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Recalling its resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 and 1541 (XV) of 15 December 1960 and
the resolutions of the Special Committee, as well as other relevant resolutions and decisions, including in
particular Economic and Social Council resolution 1997/66 of 25 July 1997,
Bearing in mind the relevant provisions of the final documents of the successive Conferences of
Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries and of the resolutions adopted by the Assembly
of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, the South Pacific Forum and the
Caribbean Community,
Conscious of the need to facilitate the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of
Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in resolution 1514 (XV),
Noting that the large majority of the remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories are small island
Territories,
Welcoming the assistance extended to Non-Self-Governing Territories by certain specialized agencies
and other organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Development
Programme,
Stressing that, because the development options of small island Non-Self-Governing Territories are
limited, there are special challenges to planning for and implementing sustainable development and that
those Territories will be constrained in meeting the challenges without the continued cooperation and
assistance of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system,
Stressing also the importance of securing the necessary resources for funding expanded assistance
programmes for the peoples concerned and the need to enlist the support of all major funding institutions
within the United Nations system in that regard,
Reaffirming the mandates of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations
system to take all the appropriate measures, within their respective spheres of competence, to ensure the
full implementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions,
Expressing its appreciation to the Organization of African Unity, the South Pacific Forum, the
Caribbean Community and other regional organizations for the continued cooperation and assistance they
have extended to the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in this
regard,
Expressing its conviction that closer contacts and consultations between and among the specialized
agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and regional organizations help to facilitate
the effective formulation of programmes of assistance to the peoples concerned,
Mindful of the imperative need to keep under continuous review the activities of the specialized
agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in the implementation of the various United
Nations decisions relating to decolonization,
Bearing in mind the extremely fragile economies of the Non-Self-Governing small island Territories
and their vulnerability to natural disasters, such as hurricanes, cyclones and sea-level rise, and recalling
its relevant resolutions,
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