A/RES/72/90 A-B
Questions relating to information
56. Emphasizes the importance of the peacekeeping gateway on the United
Nations website, and requests the Department of Public Information to continue its
efforts to support the peacekeeping missions in further developing and maintaining
their websites;
57. Recalls its resolutions 62/214 of 21 December 2007 on the United Nations
Comprehensive Strategy on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation
and Abuse by United Nations Staff and Related Personnel, 70/268 of 14 June 2016 on
the comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all
their aspects, 70/286 of 17 June 2016 on cross-cutting issues, 71/134 of 13 December
2016 on criminal accountability of United Natio ns officials and experts on mission
and 71/278 of 10 March 2017 on United Nations action on sexual exploitation and
abuse, takes note of the report of the Secretary-General 12 and Security Council
resolutions 2242 (2015) of 13 October 2015 and 2272 (2016) of 11 March 2016,
requests the Department of Public Information, the Department of Peacekeeping
Operations, the Department of Field Support, the Department of Political Affairs and
the Peacebuilding Support Office to continue to cooperate in implementing an
effective outreach programme to explain the zero-tolerance policy of the Organization
regarding sexual exploitation and abuse in accordance with the objectives set out in
the aforementioned resolutions and to inform the public of the outcome of all such
cases involving United Nations staff and related personnel, including cases where
allegations are ultimately found to be legally unproven, and requests the Departments
and the Office to inform the public of steps taken to protect the rights of the victims
and ensure adequate support for the witnesses, in accordance with the United Nations
Comprehensive Strategy on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation
and Abuse by United Nations Staff and Related Personnel;
58. Notes the importance of communication activities and the dissemination
of information relating to sustaining peace and peacebuilding efforts, in particular,
meetings and activities of the Peacebuilding Commission, country-specific
configurations, the Peacebuilding Support Office and the Peac ebuilding Fund, and
requests the Department of Public Information to enhance its cooperation with these
entities in that regard, in particular through increased usage of social media, with a
view to widening outreach of their important work and encouraging national
ownership;
Role of the Department of Public Information in strengthening dialogue
among civilizations and the culture of peace as means of enhancing
understanding among nations
59. Recalls its resolutions on dialogue among civilizations and the culture of
peace, and requests the Department of Public Information, while ensuring the
pertinence and relevance of subjects for promotional campaigns on this issue, to
continue to provide the support necessary for the dissemination of information
pertaining to dialogue among civilizations and the culture of peace, as well as the
initiative on the Alliance of Civilizations, and to take due steps in fostering the culture
of dialogue among civilizations, promoting the initiative on a world against viole nce
and violent extremism in accordance with General Assembly resolution 70/109 of
10 December 2015, and promoting cultural understanding, tolerance, respect for and
freedom of religion or belief and effective enjoyment by all of all human rights and
civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to
development, and requests a briefing by the Secretariat on the measures taken to
disseminate information pertaining to the dialogue among civilizations and the
culture of peace, before the next session of the Committee on Information;
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