The magna meeting of the United Nations (UN) approved a set of resolutions on decolonisation issues dealt with annually by its Fourth Commission.

On Gibraltar, the General Assembly alluded to the fact that the United Kingdom was in favour of the continuation of the so-called "Trilateral Forum for Dialogue" (between Spain, Gibraltar, and the United Kingdom), but also referred that for Madrid this forum "no longer exists and must be replaced by a new local cooperation mechanism in which the inhabitants of Campo de Gibraltar and Gibraltar are represented".

For the organisation, the final solution in the case of Gibraltar is "to listen to the interests and aspirations of Gibraltar that are legitimate under international law" and urges the two countries to "progress in areas of mutual interest towards a relationship based on dialogue and in cooperation".

Spain and the United Kingdom disagree over representativeness when speaking on behalf of Gibraltar: Madrid wants direct talks with the United Kingdom, while London intends to leave these discussions in the hands of Gibraltarians themselves.