text: shouldinitiate andfacilitate special trading relationships with Non-Self-Governing Territories. 32.Manyparticipants alsonotedtheeconomic andcultural significance of landinthenon-self-governing islandTerritories inthePacific andurgedthe administering Powers totakestepstorelease landheldbythemtothepeoples oftheirTerritories, andtoguarantee theirrighttoretaintheirlandandto ownanddispose ofthenatural resources oftheTerritories, including marine resources, andtoestablish andmaintain control overthefuture development ofthoseresources. 33.Theoverwhelming majority ofparticipants expressed theirconviction that agreatdealremained tobeaccomplished inthefieldsofeducation, training andhealth services vitaltothecreation ofoptimum conditions required for I .•.j \)A/AC.109/l040 English Page13 anactofself-determination, andasserted thattheadministering Powers and theinternational community should provide, asamatter ofurgency, all necessary assistance inthatregard. 34.Participants urgedthattheSpecial Committee totakenoteofthe concerns ofindigenous peoples initsworkandtoconsider sending anobserver tothemeetings oftheWorking GrouponIndigenous Peoples. /...A/AC.I09/1040 English Page14 Annex I THEMES DISCUSSED ATTHESEMINAR Upontherecommendation oftheGeneral Assembly (resolution 44/100, of 11December 1989,annex), thefollowing themes werediscussed attheseminar: (a)Self-determination: itsapplication tosmallTerritories, particularly tothecaseofsmallislands; (b)Economic andsocial development inthesmallTerritories andtheirimpact ontheexercise oftherightofthepeoples ofthoseTerritories to self-determination; (c)Environmental problems affecting smallislands; (d)Protection ofnatural resources, particularly marine resources, forthe benefit ofthepopulations ofsmallislands andTerritories; (e)Protection oflandforisland populations anddangers offoreign exploitation; (f)Heightening ofawareness ofoptions concerning futurepolitical status; (g)Colonialism andracialdiscrimination; (h)Self-determination andregional integration ofsmallislands; (i)Foreign economic interests and/oractivities inthesmallTerritories, withparticular concern fortheviewsofthepopulations concerned; (j)Consequences ofthemilitary useofsmallislands. /...A/AC.I09/1040 English Page15 Annex11 STATEMENT BYTHEPRIMEMINISTER OFVANUATU Welcome toVanuatu! Wearepleased andhonoured thatourcountry waschosen tobethevenueforthisimportant andhistoric regional seminar inobservance of thethirtieth anniversary oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence to Colonial Countries andPeoples. TheUnited Nations Special Committee ontheSituation withregardtothe Implementation oftheDeclaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries andPeoples occupies averyspecial placeintheheartsofourpeople. Tenyearsago-thanksinlargeparttotheefforts oftheSpecial Committee and dedicated international civilservants suchasourdearfriend, TomTanaka -we ourselves stoodpoised onthethreshold ofnational independence. Todaywetake greatprideinwelcoming youtoapolitically independent Vanuatu whichisbusily engaged inattempting tobuildabetterlifeforourchildren, andinhelping to buildabetterworldforchildren everywhere. Thatworld, wehope,willbeaworldfreeofpoverty, illiteracy anddisease. Thatworld, wehope,willbeaworldfreeofmilitary blocs: anarmsrace; nuclear, chemical, orbacteriological weapons: andthethreatofenvironmental disasters, particularl~ thoseposedtothemostvulnerable ofusall.Thatworld, wehope,willbeaworidfreeofdrugabuseanddrugtrafficking. Thatworld, we hope,willbeaworldfreeofracism, inter-ethnic strife, religious andcultural intolerance, discrimination against women, andmostimportantly, colonialism inall itsvarious forms. Thatworldwill,wehope,beaworldofhope,promise, and fulfilment forallmenandallwomen,allnations, allpeoples, andallcultures. Thesuccessful realization ofthesehopescanonlybetheproduct ofmanyyearsof effort byallofmankind. Thishasbeentheessence oftheworkoftheSpecial Committee sinceitsvery inception. Now,asweapproach thethirtieth anniversary oftheadoption ofthe historic Declaration ontheGranting ofIndependence toColonial Countries and
analysis: The text discusses the self-determination of small island territories, their economic and social development, environmental problems, and the protection of natural resources. It also touches on the importance of education, health services, and the impact of colonialism and foreign exploitation. The text seems to be focused on the well-being and empowerment of the people of these territories, rather than specific economic or industrial activities.