Conscious of the continued need to mobilize world public opinion against the involvement of foreign eco­ nomic, financial and other interests in the exploitation of the natural and human resources, which impedes the independence of colonial Territories, particularly in Africa, 1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the peoples of dependent Territories to self-determination and in­ dependence and to the enjoyment of the natural re­ sources of their Territories, as well as their right to dispose of those resources in their best interests; 2. Reiterates that any administering or occupying Power which deprives the colonial peoples of the exer­ cise of their legitimate rights over their natural resources or subordinates the rights and interests of those peoples to foreign economic and financial interests violates the solemn obligations it has assumed under the Charter of the United Nations; 3. Reaffirms that, by their depletive exploitation of natural resources, the continued accumulation and re­ patriation of huge profits and the use of those profits for the enrichment of foreign settlers and the entrench­ ment of colonial domination over the Territories, the activities of foreign economic, financial and other in­ terests operating at present in the colonial Territories 143 of southern Africa constitute a major obstacle to political independence and to the enjoyment of the natural re­ sources of those Territories by the indigenous inhab­ itants; 4. Condemns the activities of foreign economic and other interests in the colonial Territories that impede the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and the efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination; 5. Condemns the Governments which continue to support or collaborate with those foreign economic and other interests engaged in exploiting the natural and human resources of the Territories, thus violating the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement condemning the exploitation of natural resources in colonial territories, particularly in Africa, by foreign economic and financial interests. It emphasizes the right of the people in these territories to self-determination and independence, and criticizes the continued involvement of foreign interests in the exploitation of these resources. This suggests that the category should be related to natural resources and economic development.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International trade