Stresses the importance of the Programme, as a significant instrument in enabling all Member States to participate fully in the deliberations and negotiations on disarmament in the various UN bodies; recommends that the Programme focus its efforts: (a) to inform, to educate and to generate public understanding of the importance of multilateral action and support for it; (b) to continue to coordinate, produce and manage the disarmament Internet web site as a part of the UN web site; (c) to continue to intensify UN interaction with the public; (d) to continue to organize discussions on topics of interest in the field of arms limitation and disarmament; invites all Member States to make contributions to the Voluntary Trust Fund for the UN Disarmament Information Programme; invites the Secretary-General to continue his support and cooperation with universities, other academic institutions and non-governmental organizations active in the education field in widening the worldwide availability of disarmament and non-proliferation education; requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its 59th session a report covering both the implementation of the activities of the Programme by the UN system during the 2 previous years and the activities of the Programme contemplated by the system for the following 2 years.

Adopted without vote, 57th plenary meeting

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