A/RES/62/118 A–B III Bermuda Taking note of the working paper prepared by the Secretariat on Bermuda 10 and other relevant information, 9F Conscious of the different viewpoints of the political parties on the future status of the Territory, Recalling the dispatch of the United Nations special mission to Bermuda in 2005 at the request of the territorial Government and with the concurrence of the administering Power, which provided information to the people of the Territory on the role of the United Nations in the process of self-determination, on the legitimate political status options as clearly defined in General Assembly resolution 1541 (XV) and on the experiences of other small States that have achieved a full measure of self-government, Stresses the importance of the 2005 report of the Bermuda Independence 1. Commission, which provides a thorough and meticulous examination of the facts surrounding independence, and regrets that the plans for public meetings and the presentation of a Green Paper to the House of Assembly followed by a White Paper outlining the policy proposals for an independent Bermuda have so far not materialized; Decides to follow closely the developments concerning the future 2. political status of Bermuda under way in the Territory, and calls upon the relevant United Nations organizations to provide assistance to the Territory, if requested, in the context of its public education programme; IV British Virgin Islands Taking note of the working paper prepared by the Secretariat on the British Virgin Islands 11 and other relevant information, 10F Recalling the 1993 report of the Constitutional Commissioners, and the 1996 debate on the report in the Legislative Council of the Territory, the establishment of the Constitutional Review Commission in 2004 and the completion in 2005 of its report providing recommendations on constitutional modernization, and noting the debate on the report held in the Legislative Council in 2005, Noting the statement made at the Pacific regional seminar, held on Yanuca Island, Fiji, from 28 to 30 November 2006, by the representative of the territorial Government, who presented an analysis of the internal constitutional review process and urged the Special Committee to rethink and broaden the concept of selfdetermination for certain Territories, on a case-by-case basis, Noting also that the Territory continues to emerge as one of the world’s leading offshore financial centres, with unprecedented growth in its financial and tourism services sectors, _______________ 10 11 8 A/AC.109/2007/10. A/AC.109/2007/3.