A/RES/51/224
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institutions to continue to provide assistance to the Territory for
socio-economic development and the development of human resources, bearing in
mind the vulnerability of the Territory to external factors;
V.
Cayman Islands
Noting that information considered by the Special Committee on the
Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting
of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples was made available from
published sources,
Noting also the constitutional review of 1992-1993, according to which
the population of the Cayman Islands expressed the sentiment that the existing
relations with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland should
be maintained and that the current status of the Territory should not be
altered,
Aware that the Territory has one of the highest per capita incomes in
the region, a stable political climate and virtually no unemployment,
Noting the actions taken by the territorial Government to implement its
localization programme to promote increased participation of the local
population in the decision-making process in the Cayman Islands,
Noting with concern the vulnerability of the Territory to drug
trafficking and related activities,
Noting the measures taken by the authorities to deal with those
problems,
Noting also that the Territory has emerged as one of the world's leading
offshore financial centres,
1.
Requests the administering Power, bearing in mind the views of the
people of the Territory ascertained through a democratic process, to keep the
Secretary-General informed of the wishes and aspirations of the people
regarding their future political status;
2.
Also requests the administering Power, the specialized agencies
and other organizations of the United Nations system to continue to provide
the territorial Government with all required expertise to enable it to achieve
its socio-economic aims;
3.
Calls upon the administering Power and the territorial Government
to continue to cooperate to counter problems related to money laundering,
smuggling of funds and other related crimes, as well as drug trafficking;
4.
Requests the administering Power, in consultation with the
territorial Government, to continue to facilitate the expansion of the current
programme of securing employment for the local population, in particular at
the decision-making level;
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