Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands A/RES/68/95 A-B 3. Welcomes the Territory’s participation in the 2012 inauguration of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Assembly, its steps towards accession to the economic union treaty of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and its active participation in the work of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean; 4. Calls upon the administering Power, the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, as well as regional and other organizations, to continue to provide assistance to the Territory in alleviating the consequences of the volcanic eruption; VIII Pitcairn Taking note of the working paper prepared by the Secretariat on Pitcairn 17 and other relevant information, Taking into account the unique character of Pitcairn in terms of population, area and access, Aware that the administering Power and the territorial Government have implemented a new governance structure to strengthen administrative capacity in the Territory, based on consultations with the people of the Territory, and that Pitcairn continues to receive budgetary aid from the administering Power for the operation of the territorial Government, Recalling that the administering Power and the Pitcairn Government are currently working on a five-year strategic development plan for the island, 1. Welcomes all efforts by the administering Power and the territorial Government that would further devolve operational responsibilities to the Territory, with a view to gradually expanding self-government, including through training of local personnel; 2. Requests the administering Power to assist the Territory by facilitating its work concerning public outreach efforts, consistent with Article 73 b of the Charter, and in that regard calls upon the relevant United Nations organizations to provide assistance to the Territory, if requested; 3. Also requests the administering Power to continue its assistance for the improvement of the economic, social, educational and other conditions of the population of the Territory and to continue its discussions with the territorial Government on how best to support socioeconomic and environmental security in Pitcairn; 4. Welcomes the work carried out on the preparation of a five-year strategic development plan for the island; IX Saint Helena Taking note of the working paper prepared by the Secretariat on Saint Helena 18 and other relevant information, _______________ 17 18 14/17 A/AC.109/2013/3. A/AC.109/2013/7.