United Nations Security Council Resolution 956

United Nations Security Council resolution 956, adopted unanimously on 10 November 1994, after recalling Chapter XII of the United Nations Charter which established the United Nations Trusteeship system and Resolution 21 (1947) which approved the Trusteeship Territory of the Japanese Mandated Islands (since known as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands), the Council determined that, in the light of entry into force of a new status agreement for the Republic of Palau, the objectives of the Trusteeship Agreement had been completed and therefore ended the status of Palau as a Trust Territory.^[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 956
Palau
Date	10 November 1994
Meeting no.	3,455
Code	S/RES/956 (Document)
Subject	Palau
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Russia United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina Brazil Czech Republic Djibouti New Zealand Nigeria Oman Pakistan Rwanda Spain
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The Council noted that the United States was the Administering Authority of the Trust Territory and was satisfied that the people of Palau had freely exercised their right to self-determination in approving the new status agreement. Approval for Palau to join the United Nations was given in Resolution 963.

See also

• Compact of Free Association
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 901 to 1000 (1994–1995)
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 683
• United Nations Trust Territories