A/RES/72/102
Question of Guam
12. Also calls upon the administering Power to facilitate a visiting mission to
the Territory, and requests the Chair of the Special Committee to take all the steps
necessary to that end;
13. Reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Power under the Charter
to promote the economic and social development and preserve the cultural identity
of the Territory, and requests the administering Power to take steps to enlist and
make effective use of all possible assistance, on both a bilateral and a multilateral
basis, in the strengthening of the economy of the Territory;
14. Takes into account the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 8
including the Sustainable Development Goals, stresses the importance of fostering
the economic and social sustainable development of the Territory by promoting
sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth, creating greater opportunities
for all, reducing inequalities, raising basic standards of living, fostering equitable
social development and inclusion and promoting the integrated and sustainable
management of natural resources and ecosystems that supports, inter alia, economic,
social and human development, while facilitating ecosystem conservation,
regeneration, restoration and resilience in the face of new and emerging challenges,
and strongly urges the administering Power to refrain from undertaking any kind of
illicit, harmful and unproductive activities, including the use of the Territory as a
tax haven, that are not aligned with the interests of the people of the Territory;
15. Requests the Territory and the administering Power to take all measures
necessary to protect and conserve the environment of the Territory against any
degradation and the impact of militarization on the environment, and once again
requests the specialized agencies concerned to monitor environmental conditions in
the Territory and to provide assistance to the Territory, consistent with their
prevailing rules of procedure;
16. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the environmental impact of
the military activities of the administering Power in the Territory;
17. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine the question of
Guam and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy -third session and
on the implementation of the present resolution.
66th plenary meeting
7 December 2017
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