United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories
From Freepedia
The United Nations maintains a list of territories that do not govern themselves. This list is called the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. Only permanently inhabited territories are considered for inclusion in this list.
This list is controversial, due to the fact that it includes many dependencies that have democratically elected to maintain their territorial status, and rejected independence (or in some cases the parent state periodically organizes referenda, as in the United States Virgin Islands, but there is insufficient voter interest), while other non-self-determining areas (such as Tibet and many of the French overseas territories) are excluded. Many critics charge the Committee that drafts this list of using it as a purely ulterior political instrument.
Contents |
Africa
- Western Sahara (portions of territory occupied by Morocco)
Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
- Anguilla (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
- Bermuda (overseas territory of United Kingdom)
- British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of United Kingdom)
- Cayman Islands (overseas territory of United Kingdom)
- Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas (overseas territory of United Kingdom, also claimed by Argentina)
- Montserrat (overseas territory of United Kingdom)
- St. Helena (overseas territory of United Kingdom)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (overseas territory of United Kingdom)
- United States Virgin Islands (United States insular area)
Europe
Pacific and Indian Oceans
- American Samoa (United States insular area)
- Guam (United States insular area)
- New Caledonia (overseas territory of France)
- Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of United Kingdom)
- Tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand)
