Resolution adopted by the General Assembly  [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee  (Fourth Committee) (A/57/526)]  57/133. Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of  Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the  specialized agencies and the international institutions  associated with the United Nations        The General Assembly,    Having considered the item entitled “Implementation of the Declaration on the  Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized  agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations”,    Having also considered the report of the Secretary-General on the item,1    Having examined 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 the item,2    Recalling its resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 and 1541 (XV) of  15 December 1960 and the resolutions of the Special Committee, as well as other  relevant resolutions and decisions, including in particular Economic and Social  Council resolution 2001/28 of 26 July 2001,    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,    Conscious of the need to facilitate the implementation of the Declaration on  the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in  resolution 1514 (XV),    Noting that the large majority of the remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories  are small island Territories,  _______________  1 A/57/73.  2 A/57/23 (Part III), chap. XIII. For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty- seventh Session, Supplement No. 23.   A/RES/57/133  2    Welcoming the assistance extended to Non-Self-Governing Territories by  certain specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system,  in particular the United Nations Development Programme,    Also welcoming the current participation in the capacity of observers of those  Non-Self-Governing Territories that are associate members of regional commissions  in the world conferences in the economic and social sphere, subject to the rules of  procedure of the General Assembly and in accordance with relevant United Nations  resolutions and decisions, including resolutions and decisions of the Assembly and  the Special Committee on specific Territories,    Noting that only some specialized agencies and other organizations of the  United Nations system have been involved in providing assistance to Non-Self- Governing Territories,    Stressing that, because the development options of the small island Non-Self- Governing Territories are limited, there are special challenges to planning for and  implementing sustainable development and that those Territories will be constrained  in meeting the challenges without the continuing cooperation and assistance of the  specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system,    Stressing also the importance of securing the necessary resources for funding  expanded assistance programmes for the peoples concerned and the need to enlist  the support of all major funding institutions within the United Nations system in that  regard,    Reaffirming the mandates of the specialized agencies and other organizations  of the United Nations system to take all appropriate measures, within their  respective spheres of competence, to ensure the full implementation of General  Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant resolutions,    Expressing its appreciation to the African Union, the Pacific Islands Forum,  the Caribbean Community and other regional organizations for the continued  cooperation and assistance they have extended to the specialized agencies and other  organizations of the United Nations system in this regard,    Expressing its conviction that closer contacts and consultations between and  among the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations  system and regional organizations help to facilitate the effective formulation of  programmes of assistance to the peoples concerned,    Mindful of the imperative need to keep under continuous review the activities  of the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in  the implementation of the various United Nations decisions relating to  decolonization,    Bearing in mind the extremely fragile economies of the small island Non-Self- Governing Territories and their vulnerability to natural disasters, such as hurricanes,  cyclones and sea-level rise, and recalling the relevant resolutions of the General  Assembly,    Recalling its resolution 56/67 of 10 December 2001 on the implementation of  the Declaration by the specialized agencies and the international institutions  associated with the United Nations,    1.  Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;1    2.  Recommends that all States intensify their efforts in the specialized  agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to ensure the full and   A/RES/57/133  3  effective implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to  Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General Assembly resolution  1514 (XV), and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations;    3.  Reaffirms that the specialized agencies and other organizations and  institutions of the United Nations system should continue to be guided by the  relevant resolutions of the United Nations in their efforts to contribute to the  implementation of the Declaration and all other relevant General Assembly  resolutions;    4.  Reaffirms also that the recognition by the General Assembly, the Security  Council and other United Nations organs of the legitimacy of the aspirations of the  peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories to exercise their right to self- determination entails, as a corollary, the extension of all appropriate assistance to  those peoples;    5.  Expresses its appreciation to those specialized agencies and other  organizations of the United Nations system that have continued to cooperate with  the United Nations and the regional and subregional organizations in the  implementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and other relevant  resolutions of the United Nations, and requests all the specialized agencies and other  organizations of the United Nations system to implement the relevant provisions of  those resolutions;    6.  Requests the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United  Nations system and international and regional organizations to examine and review  conditions in each Territory so as to take appropriate measures to accelerate  progress in the economic and social sectors of the Territories;    7.  Urges those specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations  system that have not yet provided assistance to Non-Self-Governing Territories to  do so as soon as possible;    8.  Requests the specialized agencies and other organizations and institutions  of the United Nations system and regional organizations to strengthen existing  measures of support and formulate appropriate programmes of assistance to the  remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories, within the framework of their respective  mandates, in order to accelerate progress in the economic and social sectors of those  Territories;    9.  Requests the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United  Nations system concerned to provide information on:    (a)  Environmental problems facing the Non-Self-Governing Territories;    (b)  The impact of natural disasters, such as hurricanes and volcanic  eruptions, and other environmental problems, such as beach and coastal erosion and  drought, on those Territories;    (c)  Ways and means to assist the Territories to fight 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   A/RES/57/133  4  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 the 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, when  appropriate, 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, in accordance with  relevant United Nations resolutions and decisions, including resolutions and  decisions of the General Assembly and the Special Committee on the Situation with  regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to  Colonial Countries and Peoples on specific Territories, 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 resolution  on this question, and requests it to continue to consider, in consultation with the  Special Committee, appropriate measures for the 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;    19. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the present resolution to the  governing bodies of the appropriate specialized agencies and international  institutions associated with the United Nations so that those bodies may take the  necessary measures to implement the resolution, and also requests the Secretary- General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session on the  implementation of the present resolution;   A/RES/57/133  5    20. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine the question and  to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session.