Why did the United Nations add French Polynesia to its list of non-self-governing territories in 2013?

In 2013, the United Nations reinstated French Polynesia to its list of non-self-governing territories at the urging of pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru and his faction.1

This move was intended to support the territory's progress toward self-determination. The UN had previously removed French Polynesia from this list in 1947, but the 2013 decision sought to re-establish a framework for the territory to work toward self-government, a process that aligns with the UN Charter's principle of viewing such territories as a "sacred trust" that administering states must develop toward autonomy or independence.12