CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories – May 25-31, 2023. The U.N. commemorates International Week of Solidarity with Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories annually from May 25 to May 31.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under Chapter XI of the Charter of the United Nations, the Non-Self-Governing Territories are defined as “territories whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government”.

Detailed explanation-3: –The U.N. identifies 17 places in the world that it calls “non-self governing territories.” -Western Sahara, French Polynesia, New Caledonia.

Detailed explanation-4: -A country or an area that is self-governing is controlled by the people living there: Puerto Rico is a self-governing territory of the United States. The islands are self-governing.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the UN Charter, a Non-Self-Governing Territory is defined as a Territory “whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government.” In 1946, several UN Member States identified a number of Territories under their administration that were not self-governing and placed them on a UN list.