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The Island Council of Bonaire has voted to request the United Nations to list the dependency as a non self-governing territory. Bonaire is a partially integrated "public entity" of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The political status resulted from the dismantling of the former autonomous country of the Netherlands Antilles, creating two autonomous countries of Curacao and Sint Maarten, and three "public entities of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius.
Decision of the Island Council of Bonaire
(unofficial translation from Papiamento)
February 25, 2014
Considering that:
-The situation of the state structure and relation with Holland
requires attention and
priority;
-Since the country Netherlands Antilles has been dissolved on 10
October 2010, Bonaire has become a non-autonomous territory, qualified
according to the United Nations (U.N.) as “Non Self Governing Territories”;
-Consequently it is necessary that Bonaire be put on the (U.N.) list of Non
Self Governing Territories;
-After the referendum of September 10, 2004, Bonaire since 10 October 2010 (10-10-10) has been
denominated as Public Entity according to article 134 of the Dutch constitution
which has been interpreted as integration in Holland;
- The Island Council considers it necessary for the people of
Bonaire have the opportunity to express its wishes thru a plebiscite on the future relation of Bonaire with Holland;
-to make the necessary preparations it is desirable to install a “Preparatory
Commission” to analyze and advise on all
the necessary steps to start the process to realize a referendum;
Taking notice of:
-The Charter of the United Nations in particular the covenants regarding “Non
Self Governing Territories” and the concerned resolutions, particularly Resolution
1541;
Decides:
1. to appeal to President of the Island Council to
approach formally the United Nations through the official channels with the
request to put Bonaire on the “List of Non Self Governing Territories”;
.2 to form a
“Preparatory Commission” for which every fraction can appoint a member to
analyze and give advice to the Island Council on the best way to organize a
referendum in accordance with Resolution 1541 of the United Nations, taking
into consideration all related aspects and to report to the Island
Council within 4 weeks
3. to agree that within 1 week the 4 fractions will
appoint a member to the preparatory commission. The 4 members together will
appoint a 5th member to the preparatory commission
4. to appeal to
the “griffier” (Council Secretary) to (let) give all
necessary assistance to the “Preparatory Commission” to effect it's task.
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