United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories

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.

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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.

Related Topics:
United States Virgin Islands - Tibet - French overseas territories

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