Correction.Issue 1, 2002, page 53 Our report on the Fourth Committee mentioned that its Chairman, Ambassador Hasmy Agam of Malaysia, "listed Western Sahara Western Sahara, territory (2005 est. pop. 273,000), 102,703 sq mi (266,000 sq km), NW Africa, occupied by Morocco. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Morocco in the north, on Algeria in the northeast, and on Mauritania in the east and south. , Cyprus, Afghanistan and the Middle East as some of the issues discussed within the context of decolonization decolonization Process by which colonies become independent of the colonizing country. Decolonization was gradual and peaceful for some British colonies largely settled by expatriates but violent for others, where native rebellions were energized by nationalism. ". It should read, [He] "listed Western Sahara and the Middle East as issues discussed within the context of decolonization and practices affecting Palestinian human rights in the occupied territories This article is about occupied territory in general: for more specific discussion of the territories captured by Israel in the Six-Day War, see Israeli-occupied territories. Occupied territories ; and Cyprus and Afghanistan in the context of peacekeeping peace·keep·ing adj. Of or relating to the preservation of peace, especially the supervision by international forces of a truce between hostile nations. peace and peace-building." |
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