▁the ▁Im plementation ▁of ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁on ▁the ▁Grant ing ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁to ▁Col onial ▁Count ries ▁and ▁Pe op les , ▁or ▁the ▁Special ▁Committee ▁on ▁Dec ol on ization ▁( C - 2 4 ), ▁is ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly ▁that ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁is ▁exclus ively ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁de colon ization . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁was ▁created , ▁there ▁were ▁ 7 5 0 ▁million ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁territ ories ▁that ▁were ▁non - self - g over ning . ▁However , ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁included , ▁in ▁Chapter ▁XI , ▁prov isions ▁calling ▁for ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁territ ories ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁its ▁Member ▁States . ▁It ▁called ▁for ▁these ▁Member ▁States ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁self - g overn ance ▁through ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁free ▁political ▁institutions , ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁keep ▁in ▁mind ▁the ▁political ▁asp ir ations ▁of ▁the ▁pe op les . ▁ ▁The ▁Char ter ▁also ▁created , ▁in ▁Chapter ▁XII , ▁the ▁international ▁trust ees hip ▁system . ▁This ▁system ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁administration ▁and ▁super vision ▁of ▁territ ories ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁by ▁Member ▁States ▁wish ing ▁to ▁grant ▁independence ▁to ▁their ▁colonial ▁poss essions . ▁These ▁" Tr ust " ▁territ ories ▁were ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Trust ees hip ▁Council