Encourages the administering Power, to continue to respect fully the wishes of the people of Tokelau in carrying out the political and economic development of the Territory in such a way as to preserve their social, cultural and traditional heritage; calls upon the administering Power, in consultation with the General Fono (Council), to continue to expand its development assistance to Tokelau; notes that the plan to transfer the Office for Tokelau Affairs from Apia to Tokelau is being pursued within the context of the exploration of ways of achieving greater political and administrative autonomy, and invites the administering Power to continue to provide maximum assistance in this regard; invites all governmental and non-governmental organizations, financial institutions, Member States and organizations of the UN system to grant Tokelau special emergency economic assistance to mitigate the effects of cyclonic storms and to enable the Territory to meet its medium- and long-term reconstruction and rehabilitation requirements and to address the issues of changes in climatic patterns.

Adopted without vote, 72nd meeting

Adopted at the 72nd plenary meeting, 25 Nov. 1992.