Resolution adopted by the General Assembly  on 7 December 2023      [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee  (Fourth Committee) (A/78/426, para. 8)]        78/82. Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the  peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories        The General Assembly,    Having considered the item entitled “Economic and other activities which affect  the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories”,    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 2023,1    Recalling its resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, as well as all its other  relevant resolutions, including, in particular, resolutions 46/181 of 19 December  1991, 55/146 of 8 December 2000, 65/119 of 10 December 2010 and 75/123 of  10 December 2020,    Reaffirming the solemn obligation of the administering Powers under the  Charter of the United Nations to promote the political, economic, social and  educational advancement of the inhabitants of the Territories under their  administration and to protect the human and natural resources of those Territories  against abuses,    Reaffirming also that any economic or other activity, including the use of the  Non-Self-Governing Territories for military activity, that has a negative impact on the  interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories and on the exercise of  their right to self-determination in conformity with the Charter, General Assembly  __________________    1  Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-eighth Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/78/23).   A/RES/78/82  Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the  peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories   23-24939 2/4    resolution 1514 (XV) and the other relevant resolutions of the United Nations on  decolonization is contrary to the purposes and principles of the Charter,    Reaffirming further that the natural resources are the heritage of the peoples of  the Non-Self-Governing Territories, including the Indigenous populations,    Taking into account its resolution 1803 (XVII) of 14 December 1962 regarding  the sovereignty of peoples over their natural wealth and resources in accordance with  the Charter and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations on decolonization,    Aware of the special circumstances of the geographical location, size and  economic conditions of each Territory, and bearing in mind the need to promote the  stability, diversification and strengthening of the economy of each Territory,    Conscious of the particular vulnerability of the small Territories to hurricanes,  natural phenomena or other extreme weather events and environmental degradation,    Reaffirming its deep concern at the number and scale of hurricanes, natural  phenomena or other extreme weather events and their devastating impact in 2017 in  the Non-Self-Governing Territories in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in the loss of life  and negative economic, social and environmental consequences for their vulnerable  societies and hampering the achievement of sustainable development in these  Territories, in particular in Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos  Islands and the United States Virgin Islands, as well as in Puerto Rico, whose situation  is addressed in the Special Committee,    Stressing the importance of inclusiveness within the United Nations  development system and with respect to the implementation of relevant General  Assembly resolutions, including resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled  “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, and  resolution 77/164 of 14 December 2022 on disaster risk reduction,     Conscious that foreign economic investment, when undertaken in collaboration  with the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories and in accordance with their  wishes, could make a valid contribution to the socioeconomic development of the  Territories and to the exercise of their right to self-determination in accordance with  the relevant resolutions of the United Nations,    Concerned about any activities aimed at exploiting the natural and human  resources of the Non-Self-Governing Territories to the detriment of the interests of  the inhabitants of those Territories,    Bearing in mind the relevant provisions of the final documents of the successive  Conferences of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries and of the  resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African  Union, the Pacific Islands Forum and the Caribbean Community,    1.  Reaffirms the right of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories  to self-determination in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations and with  General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), containing the Declaration on the Granting  of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and with other relevant  resolutions of the United Nations, as well as their right to the enjoyment of their  natural resources and their right to dispose of those resources in their best interest;    2.  Affirms the value of foreign economic investment undertaken in  collaboration with the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories and in  accordance with their wishes in order to make a valid contribution to the  socioeconomic development of the Territories, especially during times of economic  and financial crisis;   Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the  peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories  A/RES/78/82   3/4 23-24939      3.  Reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Powers under the Charter  to promote the political, economic, social and educational advancement of the  Non-Self-Governing Territories, and also reaffirms the legitimate rights of their  peoples over their natural resources;    4.  Reaffirms its concern about any activities aimed at the exploitation of the  natural resources that are the heritage of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing  Territories, including the Indigenous populations, in the Caribbean, the Pacific and  other regions, and of their human resources, to the detriment of their interests, and in  such a way as to deprive them of their right to dispose of those resources;    5.  Reaffirms the need to avoid any economic or other activities, including the  use of the Non-Self-Governing Territories for military activity, that adversely affect  the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories, and in this regard  reminds the administering Powers of their responsibility and accountability vis-à-vis  any detriment to the interests of the peoples of those Territories, in accordance with  relevant resolutions of the United Nations on decolonization;    6.  Calls once again upon all Governments that have not yet done so to take,  in accordance with the relevant provisions of General Assembly resolution 2621  (XXV) of 12 October 1970, legislative, administrative or other measures in respect  of their nationals and the bodies corporate under their jurisdiction that own and  operate enterprises in the Non-Self-Governing Territories that are detrimental to the  interests of the inhabitants of those Territories, in order to put an end to such  enterprises;    7.  Calls upon the administering Powers to ensure that the exploitation of the  marine and other natural resources in the Non-Self-Governing Territories under their  administration is not in violation of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and  does not adversely affect the interests of the peoples of those Territories;    8.  Invites all Governments and organizations of the United Nations system to  take all possible measures to ensure that the permanent sovereignty of the peoples of  the Non-Self-Governing Territories over their natural resources is fully respected and  safeguarded in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations on  decolonization;    9.  Once again urges the administering Powers concerned to take effective  measures to safeguard and guarantee the inalienable right 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  administering Powers to take all steps necessary to protect the property rights of the  peoples of those Territories in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United  Nations on decolonization;    10. Calls upon the administering Powers concerned to ensure that no  discriminatory working conditions prevail in the Territories under their administration  and to promote in each Territory a fair system of wages applicable to all the  inhabitants without any discrimination;    11.  Also calls upon the administering Powers concerned to provide all the  necessary assistance to the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories affected by  hurricanes, natural phenomena or other extreme weather events in order to alleviate  the humanitarian needs in the affected communities, support the recovery and  rebuilding efforts and enhance capabilities for emergency preparedness and risk  reduction;    12. Encourages the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United  Nations system and regional organizations to continue to provide assistance to the   A/RES/78/82  Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the  peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories   23-24939 4/4    Non-Self-Governing Territories affected by hurricanes, natural phenomena or other  extreme weather events and to formulate appropriate programmes to support  emergency response and recovery and rebuilding efforts, and requests the Secretary- General to report to the General Assembly on this matter;    13. Requests the Secretary-General to continue, through all means at his  disposal, to inform world public opinion of any activity that affects the exercise of  the right of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories to self-determination  in conformity with the Charter, General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and the other  relevant resolutions of the United Nations on decolonization;    14. Appeals to trade unions and non-governmental organizations, as well as  individuals, to continue their efforts to promote the economic well-being of the  peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories, and also appeals to the media to  disseminate information about the developments in this regard;    15. Decides to follow the situation in the Non-Self-Governing Territories so  as to ensure that all economic activities in those Territories are aimed at strengthening  and diversifying their economies in the interest of their peoples, in particular the  Indigenous populations, and at promoting the economic and financial viability of  those Territories;    16. Requests 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 continue to examine this question and to report thereon to  the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session.