Urges the administering Power, in consultation with the territorial Government, to continue to provide assistance for increased employment of the local population in the civil service; recommends that priority should continue to be given to the diversification of the Territory's economy in order to provide the foundations for sound social and economic development; notes the steps taken by the territorial Government to promote agricultural production and calls upon the administering Power to provide the necessary assistance in that field so as to reduce and resolve the Territory's heavy dependence on imported foodstuffs; calls upon the specialized agencies and other organizations of the UN System, as well as regional institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank, to continue to take all necessary measures to accelerate progress in the social and economic life of the Territory.

Adopted without vote, 92nd meeting

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Adopted at the 92nd plenary meeting, 4 Dec. 1987.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 42nd session, Volume 1, 15 September-21 December 1987. - A/42/49. - 1988. - p. 251-252. - (GAOR, 42nd sess., Suppl. no. 49).