Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Dissemination of information on decolonization

Approves the activities in the field of dissemination of information on decolonization undertaken by the Department of Public Information (DPI) and the Department of Political Affairs of the Secretariat; requests the Department of Political Affairs and DPI to take into account the suggestions of the Special Committee to continue their efforts to take measures through all the media available, including publications, radio and television, as well as the Internet, to give publicity to the work of UN in the field of decolonization and, inter alia: (a) to continue to collect, prepare and disseminate, particularly to the Territories basic material on the issue of self-determination of the peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories; (b) to seek the full cooperation of the administering Powers in the discharge of the tasks referred to above; (c) to maintain a working relationship with the appropriate regional and intergovernmental organizations, particularly in the Pacific and Caribbean regions, by holding periodic consultations and exchanging information; (d) to encourage the involvement of non-governmental organizations in the dissemination of information on decolonization; (e) to report to the Special Committee on measures taken in the implementation of the present resolution; requests all States, including the administering Powers, to continue to extend their cooperation in the dissemination of information referred to in paragraph 2 above.

Adopted 156-3-3, 78th meeting

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Adopted at the 78th plenary meeting, 3 Dec. 1998.