Today, fewer than 2 million people live under colonial rule in the 17 remaining non-self-governing territories.




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When the United Nations was founded in 1945, some 750 million people, nearly a third of the world's population, lived in Territories that were dependent on colonial Powers. Today, fewer than 2 million people live under colonial rule in the 17 remaining non-self-governing territories. The wave of decolonization, which changed the face of the planet, was born with the UN and represents the world body’s first great success. Learn more about the Issues of Decolonization
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