55. 2017 年 10 月 9 日，在大会第七十二届会议期间举行的特别政治和非殖民化委员会(第四委员会)第 8 次会议上，联合王国代表表示，联合王国政府与其海外领土的关系是一种现代关系，它建立在伙伴关系、共同价值观以及每个领土的人民都有权选择是否继续作为英属领土的基础之上。他说，这些领土是整个英国不可分割的一部分，联合王国仍然坚定地致力于维护其领土的安全与繁荣，为全面迅速应对飓风“艾尔玛”在一些领土造成的破坏而采取的行动以及持续开展的恢复努力证明了这一点。
55. At the 8th meeting of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee), on 9 October 2017, during the seventy-second session of the General Assembly, the representative of the United Kingdom stated that the relationship of the Government of the United Kingdom with its overseas territories was a modern one based on partnership, shared values and the right of the people of each Territory to choose to remain British. He said that the territories were an integral part of global Britain and the United Kingdom’s commitment to its territories’ security and prosperity remained strong, as demonstrated by the swift and comprehensive response to the devastation wreaked in some territories by Hurricane Irma, and the ongoing recovery efforts.