▁the ▁Er adic ation ▁of ▁Col onial ism ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁proc laimed ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 2 0 0 0 ▁as ▁the ▁International ▁Dec ade ▁for ▁the ▁Er adic ation ▁of ▁Col onial ism ▁by ▁Resol ution ▁ 4 3 / 4 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁ult imate ▁goal ▁being ▁the ▁full ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁on ▁the ▁Grant ing ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁to ▁Col onial ▁Count ries ▁and ▁Pe op les . ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁adopted ▁the ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary - General ▁dated ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁as ▁the ▁Plan ▁of ▁Action ▁for ▁the ▁Dec ade . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁proceeded ▁to ▁proc laim ▁the ▁Second ▁International ▁Dec ade ▁for ▁the ▁Er adic ation ▁of ▁Col onial ism , ▁last ing ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁via ▁Resol ution ▁ 5 5 / 1 4 6 . ▁The ▁Resol ution ▁called ▁upon ▁Member ▁States ▁to ▁red ouble ▁their ▁efforts ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁Plan ▁of ▁Action ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Dec ade . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁proc laimed ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 2 0 ▁as ▁the ▁Third ▁International ▁Dec ade ▁for ▁the ▁Er adic ation ▁of ▁Col onial ism ▁via ▁Resol ution ▁ 6 5 / 1 1 9 . ▁The ▁Resol