The Process Non-Self-Governing Territories United Nations list MAP Territories to which the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Continues to Apply (as of '01) Declaration on Decolonization Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Special Committee Meetings at the United Nations Seminars Scholarships Visiting missions Development assistance Regional commissions The challenges ahead More Information Top page Page on Decolonization

Visiting missions To fulfil its mandate, the Special Committee has dispatched visiting missions to some Territories for the members of the Committee to see the conditions there for themselves. This requires the cooperation of the administering Powers. Visiting missions are considered an important tool to better understand what can be done to bring the process of decolonization for a particular Territory to a successful completion. The most recent visiting mission was to Tokelau, facilitated by the Government of New Zealand in 1994. Development assistance In recent years, a new international awareness of the unique development needs of small island Non-Self-Governing Territories has emerged. Some Territories are already receiving support in the framework of regional programmes of specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system. Assistance is provided in such areas as social development, governance, capacity-building, health services, environmental management and disaster preparedness. Regional commissions of the United Nations A number of Non-Self-Governing Territories participate in the regional commissions of the United Nations. Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat and the United States Virgin Islands have associate member status within the UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). American Samoa, Guam and New Caledonia are associate members of the UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Through their membership, these Territories are eligible to take part in United Nations- sponsored World Conferences and other multilateral activities in the economic and social spheres.