The recent events in New Caledonia since 16 April 1988 have caused the Go,ernment, under pressure from FINKS and in the face of en explosive situation that is close to civil war, to undertake, by means of a dialogue mission, the talks that led to the negotiation of the Matignon accords. EMS/13 A/AC.109/PV~ 1369 38 (Mr. Warnytanl The struggle waged by the Kanak people CNer these long years has been a national liberation struggle with the aim of achieving decolonization and independence for the country~ That fact was recognized by the international comnuni ty • By resolution 41/ 41 A, adopted on 2 Decenb er 19 86, the Gener al Assenb ly decided to restore New Caledonia to the list of Non-Self-G011erning Territories to which the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples was applicable. More011er, at the eighth summit of non-aligned countries. held in Harare, Zinbabwe, in Septerrber 1986, it was decided to grant FLNKS observer status, a stage of natural transition in the advance of third world countries to independence. At the regional level, the seventeenth South Paci fie Forum meeting, held at Suva, ·Fiji~ in July 1986~ considered the request of FINKS for the Forum's help in restoring New Caledonia to the list of countries still to be decolonized~ More recently~ in Maren 1990, the Spearhead Group -Papua New Guinea~ Solomon Islands and Vanuatu -included FLNKS as a full nerrber of the Melanesian group~ The fact is that during the annual meetings of those international organizations, FINKS is always invited to speak and to reaffirm its legitimate nationalist claim:.. The Matignon accords, signed in June 1988, between FINKS, representing the Kanak people, the Rally for Caledonia in the Republic (RECR), representing the right-wing consisting of settlers and immigrants, and the French Gc:nemment, which 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a political situation and negotiations between various groups, including the French Government, FLNKS (a Kanak nationalist organization), and RECR (a right-wing organization). The text mentions international organizations, resolutions, and summits, indicating a focus on international relations and politics. The topic seems to revolve around decolonization, independence, and self-determination, which are typically categorized under political or international relations.

**Category**
Politics, International Relations