UN Resolutions Glossary

Recognized that a sovereignty dispute exists between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the islands and invited both governments to proceed without delay with bilateral negotiations to find a peaceful solution, bearing in mind the interests of the population and the principles of the 1960 Declaration on decolonization (Resolution 1514 (XV)). This is the foundational resolution establishing the UN's treatment of the dispute as a bilateral sovereignty question.

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94-0-14

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Reaffirmed the existence of the sovereignty dispute and urged Argentina and the United Kingdom to proceed without delay with the negotiations called for in Resolution 2065 (XX), so as to put an end to the colonial situation, and to report on progress by the twenty-ninth session. It referred to the islands' inhabitants as a "population" rather than a "people," reflecting the Assembly's position that self-determination did not straightforwardly apply.

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116-0-14

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Called on the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom to refrain from taking decisions that would imply unilateral modifications to the situation while the islands were going through the process recommended in prior resolutions, and urged them to speed up negotiations. Adopted 102 votes to 1, with the United Kingdom casting the sole vote against.

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102-1-32

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The first resolution adopted after the April-June 1982 armed conflict; it requested the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations in order to find a peaceful solution to the sovereignty dispute. It passed with more opposing votes (12 against, including the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth states) than any of the pre-war resolutions in the series.

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90-12-52

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Reiterated the request in Resolution 37/9 for Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations on sovereignty, and requested the Secretary-General to continue his mission of good offices and report on progress to the next session of the General Assembly.

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87-9-54

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Renewed the annual call for the resumption of negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom, following the same recurring formula as Resolution 38/12, and again requested the Secretary-General to continue his good offices and report back.

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89-9-54

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Renewed the annual call for the resumption of sovereignty negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom and requested the Secretary-General to continue his mission of good offices, following the same recurring formula used since Resolution 37/9.

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107-4-41

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Renewed the annual call for the resumption of sovereignty negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom, again following the same recurring formula and requesting a further report from the Secretary-General on his good offices.

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116-4-34

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Renewed the annual call for the resumption of sovereignty negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom, following the same recurring formula as the preceding years' resolutions.

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114-5-36

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Renewed the call for a negotiated solution to the sovereignty dispute. It was the last resolution the General Assembly itself adopted specifically on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) question: since 1989 the item has continued to be considered only by the Special Committee on Decolonization (C24), whose annual decisions have not been forwarded to the full Assembly for a vote.

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109-5-37

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Adopted by consensus, without a vote, at its 2026 session: the Special Committee on Decolonization called on Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations over the sovereignty dispute and reach a peaceful, negotiated solution. As with every C24 decision on this question since 1989, it was not forwarded to the General Assembly for adoption.

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Adopted by consensus (no recorded vote)

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