A/RES/53/153 Page 3 Public Information Campaign, through creative initiatives and financial support for governmental and nongovernmental activities, Convinced that the effectiveness of existing human rights education and public information activities would be enhanced by better coordination and cooperation at the national, regional and international levels, Recalling that it is within the responsibility of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to coordinate relevant United Nations education and public information programmes in the field of human rights, Considering that the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1998 constituted an invaluable opportunity for all members of the international community to enhance human rights education and information activities throughout the world, Welcoming the decision of the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities of the Commission on Human Rights to place the question of the right to education, and in particular human rights education, on its agenda for the duration of the Decade, Taking note with appreciation of the increased efforts undertaken so far by the Office of the High Commissioner to disseminate human rights information through its website9 and its publications and external relations programmes, Welcoming the initiative of the Office of the High Commissioner to develop the project entitled “Assisting Communities Together”, supported by voluntary funds and designed to provide small grants to grass-roots and local organizations carrying out practical human rights activities, Welcoming also the initiative of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat to disseminate human rights information through the United Nations project CyberSchoolBus,10 an Internet-based educational service that provides an interactive website for secondary schools, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education, 1995–2004, and public information activities in the field of human rights,11 including the World Public Information Campaign on Human Rights; 2. Welcomes the steps taken by Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to implement the Plan of Action for the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education8 and to develop public information activities in the field of human rights, as indicated in the report of the Secretary-General; 3. Urges all Governments to contribute further to the implementation of the Plan of Action, in particular by establishing, in accordance with national conditions, broadly representative national committees for human rights education responsible for the development of comprehensive, effective and sustainable national plans of action for human rights education and information, taking into consideration the guidelines 9 www.unhchr.ch. 10 www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/. 11 A/53/313. /...