A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/51/144 10 February 1997 Fifty-first session Agenda item 19 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/51/588)] 51/144. Question of New Caledonia The General Assembly, Having considered the question of New Caledonia, Having examined the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to New Caledonia,1 Reaffirming the right of peoples to self-determination as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling its resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 and 1541 (XV) of 15 December 1960, Noting the importance of the positive measures being pursued in New Caledonia by the French authorities, in cooperation with all sectors of the population, to promote political, economic and social development in the Territory, including measures in the area of environmental protection and action with respect to drug abuse and trafficking, in order to provide a framework for its peaceful progress to self-determination, Noting also, in this context, the importance of equitable economic and social development, as well as continued dialogue among the parties involved 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/51/23), chap. IX. 97-76543 /...