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documents are made available through the United Nations websites and are accessible
to Member States without delay, and further stresses the importance of fully
implementing its resolution 69/324;
26. Encourages the Department of Public Information to continue its ongoing
efforts to incorporate the working method of having thematic focal points, currently
applied by the language units of the United Nations websites, as a best practice of
multilingualism to improve the quality of the content of the websites;
27. Also encourages the Department of Public Information to continue to use
other languages in addition to the official languages, when appropriate, according to
the target audience, with a view to reaching the widest possible spectrum of audiences
and extending the United Nations message to all corners of the world in order to
strengthen international support for the activities of the Organization;
Bridging the digital divide
28. Requests the Department of Public Information to contribute to raising the
awareness of the international community of the importance of the implementation of
the outcome documents of the World Summit on the Information Society 6 and of the
possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communications
technologies can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the
digital divide, including by commemorating World Telecommunication and
Information Society Day on 17 May;
Network of United Nations information centres
29. Emphasizes the importance of the network of United Nations information
centres in enhancing the public image of the United Nations, in disseminating
messages on the United Nations to local populations, especially in developing
countries, bearing in mind that information in local languages has the strongest impact
on local populations, and in mobilizing support for the work of the United Nations at
the local level;
30. Welcomes the work done by the network of 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,
encourages information centres to continue their import ant multilingual activities in
the interactive and proactive aspects of their work and to develop web pages in local
languages, encourages the Department of Public Information to provide the necessary
resources and technical facilities, with a view to reac hing the widest possible
spectrum of audiences 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 the continuation of efforts in this rega rd;
31. Stresses the importance of rationalizing the network of United Nations
information centres, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to continue to
make proposals in this direction, including through the redeployment of resources
where necessary, and to report to the Committee on Information at its successive
sessions;
32. Reaffirms that the rationalization of United Nations information centres
must be carried out on a case-by-case basis in consultation with all concerned Member
States in which existing information centres are located, the countries served by those
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