Article 20:
Peoples’ Right to Self-Determination
380. Algeria associates itself fully with efforts of the international community for the
establishment of the right to self-determination and to full sovereignty over natural resources as
established in the Declaration of the right to Development and in the United Nations Charter
and the two fundamental International Human Rights Covenants governing the full enjoyment
of the right to development. The commitment of Algeria to supporting peoples under
occupation for the recovery of their liberty is as a result of the experience of Algeria’s own
people who suffered from the horrors of colonization.
381. From the time of its accession to independence, it devoted itself to supporting the efforts of
the international community in assisting all territories under occupation to be liberated from the
burden of colonialism, synonymous with the negation of the rights of the human person, cultural
dispossession and exploitation of the human being.
382. Algeria has not stopped advocating for the effective implementation of the United Nations
General Assembly Resolution 1514 of 14 December 1960. Its effective enforcement should
enable the phenomenon of colonialism, a black spot in the history of humanity to be brought to
an end and to give the opportunity to peoples who are still under occupation to freely express
themselves on their fate.
Article 21:
Peoples’ Right to freely dispose of their wealth and natural resources
383. As it is one of the pillars of its foreign policy, Algeria is firmly committed to the principle
of non-interference in the internal affairs of States and to the respect for their national
sovereignty. Consequently, it considers that all independent States have the right to harness
and freely dispose of their natural resources in accordance with the rules of international
law. T h e State must exercise its full powers over the territory where it exercises its jurisdiction
on the soil, subsoil, its air space, territorial waters and continental shelf.
Article 22:
Peoples’ right to economic, social and cultural development
384. The new five-year development plan which involves a financial commitment of 21,214
billion DA (or 286 billion USD), will benefit practically all sectors with a special focus on
structural projects and areas of the economic sector, the fundamental purpose of which is to
reduce the dependence on oil and gas. This project earmarks: 130 billion USD for the
completion of old projects (rail, roads, water…); 156 billion USD for new projects (11,534
billion DA).
385. In the area of employment, Algeria is working for an effective inclusion of the youth into
the job market. Several arrangements for the creation of employment opportunities and the
absorption of the youth have been implemented. These arrangements have also taken into
account young graduates and those without qualification.
386. In 2011, the total number of jobs created as part of temporary employment mechanisms
(DAIS, TUPHIMO, IAIG and PID) was 1,183,400 jobs. With regard to jobs created within
the framework of mechanisms such as ANGEM, CNAC, ANSEJ and ANEM, t h e
n u mb e r o f j ob s ha s r e a ch e d 477, 629. Si mi l a r l y, b e n ef i t s an d va r i ou s t a x
e x e mp t i o n s w e r e gr a n t e d i n 2 0 11 t o yo u n g e n t r e p r en e ur s w i t h p r oj e c t s f or
t h e c r e at i o n of s ma l l a n d me d i u m s i ze e n t e r pr i s e s (broadening of the maximum
threshold for interest rate, reduction of personal contribution, reduction in administrative
procedures). These latest measures have reinforced the already existing measures. In the area
of housing, the five-year development plan provides for the completion of 2 million housing
units. One million two hundred thousand (1.2 million) will be provided during the five-year
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