Resolution adopted by the General Assembly  on 7 December 2018          [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee  (Fourth Committee) (A/73/532)]       73/123. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of  Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples        The General Assembly,     Having examined 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 for 2018,1     Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, containing the  Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and  all its subsequent resolutions concerning the implementation of the Declaration, the  most recent of which was resolution 72/111 of 7 December 2017, as well as the  relevant resolutions of the Security Council,     Bearing in mind its resolution 65/119 of 10 December 2010, by which it  declared the period 2011–2020 the Third International Decade for the Eradication of  Colonialism, and the need to examine ways and means to ascertain the wishes of the  peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories on the basis of resolution 1514 (XV)  and other relevant resolutions on decolonization,     Recognizing that the eradication of colonialism has been one of the priorities of  the United Nations and continues to be one of its priorities for the decade that began  in 2011,     Regretting that measures to eliminate colonialism by 2010, as called for in its  resolution 55/146 of 8 December 2000, have not been successful,     Reiterating its conviction of the need for the eradication of colonialism, as well  as racial discrimination and violations of basic human rights,   __________________    1  Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-third Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/73/23).   A/RES/73/123  Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples   18-21511 2/4      Noting with satisfaction the continued efforts of the Special Committee in  contributing to the effective and complete implementation of the Declaration and  other relevant resolutions of the United Nations on decolonization,     Stressing the importance of the formal participation of all administering Powers  in the work of the Special Committee with regard to the relevant Territories under  their administration in accordance with Article 73 of the Charter of the United  Nations,     Noting with satisfaction the cooperation and active participation of certain  administering Powers in the work of the Special Committee, and encouraging the  others also to do so,     Noting that the Pacific regional seminar was held in Saint George’s from 9 to  11 May 2018,     1.  Reaffirms its resolution 1514 (XV) and all other resolutions and decisions  on decolonization, including its resolution 65/119, by which it declared the period  2011–2020 the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, and  calls upon the administering Powers, in accordance with those resolutions, to take all  steps necessary to enable the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories to  exercise fully as soon as possible their right to self-determination, including  independence, on a case-by-case basis;     2.  Reaffirms once again that the existence of colonialism in any form or  manifestation, including economic exploitation, is incompatible with the Charter of  the United Nations, the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial  Countries and Peoples and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; 2     3.  Reaffirms its determination to continue to take all steps necessary to bring  about the complete and speedy eradication of colonialism and the faithful observance  by all States of the relevant provisions of the Charter, the Declaration on the Granting  of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the Universal Declaration of  Human Rights;     4.  Affirms its support once again for the aspirations of the peoples under  colonial rule to exercise their right to self-determination, including independence, in  accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations on decolonization;     5.  Calls upon the administering Power of each Territory on the agenda 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 to  cooperate fully in the work of the Special Committee and to participate formally in  its future sessions and seminars;     6.  Calls upon the administering Powers to cooperate fully with the Special  Committee to develop and finalize, as soon as possible, a constructive programme of  work on a case-by-case basis for the Non-Self-Governing Territories to facilitate the  implementation of the mandate of the Special Committee and the relevant resolutions  on decolonization, including resolutions on specific Territories;     7.  Recalls with satisfaction the professional, open and transparent conduct of  both the February 2006 and the October 2007 referendums to determine the future  status of Tokelau, monitored by the United Nations;     8.  Requests the Special Committee to continue to seek suitable means for the  immediate and full implementation of the Declaration and to carry out the actions  approved by the General Assembly regarding the Second and Third International  __________________    2  Resolution 217 A (III).   Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting  of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples  A/RES/73/123   3/4 18-21511    Decades for the Eradication of Colonialism in all Territories that have not yet  exercised their right to self-determination, including independence, and in particular:    (a)  To formulate specific proposals to bring about an end to colonialism and  to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session;     (b)  To continue to examine the implementation by Member States of  resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions on decolonization;     (c)  To continue to examine the political, economic and social situation in the  Non-Self-Governing Territories, and to recommend to the General Assembly, as  appropriate, the most suitable steps to be taken to enable the populations of those  Territories to exercise their right to self-determination, including independence, in  accordance with the relevant resolutions on decolonization, including resolutions on  specific Territories;     (d)  To develop and finalize, as soon as possible and in cooperation with the  administering Power and the Territory in question, a constructive programme of work  on a case-by-case basis for the Non-Self-Governing Territories, to facilitate the  implementation of the mandate of the Special Committee and the relevant resolutions  on decolonization, including resolutions on specific Territories;     (e)  To continue to dispatch visiting and special missions to the Non-Self- Governing Territories in accordance with the relevant resolutions on decolonization,  including resolutions on specific Territories;     (f)  To conduct seminars, as appropriate, for the purpose of receiving and  disseminating information on the work of the Special Committee, and to facilitate  participation by the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories in those seminars;    (g)  To take all steps necessary to enlist worldwide support among  Governments, as well as national and international organizations, for the achievement  of the objectives of the Declaration and the implementation of the relevant resolutions  of the United Nations;     (h)  To observe annually the Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self- Governing Territories;     9.  Calls upon the administering Powers to continue to cooperate with the  Special Committee in the discharge of its mandate and, inter alia, to facilitate visiting  missions of the Committee to the Territories on a case-by-case basis and in accordance  with relevant United Nations resolutions on specific Territories;     10. Reaffirms that the United Nations visiting missions to the Non-Self- Governing Territories, where applicable, are an effective means of ascertaining the  situation of the peoples of the Territories, in accordance with relevant United Nations  resolutions on specific Territories, and therefore requests the Special Committee to  undertake at least one visiting mission a year;     11.  Recalls that the plan of action for the Second International Decade for the  Eradication of Colonialism,3 updated as necessary, represents an important legislative  authority for the attainment of self-government by the Non-Self-Governing  Territories, and that the case-by-case assessment of the attainment of self-government  in each Territory can make an important contribution to this process;     12. Calls upon all States, in particular the administering Powers, as well as the  specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, to give  __________________    3  A/56/61, annex.   A/RES/73/123  Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples   18-21511 4/4    effect within their respective spheres of competence to the recommendations of the  Special Committee for the implementation of the Declaration and other relevant  resolutions of the United Nations;     13. Calls upon the administering Powers to ensure that economic and other  activities in the Non-Self-Governing Territories under their administration do not  adversely affect the interests of the peoples but instead promote development, and to  assist them in the exercise of their right to self-determination;     14. Calls upon the administering Powers concerned to terminate military  activities and eliminate military bases in the Non-Self-Governing Territories under  their administration in compliance with the relevant resolutions of the General  Assembly;     15. Urges the administering Powers to take effective measures to safeguard  and guarantee the inalienable rights of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing  Territories to their natural resources and to establish and maintain control over the  future development of those resources, and requests the relevant administering  Powers to take all steps necessary to protect the property rights of the peoples of those  Territories;     16. Urges all States, directly and through their action in the specialized  agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, to provide moral and  material assistance, as needed, to the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories,  and requests the administering Powers to take steps to enlist and make effective use  of all possible assistance, on both a bilateral and a multilateral basis, in the  strengthening of the economies of those Territories;     17.  Requests the Secretary-General, the specialized agencies and other  organizations of the United Nations system to provide economic, social and other  assistance to the Non-Self-Governing Territories and to continue to do so, as  appropriate, after they exercise their right to self-determination, including independence;    18. Requests the Secretary-General, President pro tempore of the Special  Committee, to meet informally at least once a year with the Chair and the Bureau of  the Committee during the intersessional period, in order to explore innovative ways  of using his good offices to help to advance the decolonization agenda on a case-by- case basis;     19. Approves the report of the Special Committee covering its work during  2018,1 in which the programme of work for 2019 is outlined, in particular the  Caribbean regional seminar and a visiting mission to one of the Territories on its  agenda, in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions on specific  Territories;     20. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to review the resources at the  disposal of the Special Committee in order to ensure that the Committee has the  funding, facilities and services commensurate with its envisioned yearly programmes,  as mandated in relevant General Assembly resolutions, including, especially, in  paragraph 8 of its resolution 72/111.