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(b) The impact of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and volcanoes, and other environmental
problems, such as beach and coastal erosion and droughts, on those Territories;
(c) Ways and means to assist the Territories in fighting drug trafficking, money laundering and other
illegal and criminal activities;
(d) The illegal exploitation of the marine resources of the Territories and the need to utilize those
resources for the benefit of the peoples of the Territories;
10. Recommends that the executive heads of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the
United Nations system formulate, with the active cooperation of the regional organizations concerned,
concrete proposals for the full implementation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and submit
the proposals to their governing and legislative organs;
11. Also recommends that the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations
system continue to review at the regular meetings of their governing bodies the implementation of General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations;
12. Welcomes the continuing initiative exercised by the United Nations Development Programme
in maintaining close liaison among the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations
system and in providing assistance to the peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories;
13. Encourages Non-Self-Governing Territories to take steps to establish and/or strengthen disaster
preparedness and management institutions and policies;
14. Requests the administering Powers concerned to facilitate the participation of appointed and
elected representatives of Non-Self-Governing Territories in the relevant meetings and conferences of the
specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system so that the Territories may
benefit from the related activities of those agencies and organizations;
15. Recommends that all Governments intensify their efforts in the specialized agencies and other
organizations of the United Nations system of which they are members to accord priority to the question
of providing assistance to the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories;
16. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to assist the specialized agencies and other
organizations of the United Nations system in working out appropriate measures for implementing the
relevant resolutions of the United Nations and to prepare for submission to the relevant bodies, with the
assistance of those agencies and organizations, a report on the action taken in implementation of the
relevant resolutions, including the present resolution, since the circulation of his previous report;
17. Commends the Economic and Social Council for its debate and its resolution 1998/38 of 30 July
1998 on this question, and requests it to continue to consider, in consultation with the Special Committee,
appropriate measures for coordination of the policies and activities of the specialized agencies and other
organizations of the United Nations system in implementing the relevant resolutions of the General
Assembly;
18. Requests the specialized agencies to report periodically to the Secretary-General on the
implementation of the present resolution;
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