accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration. (5) The Special Committee takes note of the constitutional developments that have been taking place in the Territory as well as the conclusion, on 13 February 1990, of the consultations between the administering Power and the territorial Government on matters referring to the new Constitution. (8) The Special Committee reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Power to promote the economic and social development of the Territory. In this connection the Committee reiterates the importance of diversifying the Territory's economy in order to provide the foundations for sound social and economic development. (7) The Special Committee urges the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to take effective measures to safeguard, guarantee and ensure the inalienable right of the people of Montserrat to own and dispose of its natural resources, including its marine resources, and to establish and maintain control over the future development of those resources. (8) The Special Committee notes the observation of the Caribbean Development Bank that emigration would exacerbate the shortage of human resources and urges the administering Power, in co-operation with the territorial Government, to provide incentives to assist nationals in finding better opportunities at home and to attract qualified nationals from abroad. (9) The Special Committee emphasises the importance of taking measures to broaden the educational programme and notes with satisfaction the policy of the Government to develop the Territory's human resources through the rationalisation of the educational system. In this regard, the Special Committee urges the administering Power to continue to provide the necessary assistance to the Territory. ^10) The Special Committee expresses its sympathies to the people of Montserrat for the devastation wrought on the Territory by hurricane Hugo in 1989 and welcomes the assistance extended to the Territory by the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the economic and social development of Montserrat, emphasizing the importance of diversifying the economy, promoting human resources development, and safeguarding the rights of the people to own and dispose of natural resources. The text also touches on the need to provide humanitarian aid and relief in response to a natural disaster. Given the focus on economic development, human resources, and natural resources, it seems likely that the text belongs to one or more of the categories related to these topics.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment, Humanitarian aid and relief