Question of Anguilla : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Question of Anguilla

  The General Assembly, Having considered the question of Anguilla, Having examined the relevant chapters 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, Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, Having examined the report of the United Nations Visiting Mission dispatched to Anguilla in September 1984 at the invitation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering Power, Having heard the statement of the Chairman of the Visiting Mission, Having heard the statement of the representative of the administering Power, Welcoming the co-operation of the administering Power with regard to the work of the Special Committee relating to the Territories under United Kingdom administration and its readiness to permit access by United Nations visiting missions to those Territories, Aware of the special problems facing the Territory by virtue of its location, small size, limited resources and lack of infrastructure, Reiterating the view that such factors as territorial size, geographical location, size of population and limited natural resources should in no way delay the implementation of the Declaration contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), which fully applies to Anguilla,

1. Approves 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 Anguilla;

2. Approves also the report of the United Nations visiting mission to Anguilla in 1984;

3. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Anguilla to self-determination and independence in accordance with the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);

4. Expresses its appreciation to the administering Power and to the Government of Anguilla for the close co-operation and assistance extended to the Mission;

5. Urges the administering Power, in co-operation with the Government of Anguilla, to expand the programmes of political education so as to improve the awareness of the people of the Territory of the options available to them in the exercise of their right to self-determination and independence, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration;

6. Expresses the view that measures to promote the economic and social development of Anguilla are an essential element in the process of self- determination and, in that connection, calls upon the administering Power, in close co-operation with the territorial Government, to continue to intensify and diversify its programmes of development assistance to Anguilla;

7. Requests the administering Power, in the light of the observations, conclusions and recommendations, of the Visiting Mission to continue to enlist the assistance of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, as well as other regional and international bodies, in the development and strengthening of the economy of the Territory;

8. Further requests the administering Power to facilitate the participation of the Territory as an associate member of various organizations of the United Nations system, as well as other regional and international bodies;

9. Considers that the possibility of sending a further visiting mission to Anguilla at an appropriate time should be kept under review;

10. Requests the Special Committee to continue the examination of this question at its next session, including the possible dispatch of a visiting mission to Anguilla at an appropriate time and in consultation with the administering Power, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fortieth session.