The need to harmonize and improve United Nations informatics systems for optimal utilization and accessibility by all States

Reiterates the high priority that it attaches to easy, economical, uncomplicated and unhindered access for States Members and Observers of UN as well as non-governmental organizations accredited to UN, to the computerized databases and information systems and services of UN, provided that the unhindered access of non-governmental organizations to such databases, systems and services will not prejudice the access of Member States nor impose an additional financial burden for their use; requests the President of the Economic and Social Council to convene the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Informatics for one more year to enable it to carry out, from within existing resources, the due fulfilment of the provisions of the Council resolutions on this item.

Adopted without vote, 36th plenary meeting

In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2005, New York, 19 Jan., 4 Feb. and 1 and 31 Mar. 2005; resumed organizational session for 2005, New York, 27 and 28 Apr. and 9 June 2005; substantive session of 2005, New York, 29 June-27 July 2005; resumed substantive session of 2005, New York, 21 Oct. 2005 - E/2005/99 - p. 32-33 - (ESCOR, 2005, Suppl. no. 1).