific region.","start":1659,"end":1664,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"Allow me to also extend Fiji's acknowledgment to the petitioners","start":1664,"end":1669,"topics":[]},{"text":"who have traveled across the Pacific to be here.","start":1669,"end":1673,"topics":[]},{"text":"We thank them sincerely for their valuable contributions.","start":1673,"end":1677,"topics":[]},{"text":"Our appreciation is extended likewise to the administering Power, France,","start":1677,"end":1682,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"for the statement that has just been delivered.","start":1682,"end":1685,"topics":[]},{"text":"Madam Chair, consistent with the 23rd MSG Leaders' Communiqué","start":1685,"end":1690,"topics":[]},{"text":"adopted in Suva in June 2025, Fiji, as Chair of the MSG,","start":1690,"end":1695,"topics":[]},{"text":"continues to support a peaceful dialogue between New Caledonia and the administering Power, France.","start":1695,"end":1700,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"In this regard, Fiji wishes to highlight four points.","start":1700,"end":1704,"topics":[]},{"text":"First, Fiji calls on all parties in New Caledonia, the pro-independence movement,","start":1704,"end":1709,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"the loyalists, the customary authorities, and the administering Power,","start":1709,"end":1714,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"to sustain inclusive good-faith engagement in determining the territory's future.","start":1714,"end":1719,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"This is not an easy road, yet seeking peaceful solutions to such difficulties","start":1719,"end":1723,"topics":[]},{"text":"is a noble burden of humanity, borne for the sake of the people of New Caledonia.","start":1723,"end":1728,"topics":[]},{"text":"Fiji urges all stakeholders to stay united in purpose, even when they differ in view.","start":1728,"end":1733,"topics":[]},{"text":"Secondly, Fiji reaffirms the MSG position that the question of New Caledonia","start":1733,"end":1738,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"must remain in the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories,","start":1738,"end":1743,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"and that this Committee sustain its momentum in upholding the people's right to self-determination.","start":1743,"end":1748,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"Thirdly, Fiji reiterates its commitment to the Pacific Island Forum position,","start":1748,"end":1753,"topics":[]},{"text":"in particular its 54th Leaders' Communiqué of 2025.","start":1753,"end":1758,"topics":[]},{"text":"Following the unrest, our leaders deployed a high-level Forum Troika Plus mission in 2024.","start":1758,"end":1763,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"We remain committed to collective effort by all New Caledonians and the Government of France","start":1763,"end":1768,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."},{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"towards a lasting solution, faithful to the rights and dignity of the Kanak people","start":1768,"end":1773,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"and all communities who call New Caledonia home.","start":1773,"end":1777,"topics":[]},{"text":"Fourth, Fiji underscores that the agreed UN visiting mission must take place","start":1777,"end":1782,"topics":[]},{"text":"at an appropriate time and with adequate resources, with provincial elections due by 28th June.","start":1782,"end":1787,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"This Committee should continue to monitor the process closely.","start":1787,"end":1792,"topics":[]},{"text":"Madam Chair, peace is seldom the work of a single moment,","start":1792,"end":1797,"topics":[]},{"text":"but it is a burden worth carrying together for the people of New Caledonia.","start":1797,"end":1801,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"As I conclude, I thank again the administering Power, France,","start":1801,"end":1806,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"and the people and Government of New Caledonia and this Special Committee","start":1806,"end":1811,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"for the cooperative spirit that continues to guide our shared endeavor. I thank you.","start":1811,"end":1815,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":null,"affiliation":"FJI","affiliation_full":"Fiji","group":null,"function":"Permanent Representative"}},{"statement_number":15,"start":1817,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=1817","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"I thank the distinguished Permanent Representative of Fiji.","start":1817,"end":1821,"topics":[]},{"text":"I now recognize and give the floor to the distinguished Permanent Representative of Papua New Guinea.","start":1821,"end":1825,"topics":[]},{"text":"Excellency, you have the floor.","start":1825,"end":1828,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Ms. Rambally","affiliation":"C-24","affiliation_full":"C-24","group":null,"function":"Chair"}},{"statement_number":16,"start":1829,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=1829","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Madam Chair, Excellencies, and distinguished delegates and participants.","start":1829,"end":1833,"topics":[]},{"text":"At the outset, Papua New Guinea would like to highly commend you and thank you","start":1833,"end":1838,"topics":[]},{"text":"and your delegation for the excellent leadership you continue to show for the Special Committee","start":1838,"end":1843,"topics":[]},{"text":"and the invaluable contributions you continue to make.","start":1843,"end":1847,"topics":[]},{"text":"We also recognize the important role the Bureau of the Committee has","start":1847,"end":1852,"topics":[]},{"text":"and pledge our support to work with all of you as we steer our work.","start":1852,"end":1856,"topics":[]},{"text":"Madam Chair, let me also take this occasion to reiterate Papua New Guinea's gratitude","start":1856,"end":1861,"topics":[]},{"text":"to the government and the people of Nicaragua for the successful hosting","start":1861,"end":1866,"topics":[]},{"text":"of the Caribbean regional seminar in Managua last month.","start":1866,"end":1871,"topics":[]},{"text":"We would also like to thank the Special Committee for the confidence and trust","start":1871,"end":1876,"topics":[]},{"text":"entrusted in Papua New Guinea to serve as the seminar rapporteur yet for another year.","start":1876,"end":1881,"topics":[]},{"text":"Madam Chair, let me also warmly welcome the representatives and petitioners","start":1881,"end":1886,"topics":[]},{"text":"participating in this session, including especially the representatives of the FLNKS,","start":1886,"end":1891,"topics":[]},{"text":"from the Government of New Caledonia, the non-self-governing territories","start":1891,"end":1896,"topics":[]},{"text":"of our Blue Pacific continent, and other regions of the world.","start":1896,"end":1901,"topics":[]},{"text":"We also acknowledge and thank the administering Power for their participation in this session.","start":1901,"end":1906,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"We also thank the representative of the Government of New Caledonia","start":1906,"end":1911,"topics":[]},{"text":"for the update that we expect to receive and take note of the useful information from them.","start":1911,"end":1916,"topics":[]},{"text":"Madam Chair, as a fellow Melanesian country and close Pacific neighbor,","start":1916,"end":1921,"topics":[]},{"text":"Papua New Guinea continues to follow developments in New Caledonia with particular interest.","start":1921,"end":1926,"topics":[]},{"text":"We reaffirm the inalienable right of the people of New Caledonia to self-determination","start":1926,"end":1931,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"in accordance with the Charter of the UN and the relevant General Assembly resolutions.","start":1931,"end":1936,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"We note the fluid and evolving situation in New Caledonia following the events of May 2024,","start":1936,"end":1941,"topics":[]},{"text":"and welcome the continued efforts of all stakeholders in New Caledonia","start":1941,"end":1946,"topics":[]},{"text":"and the administering Power, France, to engage in a peaceful dialogue","start":1946,"end":1951,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"on the future of the territory and to seek a pathway forward for a lasting and peaceful solution.","start":1951,"end":1956,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"We also acknowledge the efforts being made to rebuild from the May 2024 events.","start":1956,"end":1961,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. 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Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"on the Bougainville Accord on 2 April 2026, and welcomes the ongoing efforts","start":1986,"end":1991,"topics":[]},{"text":"and dialogue on the future for the territory.","start":1991,"end":1994,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"Papua New Guinea also welcomes the holding of provincial elections on 28 June this year","start":1994,"end":1999,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. 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Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"We also encourage all parties to respect the outcome of the electoral process.","start":2004,"end":2009,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. 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Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"and understand the rationale for the measures taken by the administering Power","start":2014,"end":2019,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"and the manner in which this has been received by the people of New Caledonia.","start":2019,"end":2024,"topics":[]},{"text":"The sensitivities around the electoral list will require tact and transparency,","start":2024,"end":2029,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"and we note the work done by the DPPA or the electoral assistance mission.","start":2029,"end":2034,"topics":[]},{"text":"Madam Chair, Papua New Guinea is committed to play a supportive role","start":2034,"end":2039,"topics":[]},{"text":"and guided by the wishes of the people of New Caledonia, including from the FLNKS,","start":2039,"end":2044,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"and in accordance with the Charter mandate and, of course, with the role we play","start":2044,"end":2049,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"as a Special Committee member.","start":2049,"end":2052,"topics":[]},{"text":"It is in this spirit that my delegation, in close cooperation with our fellow Melanesian","start":2052,"end":2057,"topics":[]},{"text":"and Pacific region neighbor Fiji, as C-24 members and as penholders,","start":2057,"end":2062,"topics":[]},{"text":"are striving to present to the Committee the draft resolution on the question of New Caledonia on Friday.","start":2062,"end":2067,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"In conclusion, Papua New Guinea reaffirms its support for the people of New Caledonia","start":2067,"end":2072,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"and their self-determination aspirations and reiterates its commitment","start":2072,"end":2077,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"to the objectives of the Special Committee and the UN decolonization process.","start":2077,"end":2082,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"Finally, I want to pay special tribute once again to the Secretariat team","start":2082,"end":2087,"topics":[]},{"text":"from the Decolonization Unit and from the DGACM for the invaluable contributions","start":2087,"end":2092,"topics":[]},{"text":"and support provided in making the Committee's work noteworthy. Thank you indeed.","start":2092,"end":2097,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":null,"affiliation":"PNG","affiliation_full":"Papua New Guinea","group":null,"function":"Permanent Representative"}},{"statement_number":17,"start":2099,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=2099","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"I thank the distinguished Permanent Representative of Papua New Guinea.","start":2099,"end":2103,"topics":[]},{"text":"I don't recognize any further request for the floor.","start":2109,"end":2113,"topics":[]},{"text":"At this point, I would like to remind the Committee that it had acceded this morning","start":2113,"end":2117,"topics":[]},{"text":"to a request of petitioners to speak under this agenda item,","start":2117,"end":2121,"topics":[]},{"text":"as contained in aide-mémoire 05/26.","start":2121,"end":2125,"topics":[]},{"text":"I invite the petitioners under this item to take a seat at the petitioners' table.","start":2125,"end":2129,"topics":[]},{"text":"Before giving the floor to the first petitioner, I remind all petitioners","start":2135,"end":2139,"topics":[]},{"text":"to kindly limit their statements to no more than four minutes.","start":2139,"end":2143,"topics":[]},{"text":"As explained earlier, the red light on the microphone will begin to flash","start":2143,"end":2147,"topics":[]},{"text":"when there is one minute left before the end of the four-minute speaking time.","start":2147,"end":2151,"topics":[]},{"text":"Once the end of the four minutes is reached, the sound on the microphone will be cut off","start":2151,"end":2155,"topics":[]},{"text":"and it will no longer be possible to be heard.","start":2155,"end":2159,"topics":[]},{"text":"In order to facilitate the work of interpreters, please submit your statements","start":2159,"end":2163,"topics":[]},{"text":"to estatements@un.org with a copy to the Decolonization Unit","start":2163,"end":2167,"topics":[]},{"text":"at dppa-decolonizationunit@un.org.","start":2167,"end":2171,"topics":[]},{"text":"I wish also to remind all petitioners to limit their statements strictly","start":2171,"end":2175,"topics":[]},{"text":"to the territory under which they have been approved to be heard.","start":2175,"end":2179,"topics":[]},{"text":"I now invite Mr. James Bhagwan to address the Committee.","start":2193,"end":2197,"topics":[]},{"text":"Sir, you have the floor, please. Go ahead.","start":2197,"end":2200,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Ms. Rambally","affiliation":"C-24","affiliation_full":"C-24","group":null,"function":"Chair"}},{"statement_number":18,"start":2209,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=2209","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"The Chair, members of this Special Committee, petitioners, and observers,","start":2209,"end":2213,"topics":[]},{"text":"I greet you in the name of the triune God and on behalf of the Pacific Conference of Churches","start":2213,"end":2217,"topics":[]},{"text":"and the Pacific Regional NGO Alliance.","start":2217,"end":2221,"topics":[]},{"text":"I come before you again on the question of New Caledonia in solidarity with the people of Kanaky","start":2221,"end":2226,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. 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Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"These findings cannot remain in separate United Nations files.","start":2312,"end":2317,"topics":[]},{"text":"The C-24 and Fourth Committee must integrate them into their working papers, recommendations, and resolutions.","start":2317,"end":2322,"topics":[]},{"text":"But institutional coherence must lead to action.","start":2322,"end":2327,"topics":[]},{"text":"Less than five years remain in this fourth international decade for the eradication of colonialism.","start":2327,"end":2332,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"This Committee must ask whether annual consideration without a visiting mission,","start":2332,"end":2337,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"measurable benchmarks, or a decolonization timeline is advancing freedom or merely managing delay.","start":2337,"end":2342,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"Kanaky must not be carried unfinished into another decade.","start":2342,"end":2346,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"The dismissal of charges against Christian Tein and 13 others raises grave questions","start":2346,"end":2351,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"about their arrest, transfer, and prolonged separation from their people.","start":2351,"end":2356,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"Elections cannot substitute for decolonization while the foundational political wound remains open.","start":2356,"end":2361,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"With provisional elections approaching, the United Nations must urgently assess the electoral environment","start":2361,"end":2366,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"and ensure that the poll is not used to normalize an unresolved colonial situation,","start":2366,"end":2371,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"but forms part of a credible and freely negotiated pathway to self-determination.","start":2371,"end":2376,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"We therefore call on this Committee to accept the Pacific Peoples' Mission report,","start":2376,"end":2381,"topics":[]},{"text":"urgently dispatch a joint C-24 and Melanesian Spearhead Group mission,","start":2381,"end":2386,"topics":[]},{"text":"deploy a United Nations electoral assessment mission, call for the release of Kanak political prisoners","start":2386,"end":2391,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"and the return of Kanaky detainees transferred to European France, and establish clear decolonization timelines,","start":2391,"end":2396,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"respecting the Nouméa Accord and Kanak customary institutions.","start":2396,"end":2401,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"In a time when multilateralism is under threat, the United Nations must show that findings carry consequence","start":2401,"end":2406,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"and that its promise to colonized people is more than an annual resolution. Oleti achi kwach, thank you.","start":2406,"end":2411,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"James Bhagwan","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":"Petitioner"}},{"statement_number":19,"start":2413,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=2413","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"I thank Mr. James Bhagwan.","start":2413,"end":2416,"topics":[]},{"text":"I now invite Mr. Billy Wetewea to address the Committee.","start":2416,"end":2420,"topics":[]},{"text":"Sir, you have the floor, please.","start":2420,"end":2423,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Ms. Rambally","affiliation":"C-24","affiliation_full":"C-24","group":null,"function":"Chair"}},{"statement_number":20,"start":2431,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=2431","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Oleti me nyikö nyi maka nyi ka pucho yang nyi uma ye kap.","start":2431,"end":2435,"topics":[]},{"text":"Madame la Présidente, Mesdames et Messieurs les membres du Comité spécial,","start":2435,"end":2439,"topics":[]},{"text":"salutations fraternelles de la part de l'Église protestante de Kanaky Nouvelle-Calédonie.","start":2439,"end":2444,"topics":[]},{"text":"Depuis 1979, notre Église s'est exprimée de manière prophétique en faveur de l'indépendance du peuple kanak,","start":2444,"end":2449,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"tout en affirmant la dignité des autres communautés.","start":2449,"end":2454,"topics":[]},{"text":"Affirmer l'existence kanak ne revient pas à nier les droits des autres.","start":2454,"end":2459,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"La justice que nous recherchons n'est dirigée contre personne, mais pour la vie, la paix et la dignité pour tous.","start":2459,"end":2464,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"Quarante ans après que la Nouvelle-Calédonie a été réinscrite sur la liste des territoires non autonomes,","start":2464,"end":2469,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"les Nations Unies seront-elles à la hauteur de ce moment charnière ?","start":2469,"end":2474,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Depuis mai 2024, notre peuple traverse une crise profonde.","start":2474,"end":2479,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"Nous ne venons pas seulement décrire un conflit politique, mais faire entendre la voix des familles,","start":2479,"end":2484,"topics":[]},{"text":"des femmes, des mamans, des jeunes, des chefs coutumiers, des églises et des communautés encore meurtries aujourd'hui.","start":2484,"end":2489,"topics":[]},{"text":"La mission des peuples du Pacifique conclut que le soulèvement de 2024 n'était pas un événement isolé,","start":2489,"end":2494,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"mais la conséquence d'un processus de décolonisation défaillant, la perte d'impartialité de l'État,","start":2494,"end":2499,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"d'injustices socio-économiques persistantes et d'un effondrement de la confiance envers la puissance administrante et politique.","start":2499,"end":2504,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Les organes des Nations Unies et la France s'accordent sur trois points.","start":2504,"end":2509,"topics":[]},{"text":"L'article 5 de l'accord de Nouméa est irréversible. Le consentement des Kanak est requis,","start":2509,"end":2514,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"et la discrimination structurelle ainsi que le recours disproportionné à la force persistent.","start":2514,"end":2519,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"Derrière chaque rapport se cache une vie humaine.","start":2519,"end":2524,"topics":[]},{"text":"Des familles survivent avec un seul repas par jour. Des parents ont perdu leur emploi.","start":2524,"end":2529,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"Des enfants peinent à retourner à l'école. Les travailleurs ne peuvent pas se déplacer car les transports se sont effondrés.","start":2529,"end":2534,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"Le peuple ne demande pas de privilèges, mais de la dignité.","start":2534,"end":2539,"topics":[]},{"text":"L'ordre sans justice n'est pas la paix. Le silence sous la pression n'est pas un consentement.","start":2539,"end":2544,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"Les chiffres de la CNCDH française elle-même dénoncent le système :","start":2544,"end":2549,"topics":[]},{"text":"pauvreté massive, inégalité en matière d'éducation et surreprésentation des Kanak en prison.","start":2549,"end":2554,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."},{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"Lorsque les Kanak remplissent les prisons mais restent absents des lieux de décision,","start":2554,"end":2559,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"ce n'est pas seulement une crise sociale, c'est une alerte morale et politique.","start":2559,"end":2564,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"Le rejet des accusations d'insurrection par la justice française met à nu le faux récit du complot.","start":2564,"end":2569,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"Pourtant des militants restent détenus, des familles restent blessées,","start":2569,"end":2574,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"et les décès de mai 2024 exigent toujours la vérité et des comptes.","start":2574,"end":2579,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"Des élections organisées sans accord politique global et avec un électorat modifié,","start":2579,"end":2584,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"sans le consentement libre, préalable et éclairé du peuple kanak, ne peuvent rétablir la confiance.","start":2584,"end":2589,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"Elles ne feront qu'aggraver les divisions.","start":2589,"end":2594,"topics":[]},{"text":"Nous appelons donc ce Comité à accepter le rapport de la mission des peuples du Pacifique,","start":2594,"end":2599,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"à envoyer d'urgence une mission conjointe du C-24 et du Groupe Fer de lance mélanésien,","start":2599,"end":2604,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"à déployer une mission d'évaluation électorale des Nations Unies,","start":2604,"end":2609,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"à demander la libération des prisonniers politiques et le retour des détenus transportés en France métropolitaine,","start":2609,"end":2614,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"et à établir un calendrier clair de décolonisation respectant l'accord de Nouméa et les institutions coutumières.","start":2614,"end":2619,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"Madame la Présidente, cette commission n'a pas été créée uniquement pour documenter l'injustice coloniale,","start":2619,"end":2624,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"elle a été créée pour y mettre fin. La quatrième décennie internationale pour l'élimination du colonialisme","start":2624,"end":2629,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"doit se traduire en actions concrètes.","start":2629,"end":2634,"topics":[]},{"text":"Notre Église n'appelle ni à la haine ni à la vengeance, mais à la vérité, à la justice et à la paix.","start":2634,"end":2639,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"La véritable paix ne naît pas de l'oubli des blessures, mais de leur reconnaissance,","start":2639,"end":2644,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"de leur réparation et du rétablissement de la dignité.","start":2644,"end":2649,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"Que ce Comité aujourd'hui entende le cri d'un peuple, la prière d'une église","start":2649,"end":2654,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"et l'appel d'une terre qui demande à être libre depuis quarante ans maintenant. Oleti igemano. Merci.","start":2654,"end":2658,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Billy Wetewea","affiliation":"NCL","affiliation_full":"New Caledonia","group":null,"function":"Petitioner"}},{"statement_number":21,"start":2662,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=2662","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"I thank Mr. Billy Wetewea.","start":2662,"end":2665,"topics":[]},{"text":"I now invite Mr. Jérôme Bouquet-Elkaïm to address the Committee.","start":2665,"end":2670,"topics":[]},{"text":"Sir, you have the floor to address the Committee. Thank you.","start":2670,"end":2673,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Ms. Rambally","affiliation":"C-24","affiliation_full":"C-24","group":null,"function":"Chair"}},{"statement_number":22,"start":2674,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=2674","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Madame la Présidente, Excellences, Mesdames, Messieurs.","start":2674,"end":2678,"topics":[]},{"text":"Je parle sous mandat du Sénat coutumier de Nouvelle-Calédonie, dont la représentation n'est une fois de plus possible","start":2678,"end":2683,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"que grâce à la solidarité internationale des territoires non autonomes de Bretagne, Catalogne, Écosse, Vénétie et Guyane.","start":2683,"end":2688,"topics":[]},{"text":"Nous revenons à cette session du C-24 avec le constat de la dégradation de la situation humanitaire,","start":2688,"end":2693,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"sociale, économique et politique du territoire de Nouvelle-Calédonie Kanaky.","start":2693,"end":2698,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"Le gouvernement français a, face à la communauté internationale, face au peuple kanak colonisé et aux Calédoniens,","start":2698,"end":2703,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"tourné le dos à la raison, au dialogue de bonne foi et à l'état de droit.","start":2703,"end":2708,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"L'enjeu est aujourd'hui de sauver le processus de décolonisation tout en évitant une nouvelle crise,","start":2708,"end":2713,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"ce que le seul redressement économique du territoire ne suffira pas à accomplir.","start":2713,"end":2718,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"Mais est-ce que le Comité spécial peut jouer un rôle dans ce sens ?","start":2718,"end":2723,"topics":[]},{"text":"Le suivi a été essentiellement politique, centré sur l'idée qu'un référendum d'autodétermination","start":2723,"end":2728,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"pourrait sceller l'avenir du territoire. Nous en avons oublié deux choses :","start":2728,"end":2733,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"la condition sociale du peuple colonisé et les textes, et le coût humain fut lourd.","start":2733,"end":2737,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"En juin 2026, un non-lieu général a été prononcé par la justice française au bénéfice de tous les prisonniers politiques kanak","start":2737,"end":2742,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"qui avaient été accusés d'avoir organisé un soulèvement en 2024.","start":2742,"end":2747,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"Nous savons désormais que cette crise n'a été que l'expression du désespoir et n'a eu pour origine","start":2747,"end":2752,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."},{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"que la marginalisation du peuple kanak sur sa propre terre et la rupture de ses engagements par l'État français.","start":2752,"end":2757,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Les résolutions successives de l'Assemblée générale ont maintenu le suivi au fil des années.","start":2757,"end":2762,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Mais pour que le cadre juridique de la décolonisation soit rappelé à la France,","start":2762,"end":2767,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"il a fallu les résolutions des organes des traités, l'avis de la CNCDH.","start":2767,"end":2772,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Et le 7 mai 2026, le CERD, dans sa déclaration 3/2026, a prié instamment la France","start":2772,"end":2777,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"de respecter strictement le principe d'irréversibilité constitutionnelle consacré à l'article 5 de l'accord de Nouméa","start":2777,"end":2782,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"en 98, afin de préserver l'intégrité du processus de décolonisation.","start":2782,"end":2787,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Le Comité spécial peut-il aujourd'hui, dans ses attributions, amener la France à respecter les droits de l'homme,","start":2787,"end":2792,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"ses engagements et garantir l'intégrité du processus de décolonisation ?","start":2792,"end":2797,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Nous pensons que oui, et que ça peut passer par le fait d'envisager une résolution","start":2797,"end":2802,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"rappelant fermement le cadre juridique qui s'impose à la France pour la décolonisation du territoire.","start":2802,"end":2807,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Dans ce sens, nous recommandons que le Comité spécial envisage un projet de résolution de l'Assemblée générale","start":2807,"end":2812,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"intégrant les résolutions des organes des traités, demandant au Comité spécial d'assurer leur suivi","start":2812,"end":2817,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"et leur mise en œuvre. Rappelant à la France que la Nouvelle-Calédonie restera un territoire non autonome inscrit","start":2817,"end":2822,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"en cas de violation du jus cogens et des droits fondamentaux du peuple colonisé.","start":2822,"end":2827,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."},{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"Invitant le Comité spécial à coopérer étroitement avec l'EMRIP, le rapporteur spécial sur les peuples autochtones","start":2827,"end":2832,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"et les mécanismes de droits de l'homme. L'autorisant également à solliciter un avis consultatif de la CIJ","start":2832,"end":2837,"topics":[]},{"text":"en application de l'article 96, paragraphe 2 de la Charte des Nations Unies, pour apprécier la qualification de traité international","start":2837,"end":2842,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"de l'accord de Nouméa, les obligations de la puissance administrante en découlant, la portée juridique","start":2842,"end":2847,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"de la restitution de l'acte de prise de possession par la France, la question également de l'assiette territoriale","start":2847,"end":2852,"topics":[{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"du processus de décolonisation et du lien coutumier des Vanuatu avec les îlots Matthew et Hunter.","start":2852,"end":2857,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."}]},{"text":"Le projet de résolution pourra enfin décider, au regard de l'interprétation combinée de l'article 5 de l'accord de Nouméa,","start":2857,"end":2862,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"de la résolution 1541 et de la déclaration sur les droits des peuples autochtones, que la Nouvelle-Calédonie","start":2862,"end":2867,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"ne pourra être considérée comme territoire autonome qu'en cas de processus de décolonisation fondé sur les principes 6 ou 7","start":2867,"end":2872,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"de la résolution 1541, associant les institutions coutumières et ayant donné lieu à leur consentement préalable,","start":2872,"end":2877,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."}]},{"text":"libre et éclairé. La résolution pourra également inviter le Comité spécial à explorer, pour la recherche d'un nouvel accord,","start":2877,"end":2882,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"toute modalité renforcée de supervision, d'accompagnement, y compris assistance technique, bons offices et médiation de l'ONU.","start":2882,"end":2887,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Et enfin, le projet de résolution pourra rappeler fermement à la France que le droit à l'autodétermination","start":2887,"end":2892,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"est une obligation erga omnes. Merci, Madame la Présidente.","start":2892,"end":2895,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Jérôme Bouquet-Elkaïm","affiliation":"NCL","affiliation_full":"New Caledonia","group":null,"function":"Petitioner"}},{"statement_number":23,"start":2897,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=2897","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"I thank Mr. Jérôme Bouquet-Elkaïm.","start":2897,"end":2901,"topics":[]},{"text":"And may I kindly request all petitioners to limit their statements to issues","start":2901,"end":2905,"topics":[]},{"text":"pertaining to the territory under consideration.","start":2905,"end":2909,"topics":[]},{"text":"I thank you for that cooperation.","start":2909,"end":2912,"topics":[]},{"text":"I now invite Mr. Frédéric Auger to address the Committee.","start":2912,"end":2916,"topics":[]},{"text":"You have the floor, please.","start":2916,"end":2919,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Ms. Rambally","affiliation":"C-24","affiliation_full":"C-24","group":null,"function":"Chair"}},{"statement_number":24,"start":2922,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=2922","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Madame la Présidente, Excellences, Mesdames, Messieurs.","start":2922,"end":2926,"topics":[]},{"text":"Je parle au nom du Conseil national de transition breton et de l'État vivant breton sur la question du territoire de Kanaky","start":2926,"end":2931,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"appelé Nouvelle-Calédonie par l'État colonisateur. Le soutien et la solidarité de l'État vivant breton au peuple de Kanaky,","start":2931,"end":2936,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"au-delà de cette pétition, est formalisé par un traité d'alliance perpétuelle signé avec Inatshne Kanaky,","start":2936,"end":2941,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"Alliance des royaumes kanak. Le peuple autochtone kanak, légitime et possédant de ces terres,","start":2941,"end":2946,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."}]},{"text":"a toujours été organisé en royaumes souverains et non en chefferies, comme les appelle l'État colonial qui,","start":2946,"end":2951,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"par des moyens rhétoriques comme celui-ci et administratifs, soumet le peuple kanak et efface son identité kanak","start":2951,"end":2956,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"en la remplaçant par une identité française obligatoire. L'élimination du colonialisme partout, sans exception","start":2956,"end":2961,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"et sous toutes ses formes, est l'objectif de la quatrième décennie pour l'éradication du colonialisme.","start":2961,"end":2966,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Le peuple kanak ne doit plus être soumis sous quelque forme que ce soit à aucun État colonial quel qu'il soit.","start":2966,"end":2971,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"En Kanaky et ailleurs, l'empire colonial français poursuit ses pratiques d'agression et d'occupation territoriale,","start":2971,"end":2976,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."},{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."}]},{"text":"ses manœuvres dolosives et fait perdurer la soumission des peuples par l'accaparement des terres, le pillage des ressources,","start":2976,"end":2981,"topics":[{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."},{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"le détournement des impôts contribuant à l'endettement, la pratique de l'inflation appauvrissant les populations,","start":2981,"end":2986,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"par l'interdiction du commerce et des déplacements privés entre les îles, par l'usage de la force, la propagande,","start":2986,"end":2991,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."},{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"la menace diplomatique et/ou la censure pour intimider et faire taire ceux que la République française nomme citoyens,","start":2991,"end":2996,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"mais considère comme ses esclaves. Les rapporteurs spéciaux, le Comité des droits de l'homme, le Comité contre la torture,","start":2996,"end":3001,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"le Comité pour l'élimination des discriminations raciales, tous ont dénoncé le fait que le gouvernement français","start":3001,"end":3006,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"entrave la décolonisation et l'autodétermination du peuple autochtone kanak et viole les droits de l'homme","start":3006,"end":3011,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"et la déclaration de l'ONU sur les droits des peuples autochtones. Il convient aussi de dénoncer la militarisation","start":3011,"end":3016,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et de l'ensemble des territoires non autonomes sous administration française.","start":3016,"end":3021,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"La récente loi de programmation militaire française promulguée en août 2023 crée un régime d'exception","start":3021,"end":3026,"topics":[{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"et menace tous les peuples assujettis à la République française. Nous insistons sur le fait qu'elle ne devrait en aucun cas","start":3026,"end":3031,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"s'appliquer sur les territoires non autonomes sous administration française, colonies d'outre-mer comme la Kanaky","start":3031,"end":3036,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"ou colonies métropolitaines comme nous. Nous tenons à rappeler que le droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes","start":3036,"end":3041,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"constitue une obligation erga omnes en droit international, comme cela découle de la Charte et des résolutions de l'ONU","start":3041,"end":3046,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"ou des décisions de la Cour internationale de justice. Sa mise en œuvre est impérative et relève d'une question de droit","start":3046,"end":3051,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"et de justice, non d'une question politique. La plupart des territoires non autonomes annexés par le royaume français,","start":3051,"end":3056,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"l'empire français ou les différentes républiques françaises depuis 1532 l'ont été illégalement,","start":3056,"end":3061,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"soit au nom de doctrines discriminatoires comme la théorie de la découverte ou la terra nullius,","start":3061,"end":3066,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"soit en violation des droits des traités et/ou de la souveraineté des peuples annexés à la France.","start":3066,"end":3071,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"La récente restitution par la France de l'acte de prise de possession de la Kanaky Nouvelle-Calédonie traduit la reconnaissance","start":3071,"end":3076,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"de la souveraineté des royaumes kanak, du dol et de l'illégalité associés à leur subjugation.","start":3076,"end":3081,"topics":[]},{"text":"Tant que sa souveraineté ne sera pas pleinement rétablie, le Comité spécial de décolonisation doit proposer un maintien","start":3081,"end":3086,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"de l'inscription de la Kanaky Nouvelle-Calédonie sur la liste des territoires non autonomes et une poursuite de son suivi","start":3086,"end":3091,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"dans la prochaine résolution de l'Assemblée générale. Le Comité spécial de décolonisation devrait aussi s'attacher","start":3091,"end":3096,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"de manière particulièrement attentive à la situation des droits fondamentaux et à la situation juridique","start":3096,"end":3101,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"des territoires non autonomes. Le Comité spécial devrait enregistrer ou maintenir sur la liste des territoires à décoloniser","start":3101,"end":3106,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"tous les territoires non autonomes dont l'annexion à la France s'est faite depuis au moins 1532 en violation du jus cogens","start":3106,"end":3111,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"et dont les peuples premiers autochtones comme la Kanaky, la Bretagne et bien d'autres sont les gardiens spirituels,","start":3111,"end":3116,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."}]},{"text":"possédants et mandataires de leurs terres. Pour finir, parvenir à l'objectif de la décennie d'une éradication","start":3116,"end":3121,"topics":[{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."}]},{"text":"du colonialisme partout et sans exception suppose d'adresser la question de l'illégalité des processus d'annexion","start":3121,"end":3126,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"comme celui de la Kanaky et de considérer que le colonialisme prendra fin là où il est né, en Europe.","start":3126,"end":3131,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"Il en va de la crédibilité du système des Nations Unies. Oleti, trugarez, merci Madame la Présidente.","start":3131,"end":3136,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Frédéric Auger","affiliation":null,"affiliation_full":null,"group":null,"function":"Petitioner"}},{"statement_number":25,"start":3142,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=3142","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"I thank Mr. Frédéric Auger.","start":3142,"end":3145,"topics":[]},{"text":"Let me also kindly remind participants to speak at a reasonable pace","start":3145,"end":3149,"topics":[]},{"text":"in order to facilitate the work of the interpreters so that we could communicate","start":3149,"end":3154,"topics":[]},{"text":"your statements effectively.","start":3154,"end":3157,"topics":[]},{"text":"And may I also kindly request petitioners to limit their statements to issues","start":3157,"end":3161,"topics":[]},{"text":"pertaining to the territory under consideration.","start":3161,"end":3165,"topics":[]},{"text":"Given the short time that you have, I would prefer not to interrupt,","start":3165,"end":3169,"topics":[]},{"text":"but we would request that you stick to the issues pertaining to the territory","start":3169,"end":3173,"topics":[]},{"text":"under consideration. I thank you for your cooperation.","start":3173,"end":3177,"topics":[]},{"text":"I now invite Ms. Lucia Cotia to address the Committee.","start":3189,"end":3193,"topics":[]},{"text":"Madam, you have the floor, please.","start":3193,"end":3196,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Ms. Rambally","affiliation":"C-24","affiliation_full":"C-24","group":null,"function":"Chair"}},{"statement_number":26,"start":3199,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=3199","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Madame la Présidente, Mesdames et Messieurs les membres du Comité.","start":3199,"end":3203,"topics":[]},{"text":"Permettez-moi d'abord d'exprimer notre gratitude au gouvernement et au peuple du Nicaragua","start":3203,"end":3208,"topics":[]},{"text":"pour l'accueil reçu lors du séminaire du C-24 en mai dernier. Je m'adresse à vous en tant que pétitionnaire","start":3208,"end":3213,"topics":[]},{"text":"et coordinatrice du collectif Justice 13 mai créé au cœur de la crise de mai 2024","start":3213,"end":3218,"topics":[]},{"text":"en Kanaky Nouvelle-Calédonie pour documenter de graves violations des droits fondamentaux","start":3218,"end":3223,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"touchant de manière disproportionnée le peuple kanak dans un territoire toujours inscrit","start":3223,"end":3228,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"sur la liste des territoires non autonomes des Nations Unies. Au-delà de la crise récente,","start":3228,"end":3233,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"la situation en Kanaky Nouvelle-Calédonie s'inscrit dans une histoire longue de colonisation","start":3233,"end":3238,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"marquée par la spoliation des terres, l'exploitation des ressources et la marginalisation politique","start":3238,"end":3243,"topics":[{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. Speakers referred to land occupied by military authorities, exploitation of minerals and marine resources, and the need to recognize collective rights over land, resources, and customary institutions."}]},{"text":"du peuple kanak. La décolonisation ne peut se limiter à de simples ajustements institutionnels.","start":3243,"end":3248,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"Elle exige la reconnaissance de ces préjudices historiques et la mise en œuvre des mesures,","start":3248,"end":3253,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"y compris l'annulation de la dette économique qui pèse sur le pays afin de permettre au peuple kanak","start":3253,"end":3258,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"d'exercer pleinement son droit à l'autodétermination. La crise de mai 2024 résulte","start":3258,"end":3263,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"d'un processus de décolonisation inachevé. La tenue du troisième référendum en 2021,","start":3263,"end":3268,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"malgré une année de deuil coutumier, puis la tentative de dégel unilatéral du corps électoral provincial","start":3268,"end":3273,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"ont été vécues comme une remise en cause profonde de l'accord de Nouméa. En mai 2024,","start":3273,"end":3278,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."}]},{"text":"l'usage de la force a entraîné la mort d'au moins 14 personnes pour la plupart des civils kanak,","start":3278,"end":3283,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"tandis que des centaines de personnes majoritairement kanak ont été arrêtées dans un contexte","start":3283,"end":3288,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"d'allégations de détention arbitraire et de mauvais traitements. La situation carcérale a aggravé","start":3288,"end":3293,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"ces violations : surpopulation et conditions dégradantes à la prison de Nouméa, surreprésentation","start":3293,"end":3298,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"des Kanak parmi les détenus, transfert massif vers la France hexagonale à 17 000 kilomètres","start":3298,"end":3303,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"de leurs familles, alors même que des milices anti-indépendantistes armées instauraient un climat de peur.","start":3303,"end":3308,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"Le 5 juin 2026, les juges d'instruction à Paris ont prononcé un non-lieu général","start":3308,"end":3313,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"en faveur des 14 militants kanak de la cellule de coordination des actions de terrain.","start":3313,"end":3318,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"Cette décision confirme le caractère profondément politique de la répression visant le mouvement","start":3318,"end":3323,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"indépendantiste kanak, tandis que les responsables des morts et des violences commises","start":3323,"end":3328,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"par les forces de l'ordre et les milices restent largement impunis. Madame la Présidente,","start":3328,"end":3333,"topics":[]},{"text":"nous soumettons quatre demandes. Premièrement, constater que les conditions du troisième référendum","start":3333,"end":3338,"topics":[{"key":"electoral-process","label":"Electoral Process and Representation","description":"A major theme was the legitimacy of electoral arrangements in New Caledonia, especially the provincial elections, the electoral roll, and the wider question of fair political representation. Multiple speakers argued that elections must be peaceful, transparent, and not used to bypass unresolved decolonization issues."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"de 2021 n'ont pas permis une expression libre et éclairée de la volonté du peuple kanak","start":3338,"end":3343,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"et recommander qu'un nouveau processus de consultation soit engagé avec le FLNKS","start":3343,"end":3348,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"conformément aux normes internationales de décolonisation. Deuxièmement, condamner la répression,","start":3348,"end":3353,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"les violences et les violations des droits fondamentaux du peuple kanak et appeler à l'ouverture","start":3353,"end":3358,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"d'une enquête internationale indépendante sur les morts, les violences et les violations des droits humains","start":3358,"end":3363,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"commises en Kanaky Nouvelle-Calédonie afin que vérité et justice soient rendues au peuple kanak","start":3363,"end":3368,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"et que les familles des personnes tuées puissent accéder à réparation. Troisièmement, recommander","start":3368,"end":3373,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"que la France reconnaisse publiquement le caractère infondé des accusations portées contre les 14 militants kanak","start":3373,"end":3378,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"ayant bénéficié du non-lieu et mettre en place des mesures de réparation, y compris une indemnisation","start":3378,"end":3383,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"pour les détentions et transferts injustifiés qu'ils ont subis. Quatrièmement, rappeler","start":3383,"end":3388,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"que la décolonisation ne peut être effective sans reconnaissance des droits collectifs du peuple kanak","start":3388,"end":3393,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. 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They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"conformes aux normes internationales au camp est, la fin des transferts arbitraires vers la France hexagonale","start":3398,"end":3403,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"et le retour sans délai de toutes les personnes détenues et transférées qui souhaitent revenir.","start":3403,"end":3408,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Je vous remercie de votre attention.","start":3408,"end":3411,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Lucia Cotia","affiliation":"NCL","affiliation_full":"New Caledonia","group":null,"function":"coordinatrice"}},{"statement_number":27,"start":3425,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=3425","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"I thank Ms. Lucia Cotia.","start":3425,"end":3428,"topics":[]},{"text":"The Committee has thus concluded this stage of its consideration","start":3438,"end":3442,"topics":[]},{"text":"of the item \"Question of New Caledonia\".","start":3442,"end":3446,"topics":[]},{"text":"The Committee will now begin its consideration of the item entitled","start":3451,"end":3455,"topics":[]},{"text":"\"Question of the United States Virgin Islands\".","start":3455,"end":3458,"topics":[]},{"text":"In that context, I wish to draw your attention to a working paper","start":3458,"end":3462,"topics":[]},{"text":"prepared by the Secretariat for information and contained in document","start":3462,"end":3466,"topics":[]},{"text":"A/AC.109/2026/16.","start":3466,"end":3473,"topics":[]},{"text":"The Committee will today listen to the speakers who have requested the floor","start":3473,"end":3477,"topics":[]},{"text":"under this item and take action on the related draft resolution","start":3477,"end":3481,"topics":[]},{"text":"at its plenary meetings scheduled on Friday, 26 June.","start":3481,"end":3485,"topics":[]},{"text":"Does any delegation wish to make a statement on this item?","start":3487,"end":3491,"topics":[]},{"text":"I have no request for the floor.","start":3504,"end":3507,"topics":[]},{"text":"At this point, I would like to remind the Committee that it had acceded","start":3507,"end":3511,"topics":[]},{"text":"this morning to the request of a petitioner to speak under this agenda item,","start":3511,"end":3515,"topics":[]},{"text":"contained in aide-mémoire 08/26.","start":3515,"end":3521,"topics":[]},{"text":"I now invite Mr. Russell Christopher to take a seat at the petitioners' table","start":3521,"end":3526,"topics":[]},{"text":"and address the Committee. I remind the petitioner to kindly limit his statement","start":3526,"end":3530,"topics":[]},{"text":"to four minutes. Mr. Christopher, you now have the floor. Please proceed.","start":3530,"end":3534,"topics":[]},{"text":"Microphone for the petitioner, please.","start":3545,"end":3548,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Ms. Rambally","affiliation":"C-24","affiliation_full":"C-24","group":null,"function":"Chair"}},{"statement_number":28,"start":3582,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=3582","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"Good afternoon, honorable Chair and members of the Committee.","start":3582,"end":3585,"topics":[]},{"text":"On behalf of the ancestral and native Virgin Islanders, I submit this petition","start":3585,"end":3590,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. 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This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"rooted in the 1917 Treaty of Cession, treats our people and land as mere property.","start":3613,"end":3618,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."},{"key":"land-resource-rights","label":"Land and Resource Rights","description":"A recurring issue was the control, restitution, and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources. 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This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"The current administrative framework is a direct violation of UN resolution 1514","start":3628,"end":3633,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. 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Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"through our 2009 Constitutional Convention. This document,","start":3650,"end":3655,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. 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Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"with international law, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights","start":3660,"end":3665,"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"and the UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples.","start":3665,"end":3670,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. They called for accountability, independent investigation, and remedies for violations tied to colonial governance and unrest."}]},{"text":"We reject any external interference or misinformation that seeks to sabotage","start":3670,"end":3675,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"the self-determination process from the colonizer and missioned neocolonialist.","start":3675,"end":3680,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"The administering Power continues to disseminate propaganda suggesting that what is known","start":3683,"end":3688,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"as the USVI is a self-governing territory under an act directed by the US Congress.","start":3688,"end":3693,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. 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Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"that characterizes our current status.","start":3703,"end":3707,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. 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Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"and a dire regression of the infrastructure of and utility systems.","start":3717,"end":3722,"topics":[{"key":"socioeconomic-recovery","label":"Socio-Economic Recovery and Inequality","description":"The statements highlighted economic hardship, inequality, and the social consequences of crisis, including high living costs, weak public services, poverty, and post-violence reconstruction. Speakers argued that decolonization cannot be separated from development, social justice, and the material well-being of affected communities."}]},{"text":"As the USVI is one of the few remaining non-self-governing territories,","start":3722,"end":3727,"topics":[{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."},{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"we urge the C-24 to immediately dispatch a formal visiting mission to our islands,","start":3727,"end":3732,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"as the formal and current procedure for the invite of the visiting mission","start":3732,"end":3737,"topics":[]},{"text":"would have to be initiated by the colonizer.","start":3737,"end":3742,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"Such a mission is vital to gather firsthand evidence of the political, social,","start":3742,"end":3747,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"and economic realities on the ground, bypassing the filtered narratives provided","start":3747,"end":3752,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"by the administering Power.","start":3752,"end":3756,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"The legacy of the 1917 sale of our islands from Denmark to the United States","start":3756,"end":3761,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"remains a profound scar.","start":3761,"end":3764,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."}]},{"text":"We demand that the United Nations fulfill its mandate to eradicate colonialism","start":3764,"end":3769,"topics":[{"key":"colonial-accountability","label":"Accountability of the Administering Powers","description":"Several statements challenged France, the United Kingdom, and the United States over their legal, political, financial, and moral responsibilities toward the territories they administer. This included demands for good-faith dialogue, respect for international law, cleanup of past harms, and an end to unilateral decision-making over colonized peoples."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. 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Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"and support what is known as the USVI in achieving a full measure of self-government","start":3774,"end":3779,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"through, but not limited to, the recommendations suggested by resolutions 1514,","start":3779,"end":3784,"topics":[{"key":"constitutional-future","label":"Constitutional and Institutional Future","description":"Several statements focused on the long-term political and institutional arrangements of territories, including new status options for New Caledonia and constitutional proposals in the US Virgin Islands. 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Speakers linked any viable future status to strong institutions, civic preparedness, and informed public choice."}]},{"text":"That is to be determined solely by the native ancestral people of the Virgin Islands.","start":3793,"end":3798,"topics":[{"key":"indigenous-consent","label":"Indigenous Consent and Participation","description":"Many interventions emphasized that Kanak and other indigenous or native peoples must participate effectively in decisions affecting their future. Free, prior, and informed consent, as well as the inclusion of customary institutions and native voices, were treated as essential conditions for a legitimate process."},{"key":"self-determination","label":"Self-Determination","description":"Speakers repeatedly stressed that peoples in Guam, Turks and Caicos, New Caledonia, and the US Virgin Islands must be able to decide their political status freely. Decolonization was presented as an unfinished obligation under the UN Charter and relevant General Assembly resolutions."}]},{"text":"Respectfully, Russell Christopher. Thank you.","start":3798,"end":3802,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Russell Christopher","affiliation":"VIR","affiliation_full":"United States Virgin Islands","group":null,"function":"Petitioner"}},{"statement_number":29,"start":3808,"pageUrl":"/ru/asset/k1r/k1r5v2193u?lang=floor&t=3808","paragraphs":[{"sentences":[{"text":"I thank Mr. Russell Christopher.","start":3808,"end":3811,"topics":[]},{"text":"The Committee has thus concluded this stage of its consideration","start":3813,"end":3817,"topics":[]},{"text":"of the item \"Question of the United States Virgin Islands\".","start":3817,"end":3821,"topics":[]},{"text":"In accordance with our program of work, the Committee will next meet","start":3823,"end":3827,"topics":[]},{"text":"tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. in this conference room","start":3827,"end":3831,"topics":[]},{"text":"to commence its consideration of the item entitled \"Question of Western Sahara\".","start":3831,"end":3835,"topics":[]},{"text":"This meeting is adjourned.","start":3840,"end":3842,"topics":[]}]}],"speaker":{"name":"Ms. Rambally","affiliation":"C-24","affiliation_full":"C-24","group":null,"function":"Chair"}}],"topics":[{"key":"human-rights","label":"Human Rights and Political Repression","description":"Several speakers raised allegations of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, prison overcrowding, and the transfer or continued detention of Kanak activists. 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