Mindful that United Nations visiting missions provide an effective means of assessing the situation in those Territories and of ascertaining the wishes and aspirations of the peoples thereof regarding their future status, Conscious that United Nations visiting missions enhance the capacity of the United Nations to assist the peoples of colonial Territories in attaining ^^ the ob^ect^ves set forth in the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (^V) of 14 December 1960, and in other relevant resolutions of the Assembly, Reiterating its regret at the decision in 1986 of the Government of the United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland not to take part in the work of the Special Committee and noting with concern that the non-participation of the United kingdom has, since then, made it difficult for the Special Committee to conduct a thorough review of developments in the Territories under the administration of the United kingdom, 1. Stresses the need to dispatch periodic visiting missions to colonial Territories in order to facilitate the full, speedy and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples with respect to those Territories^ 2. Calls upon the administering Powers to co-operate or continue to co-operate with the United Nations by receiving United Nations visiting missions in the Territories under their administrations 3. Continues to call upon those administering Powers that are not participating in the work of the Special Committee to reconsider their decisions and to take an active part in the work of the Committees 4. Requests its Chairman to continue consultations with the administering Powers concerned on the implementation of paragraph 2 of the present resolution and to report thereon to the Special Committee as appropriate. Notes 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the United Nations' efforts to promote the independence of colonial territories and the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The text emphasizes the importance of dispatching visiting missions to these territories to facilitate the implementation of the Declaration. The focus is on the political and administrative aspects of the territories, rather than specific economic, social, or environmental issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief