Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries

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65 years ago, on December 14, 1960, the 15th UN General Assembly adopted a landmark document: the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (https://legal.un.org/avl/ha/dicc/dicc.html). This historic step was taken on the initiative of the Soviet Union.

The Declaration, drafted and promoted largely through Soviet efforts, became a true milestone… Continue reading