Multilingualism A/RES/67/292 8. Also welcomes the efforts made by international organizations based on a shared language to increase their cooperation with the United Nations regarding multilingualism; 9. Further welcomes the activities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Member States, entities of the United Nations system, other international organizations and all other participating bodies aimed at fostering respect for and the promotion and protection of all languages, in particular endangered ones, linguistic diversity and multilingualism; 10. Reaffirms that linguistic diversity is an important element of cultural diversity, stresses the importance of the full and effective implementation of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, 8 which entered into force on 18 March 2007, and recalls the Recommendation concerning the Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace of 15 October 2003; 9 II Role of the Department of Public Information in multilingualism 11. Emphasizes the importance of making use of all the official languages of the United Nations, ensuring their full and equitable treatment in all the activities of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat, with the aim of eliminating the disparity between the use of English and the use of the five other official languages, and in this regard reaffirms its request that the Secretary-General ensure that the Department has the necessary staffing capacity in all the official languages to undertake all of its activities; 12. Encourages the Department of Public Information to continue to use other languages in addition to the official languages when appropriate, according to the targeted audience, with a view to reaching the widest possible spectrum of audiences and extending the United Nations message to all the corners of the world in order to strengthen international support for the activities of the Organization; 13. Welcomes the work carried out by the United Nations information centres, including the United Nations Regional Information Centre, in favour of the publication of United Nations information materials and the translation of important documents into languages other than the official languages of the United Nations, with a view to reaching the widest possible audience and extending the United Nations message to all corners of the world in order to strengthen international support for the activities of the Organization, and encourages United Nations information centres to continue their important multilingual activities in the interactive and proactive aspects of their work, in particular by arranging seminars and debates to further the spread of information, understanding and the exchange of views regarding United Nations activities at the local and regional levels; 14. Also welcomes the sustained effort to disseminate information globally by use of official and non-official languages and traditional means of communication, and in this regard expresses its particular appreciation for the work _______________ 8 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2440, No. 43977. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Records of the General Conference, Thirty-second Session, Paris, 29 September–17 October 2003, vol. 1, Resolutions, sect. IV, resolution 41, annex. 9 3/7