Guam

Calls upon the administering Power to take into consideration the expressed will of the Chamorro people as supported by Guam voters in the plebiscite of 1987 and as provided for in Guam law, encourages the administering Power and the territorial Government of Guam to enter into negotiations on the matter; requests the administering Power to continue to assist the elected territorial Government in achieving its political, economic and social goals; also requests the administering Power to continue to transfer land to the original landowners of the Territory; further requests the administering Power to continue to recognize and respect the political rights and the cultural and ethnic identity of the Chamorro people of Guam; requests the administering Power to cooperate in establishing programmes specifically intended to promote the sustainable development of economic activities and enterprises; also requests the administering Power to continue to support appropriate measures by the territorial Government aimed at promoting growth in commercial fishing and agricultural and other viable activities.

Adopted without vote, 71st plenary meeting

In: Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (4th Committee) (A/59/478)]. Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands - A/RES/59/134A-B - 25 Jan. 2005 - p. 7-8.