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Liberation movements have been fighting Government forces in the Portuguese dominated territories in African for a decade and more. In the words of the Angolan Leader, Agostinho Neto, they are working "to free and modernize our peoples by a dual revolution-against their traditional structure which can no longer serve them and against colonial rule". The United Nations has recognized the liberation movements as "the authentic representatives" of their peoples. The struggle in Mozambique is spearheaded by Frelimo (Frente de Liberacao de Mocambique) the Mozambique Liberation Front which claims control over more than a quarter of the country.

Forest wreath for a fallen comrade-in-arms. [Exact date unknown]

The country will become independent from Spain on Saturday, 12 October, 1968. Elections for the Presidency, the Assembly and the two Provincial Councils of the new Republic were held on 22 September, followed by a run-off election for the Presidency on 29 September, all of which were supervised by a UN Mission.
Women and children await the arrival of one of the Presidential candidates during the election campaign in Equatorial Guinea.

Sir Jonh MacPherson of the U.K., Chairman of the UN Visiting Mission, is shown in this photo being greeted by a Kukukuku warrior chief upon arrival at Menyamya airport in the Morobe District. [April 1956]

The UN Visiting Mission to Trust Territories in the Pacific departed from the UN Headquarters on 4 February to investigate and report on the steps taken in the territories towards the realization of the objectives set forth in Article 76b of the Charter. The Visiting Mission made a tour of New Guinea from 15 March to 18 April.

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Bringing together participants from some 500 indigenous groups worldwide, the Forum is focusing on the theme ""Indigenous Children and Youth"". Women in indigenous costume participate in today's session.

A view of indigenous children from the Embera people, displaced by armed conflict. There are over two million internally displaced persons in Colombia and while forced displacement is always a very difficult experience, it is doubly catastrophic for indigenous communities. Indigenous culture is closely linked to the land and displacement often leads to the total collapse of traditional authority and cultural patterns.

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UN Mission to Observe Act of Self-Determination in Niue

09/03/1974 10:27:41

Unique ID UN7713002

UN Mission to Observe Act of Self-Determination in Niue

09/01/1974 10:27:41

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Headline UN Mission to Observe Act of Self-Determination in Niue

Caption Description The island of Niue is situated in an isolated position in the South Pacific Ocean approximately 300 miles east of the Kingdom of Tonga, 350 miles south-east of Samoa and 580 miles west of Rarotonga. The island which has an estimated population of 4142 people is administered by New Zealand. On the invitation of the Prime Minister of New Zealand and in accordance with the General Assembly resolution 3155 (XXVIII) of 14 December 1973, a mission composed of Yilma Tadesse (Ethiopia), Chairman, Gholam-Hossein Shahid-Nooray (Iran), and Horacio Arteage-Acosta (Venezuela) visited Niue from 30 August to 6 September 1974 to observe the proceedings relating to the act of self-determination by the Niuean people and to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session.
Wearing flower garlands Niuean school girls performing a traditional dance. September 1974.

Unique Identifier UN7713001

NICA ID 136526

Production Date 09/01/1974 10:27:41 AM

Country Niue

Credit UN Photo/NJ

File size 2.36 MB