Historical Declaration
On 13 September 2025, at the Borneo Rising Summit held in Melbourne, Australia, the Republic of Sabah North Borneo Government-in-Exile was formally proclaimed before an assembly of Sabahan diaspora leaders, legal scholars, human rights advocates, and allied organisations from across the globe.
Core Proclamation Principles
The Proclamation asserts: that the people of Sabah North Borneo are a distinct people with the inalienable right to self-determination; that the Malaysia Agreement of 1963 was entered into without the free, prior, and informed consent of the Sabahan people and is therefore void ab initio; that six decades of exploitation, marginalisation, and the suppression of Sabahan rights constitute serious violations of international law; and that the RSNB-GIE is hereby established as the legitimate political and diplomatic representative of the Sabahan people.
Commitment to Peaceful Process
The Proclamation explicitly commits the RSNB-GIE to pursuing Sabah's independence exclusively through peaceful, democratic, and lawful means. It calls upon the international community to recognise Sabah's right to self-determination and to support an internationally supervised process to allow the Sabahan people to freely express their will.
Download the Full Proclamation
The full text of the Proclamation of the Republic of Sabah North Borneo Government-in-Exile is available for download in the Resources & Downloads section. It has been transmitted to the United Nations Secretary-General, the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation, and relevant international human rights bodies.