, ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Chapter ▁XIII ▁of ▁the ▁Char ter . ▁ ▁Hop ing ▁to ▁speed ▁up ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁de colon ization , ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁passed ▁Resol ution ▁ 1 5 1 4 ▁( XV ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁on ▁the ▁Grant ing ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁to ▁Col onial ▁Count ries ▁and ▁Pe op les . ▁The ▁Dec laration ▁stated ▁that ▁all ▁pe op les ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁self - det erm ination , ▁and ▁that ▁immediate ▁steps ▁should ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁end ▁colonial ism ▁un condition ally . ▁ ▁M embers ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁created ▁the ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁the ▁Special ▁Committee ▁by ▁Resol ution ▁ 1 6 5 4 ▁( X VI ), ▁which ▁established ▁a ▁Special ▁Committee ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁members ▁to ▁examine ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁and ▁to ▁make ▁recommend ations ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁better ▁implement ▁it . ▁The ▁original ▁members ▁were : ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁added ▁seven ▁seats ▁to ▁the ▁Committee , ▁bringing ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁members ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 4 . ▁The ▁number ▁increased ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁number ▁ 2 4 ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁when ▁describing ▁the ▁Committee ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁now ▁has ▁ 2 9 ▁members . ▁ ▁International ▁Dec ades ▁for