 By the time the war ended in 1945 nearly all of them had departed, together with their equipment.After the war the military airfield on Funafuti was developed into Funafuti International Airport.The formation of the United Nations Organisation after World War II resulted in the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization committing to a process of decolonization; as a consequence the British colonies in the Pacific started on a path to self-determination.