Antigua and Barbuda identifies with the effort at the level of the United Nations that is seeking to bring an end to Colonialism for a number of territories across the globe including those in the Caribbean.
The country serves on the Special Committee on the Situation regarding the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.
The UN General Assembly Declaration states clearly “that all peoples have the right to self-determination, and that immediate steps should be taken to end colonialism unconditionally.”
The Committee is also known as the Special Committee on Decolonization, or C-24 of the United Nations and as part of its work recently held its Regional Seminar in Bali, Indonesia from May 24-26.
Serving on the committee and in attendance at the meeting was First Secretary at the Antigua and Barbuda Mission to the United Nations in New York, Mr. Claxton Duberry.
The meeting was convened under the theme “Implementation of the Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism: Innovative Steps to ensure the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals in the Non-Self-Governing Territories.”
During his presentation, Mr. Duberry emphatically pointed out: “I take note that about fifty percent of the Non-Self-Governing Territories are within my region (the Caribbean). It is mind boggling to say that this is my reality. This reality bears the fact that the process of decolonization is yet to be completed.”
“As such, we must ensure as a body that the elimination of colonialism remains our priority. Greater attention is needed in my region. Madame Chairman I implore us to grab hold of the low hanging fruits while at the same time embarking on a strong political will and shared compromise,” Mr. Duberry urged.
Meantime, the Chair of the Special Committee on Decolonization, H.E. Menissa Rambally, who is also the Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the United Nations expressed her gratitude for the continued sterling contribution of Mr. Duberry towards the work of the Committee, the support offered to her and the bureau.
Mr. Duberry has been a long-standing member of the committee and former chair.
Antigua and Barbuda also made the generous offer to host the next Caribbean Regional Seminar in Antigua in 2024 for which Ms. Rambally expressed her profound gratitude.
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Wow wow wow wow Sir are you serious with what you are saying can you recall what the PM Brown said down at Dredge Bay at a ground breaking ceremony if the Chinese bring their gifts and Colonize Us
OK, so this country that bestows fake knighthoods and other such ‘titles’ upon select citizens, and has people marching in the streets for Commonwealth Day…and oh by the way, just spent a shit-load of taxpayers $$$ to send Browne, he wife and he cronies to sit in the bleachers to see a king get crowned…yeh…that country…A&B…is the same country actively supporting United Nations efforts to end colonialism across the globe???
Really?????
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