Question of New Caledonia
A/RES/71/119
has attained a full measure of self-government in terms of Chapter XI of the
Charter, the administering Power concerned should continue to transmit information
under Article 73 e of the Charter with respect to that Territory;
14. Welcomes the actions taken by the administering Power to continue to
transmit to the Secretary-General information as required under Article 73 e of the
Charter, particularly the submission on 8 January 2015 on the most recent
developments in New Caledonia;
15. Notes the continuing concerns expressed by the Kanak people regarding
their underrepresentation in governmental and social structures, incessant migratory
flows and the impact of mining on the environment;
16. Urges the administering Power to take effective measures to safeguard
and guarantee the inalienable right of the people of New Caledonia to their natural
resources and to establish and maintain control over the future development of those
resources, and requests the administering Power to take all steps necessary to
protect the property rights of the people of New Caledonia;
17. Commends the “Cadres for the future” programme, and encourages
further enhancement of the training and capacity-building of high-level executives
in the public and private sectors in the Territory, particularly i n view of the ongoing
transfer of powers from the Government of France to New Caledonia, while
ensuring that the transfer of powers is undertaken in a manner consistent with the
Nouméa Accord;
18. Recalls the observations and recommendations contained in the report of
the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the rights of indigenous
peoples on the situation of Kanak people in New Caledonia, 3 made in the light of
relevant international standards, to assist with ongoing efforts to advance the rights
of the Kanak people in the context of the implementation of the Nouméa Accord and
the United Nations-supported decolonization process;
19. Requests the Secretary-General, the specialized agencies and other
organizations of the United Nations system to provide economic, social and other
assistance to New Caledonia and to continue to do so, as appropriate, after it
exercises its right to self-determination;
20. Welcomes the strengthening of the economic and social rebalancing
initiatives undertaken by the administering Power, and urges its continuation in all
areas and communities of the Territory, especially for the well -being of the Kanak
indigenous people;
21. Encourages the administering Power, with the cooperation of the
Government of New Caledonia, to ensure and enhance safeguards for and
guarantees of the inalienable right of the people of the Territory to own, access, use
and manage their natural resources, including proprietary rights for their future
development;
22. Recalls the provisions of the Nouméa Accord to the effect that New
Caledonia may become a member or associate member of certain international
organizations, and notes the continuing strengthening of ties between New
Caledonia and both the European Union and the European Development Fund;
23. Welcomes the accession of the Front de libération nationale kanak et
socialiste to the Chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, the ho sting, for the first
time in New Caledonia, in June 2013, of the meetings of officials and leaders of the
Group, the successful completion of the chairmanship of the Group by the Front de
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