The Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly has just adopted a resolution to celebrate the International Day against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations. According to Dr. Rasigan Maharajh of South Africa's Tshwane University of Technology, this day should be more than a symbol, but rather a tool for critical reflection on the progress achieved in eradicating colonial practices in the present geopolitical landscape. In the insightful interview with Pan-African Frequency, the expert highlighted that the UN itself is in its fourth consecutive decade for the eradication of colonialism, with 17 territories still officially listed as non-self-governing.
The General Assembly of the United Nations then proclaimed the years 2021 to 2030 as the fourth international decade for the eradication of colonialism [...] Why? Because it's something that's accumulated over time, and this is something we all, as ordinary citizens of this planet, all 8.2 billion of us, need to be very concerned [about]. At the end of 2024, just last year, the United Nations still listed 17 non-self-governing territories who were under the occupation of five countries [...] So, the adoption of the resolution on the International Day Against Colonialism in all its forms and manifestations is a critical reflection on the progress achieved and the objective material realities currently confronting the world majority and their various struggles for self-determination and national sovereignty [...] Our primary obligation is fulfilling the needs and requirements of the citizens of the territory within which we live. Not by some external colonial force, but [by] us having self-determination, [by] us having independence in an interdependent world where we have the choice of who we partner with, of who offers us the best chances to redress our challenges, and also of co-creating the world that we all can participate as equals in. It cannot be that we go through another generation of some being more equal than the others,” Maharajh emphasized.
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