Question of Montserrat

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1988.

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20 versions · 1976–2025

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Development Development Assistance Employment Exclusive Economic Zone Montserrat Montserrat Question Natural Resources Participants Self-Determination of Peoples Training Programmes Visiting Missions

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Approves the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting oflndependencc to Colonial Countries ,md Peoples relating to Montserrat;28 2.

Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Montserrat to self-determination and independence 111 conformity with the Declaration on the Granting of I nde pendence to Colonial Countries and Peoples;

Reiterates the view that such factors as territorial size, geographical location, size of population and limited natural resources should in no way delay the speedy exercise by the people of the Territory of their inalienable right to self-determination and independence in conformity with the Declaration, which fully applies to Montserrat:

Reiterates that it is the responsibility of the United 4. Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as the administering Power, to create such conditions in the Territory as will enable the people of Montserrat to exercise freely and without interference their inalienable right to self-determination and independence in accordance with resolution 1514 (XV) and all other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly:

Reaffirms that it is ultimately for the people of Montserrat themselves to determine their future political status in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration, and reiterates its call upon the administering Power to launch programmes, in co-operation with the territorial Govern-

-- -------- ------- --~--·-·-- ----~- ment, to foster an awareness among the people of Montserrat of the possibilities available to them in the exercise of their right to self-determination and independence;

Reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Power to promote the economic and social development of Montserrat;

Calls upon the administering Power, in co-operation with the Government of Montserrat, to continue to strengthen the economy of the Territory and to increase its assistance to programmes of diversification in order to promote balanced growth and the economic and financial viability of the Territory;

Urges the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to take effective mea- ~ures to safeguard, guarantee and ensure the rights of the people of Montserrat to own and dispose of the natural resources of the Territory, including its territorial waters, and to establish and maintain control over their future development;

Reiterates its call upon the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to continue the assistance necessary for the employment of the local population in the civil service, particularly at senior levels;

Urges the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to overcome shortages in human resources by providing appropriate incentives to assist nationals in finding better opportunities at home and to attract qualified nationals from abroad;

Calls upon the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to intensify their efforts to accelerate progress in the economic and social life of the Territory, and invites donor Governments and regional organizations to do the same;

Reiterates its call upon the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to take urgent steps to facilitate the readmission of Montserrat as an associate member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization;

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

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