French overseas territories have established the International Decolonization Front (FID) with the aim of achieving full sovereignty for their peoples.
Report informs, citing the final declaration of a congress recently held in New Caledonia with representatives from various island territories of France and the Netherlands, that the front’s main goal is to unite forces to permanently rid the planet of any colonial presence and achieve full sovereignty for these territories.
FID aims to become a platform for joining efforts and drawing attention to decolonization issues on the world stage.
“We intend to use UN resolutions on ‘international decades for the final elimination of colonialism’ to accelerate national emancipation processes in our respective countries,” the document states.
The congress committed to promoting solidarity between independence movements and their peoples, with this support to come in the form of both diplomatic efforts and “struggle against French colonialism, its repressive policies and crimes.”
FID’s main tasks include informing the world community through all available means to counter “official lies” which, according to them, serve to justify France’s repressions.
The Front intends to achieve the inclusion of Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Corsica in the UN list of countries subject to decolonization. The organization also plans to obtain observer member status in the Non-Aligned Movement and develop a strategy to eliminate colonialism.
FID’s founders include political party leaders, NGO representatives, and activists from New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Corsica, as well as representatives from territories outside France, including Bonaire and Sint Maarten (15 signatories in total).
