Current Affairs - Important Days - Discussion

The United Nations has officially designated December 14 as the International Day Against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations through Resolution A/RES/80/106. First observed in 2025, the day reinforces the global commitment to ending colonialism and promoting the principles of sovereignty, self-determination, and human dignity. The observance builds upon the 1960 Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and highlights that colonialism, in political, economic, or cultural forms, continues to hinder development and equality. The day also supports the UN’s broader decolonization agenda under the Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021–2030).