United Nations public information policies and activities

Requests the Department of Public Information, following the priorities laid down by the General Assembly in its resolution 59/275 of 23 Dec. 2004, and guided by the UN Millennium Declaration, to pay particular attention to such major issues as the eradication of poverty, conflict prevention, sustainable development, human rights, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and the needs of the African continent; also requests the Department of Public Information to pay particular attention to progress in implementing the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration, and the outcomes of the major related UN summits and conferences in carrying out its activities; requests the Department of Public Information, in this regard, to continue to evaluate its products and activities with the objective of improving their effectiveness, including through interdepartmental consultations; requests the Secretary-General to continue to exert all efforts to ensure that publications and other information services of the Secretariat, including the UN website and the UN News Service; requests the Secretary-General to continue to report to the Committee on Information at its successive sessions on the role of the Department of Public Information in UN peacekeeping operations; requests the Secretary-General to report to the Committee on Information at its 28th session on the activities of the Steering Committee and the work of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, including on the application of measures to enhance the effectiveness of the libraries within existing legislative mandates; requests the Department of Public Information to strengthen its role as a focal point for two-way interaction with civil society relating to the priorities and concerns of the Organization.

Adopted without vote, 62nd plenary meeting

In: Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (4th Committee) (A/60/479)]. Questions relating to information - A/RES/60/109A-B - 18 Jan. 2006 - p. 3-16.