A/RES/62/117 2. Urges all the parties involved, in the interest of all the people of New Caledonia, to maintain, in the framework of the Nouméa Accord, their dialogue in a spirit of harmony; Notes the relevant provisions of the Nouméa Accord aimed at taking more 3. broadly into account the Kanak identity in the political and social organization of New Caledonia, and welcomes, in this context, the approval of the territorial Congress in January 2007 to establish the first Kanak Academy, which aims to preserve indigenous languages and dialects; Acknowledges those provisions of the Nouméa Accord relating to control of 4. immigration and protection of local employment, and notes that unemployment remains high among Kanaks and that recruitment of foreign mine workers continues; Notes the concerns expressed by a group of indigenous people in New 5. Caledonia regarding their underrepresentation in the Territory’s governmental and social structures; Takes note of the relevant provisions of the Nouméa Accord to the effect 6. that New Caledonia may become a member or associate member of certain international organizations, such as international organizations in the Pacific region, the United Nations, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the International Labour Organization, according to their regulations; Notes the agreement between the signatories of the Nouméa Accord that the 7. progress made in the emancipation process shall be brought to the attention of the United Nations; Recalls the fact that the administering Power invited to New Caledonia, at 8. the time the new institutions were established, a mission of information which comprised representatives of countries of the Pacific region; Welcomes the strengthening of ties between New Caledonia and the 9. European Union, and notes the European Development Fund assistance in infrastructural, cultural and human resource developments, including vocational training programmes; 10. Calls upon the administering Power to continue to transmit to the Secretary-General information as required under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations; 11. Invites all the parties involved to continue promoting a framework for the peaceful progress of the Territory towards an act of self-determination in which all options are open and which would safeguard the rights of all sectors of the population, according to the letter and the spirit of the Nouméa Accord, which is based on the principle that it is for the populations of New Caledonia to choose how to control their destiny; 12. Notes the efforts of the French authorities to resolve the question of voter registration by adopting, in the French Congress of Parliament, on 19 February 2007, amendments to the French Constitution allowing New Caledonia to restrict eligibility to vote in local polls to those voters registered on the 1998 electoral rolls when the Nouméa Accord was signed, thus ensuring strong representation of the Kanak population; 13. Welcomes the measures that have been taken to strengthen and diversify the New Caledonian economy in all fields, and encourages further such measures in accordance with the spirit of the Matignon and Nouméa Accords; 2