# US seeks end to UN decolonisation committee’s mandate

> US pushes to end UN committee overseeing Argentina’s Malvinas sovereignty claim.
- Title: US seeks end to UN decolonisation committee’s mandate
- Summary: US pushes to end UN committee overseeing Argentina’s Malvinas sovereignty claim. The US wants the UN committee that handles Argentina’s sovereignty claim…
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- Source: Buenos Aires Times — https://batimes.com.ar/news/world/us-seeks-end-to-un-decolonisation-committees-mandate.phtml
- Published: 2026-10-19T16:02:14+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: un, argentina, malvinas islands, sovereignty claim, un committee, decollonisation, news, politics, world
## US calls for UN committee end
The United States has called for an end to the mandate of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation (C-24), one of the main multilateral channels used by Argentina to keep its sovereignty claim over…
## US argues committee outlived purpose
The US representative said the Special Committee on Decolonisation has outlived its original purpose, arguing that more than 80 former colonies had joined the organisation as member states while the committee continued to revisit the…
## US criticises committee’s trips
The US representative also criticised the committee’s annual trips to resorts in the Caribbean and South Pacific, describing them as a waste of UN time and resources.
## Argentina’s sovereignty claim
Since 1989, the C-24 has served as the principal forum within the United Nations where Argentina presents its position, securing resolutions recognising the existence of a sovereignty dispute and urging talks between Argentina and the…
## Key takeaway

The US wants the UN committee that handles Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands to end its mandate because more than 80 former colonies are now UN members and the committee continues to revisit outdated texts.