A/RES/49/46 Page 5 16. Invites the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system to initiate or to continue to take all necessary measures to accelerate progress in the social and economic life of the Territories; 17. Requests the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, in formulating their assistance programmes, to take due account of the text entitled "Challenges and opportunities: a strategic framework", which was adopted unanimously by the Meeting of Governmental Experts of Island Developing Countries and Donor Countries and Organizations; 5/ 18. Requests the Special Committee to continue the examination of the question of the small Territories and to recommend to the General Assembly the most suitable steps to be taken to enable the populations of those Territories to exercise their right to self-determination and independence, and to report thereon to the Assembly at its fiftieth session. 83rd plenary meeting 9 December 1994 B INDIVIDUAL TERRITORIES I. American Samoa The General Assembly, Referring to resolution A above, Noting that efforts in American Samoa are currently aimed at increasing the production of food crops for local consumption, Noting also the efforts of the Governor to reduce government spending and the Territory’s budget deficit, Noting further that American Samoa is one of two Territories of the United States of America in which employers are allowed to pay workers less than the mainland minimum wage to ensure compatibility with the prevailing cost of living, Noting that the Territory, similar to isolated communities with limited funds, continues to experience a shortage of qualified medical personnel, Aware that one third of the population is dependent on village-based water systems which often lack basic sanitary conditions, Recalling the dispatch in 1981 of a United Nations visiting mission to the Territory, ________________ 5/ A/CONF.147/5-TD/B/AC.46/4, chap. II. /...