A/RES/64/104 A–B
Noting that the internal review of the Constitution of the Territory is still
deferred,
Aware that the administering Power and the territorial Government are in the
process of restructuring the relationship between the Governor’s Office and the
territorial Government, 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,
Welcomes all efforts by the administering Power that would devolve
1.
operational responsibilities to the territorial Government, with a view to expanding
self-government;
Requests the administering Power to assist the Territory by facilitating its
2.
work concerning public outreach efforts, consistent with Article 73 b of the Charter of
the United Nations, and, in this regard, calls upon the relevant United Nations
organizations to provide assistance to the Territory, if requested;
Also requests the administering Power to continue its assistance for the
3.
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 economic security in Pitcairn;
IX
Saint Helena
Taking note of the working paper prepared by the Secretariat on Saint Helena 17
and other relevant information,
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Taking note also of the statement of the representative of Saint Helena at the
Caribbean regional seminar, held in Frigate Bay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, from 12 to
14 May 2009,
Taking into account the unique character of Saint Helena in terms of its
population, geography and natural resources,
Noting the internal constitutional review process led by the territorial Government
since 2001, the completion of a draft constitution following negotiations between the
administering Power and the territorial Government in 2003 and 2004, the consultative
poll with regard to a new Constitution, held in Saint Helena in May 2005, the
subsequent preparation of a revised draft constitution and its publication in June 2008
for further public consultation, and the entry into force of the new Constitution for
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha on 1 September 2009,
Noting in that regard the importance of the right to nationality for Saint Helenians
and their previously expressed request that the right, in principle, be included in a new
constitution,
Aware that Saint Helena continues to receive budgetary aid from the administering
Power for the operation of the territorial Government,
Aware also of the efforts of the administering Power and the territorial Government
to improve the socio-economic conditions of the population of Saint Helena, in
particular in the areas of employment and transport and communications infrastructure,
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