Questions relating to information
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information, in a cost-neutral manner, on the Third International Decade for the
Eradication of Colonialism, declared by the General Assembly in its resolution 65/119
of 10 December 2010;
50. Recalls its resolutions 68/237 of 23 December 2013 and 69/16 of
18 November 2014 on the International Decade for People of African Descent, and
requests the Department of Public Information and its network of United Nations
information centres to continue raising awareness of and to disseminate information
on the International Decade, in accordance with the programme for the
implementation of the International Decade adopted by the General Assembly, in a
cost-neutral manner;
51. Underlines the importance of the Department of Public Information
integrating multilingualism in the planning and implementation of promotional
campaigns, including the design of logotypes and isologotypes in different languages,
where appropriate, as well as the use of hashtags for social media campaigns in more
than one language, taking into account the needs of the target audiences;
52. Encourages the Department of Public Information to develop partnerships
with the private sector and relevant organizations that promote the official languages
of the United Nations and other languages, as appropriate, in order to promote the
activities of the United Nations in a cost-neutral manner, and to report thereon to the
Committee on Information at its fortieth session, and in this regard welcomes the
partnership with airlines that provide to their customers in-flight programmes
featuring United Nations activities;
Role of the Department of Public Information in United Nations peacekeeping
operations, special political missions and peacebuilding
53. Requests the Secretariat to continue to ensure the active involvement of
the Department of Public Information from the planning stage and in all stages of
future peacekeeping operations and special political missions through
interdepartmental consultations and coordination with other departments and offices
of the Secretariat, in particular with the Department of Peacekeeping Ope rations, the
Department of Field Support, the Department of Political Affairs and the
Peacebuilding Support Office;
54. Requests the Department of Public Information, the Department of
Peacekeeping Operations, the Department of Field Support, the Departm ent of
Political Affairs and the Peacebuilding Support Office to continue their cooperation
in raising awareness of the new realities, successes and challenges faced by
peacekeeping operations, especially multidimensional and complex ones, in
peacebuilding efforts and by special political missions, and continues to call upon
them to develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy on current
challenges facing United Nations peacekeeping, countries on the agenda of the
Peacebuilding Commission and special political missions;
55. Stresses the importance of enhancing the public information capacity of
the Department of Public Information in the field of peacekeeping operations and
special political missions as well as its role, in close cooperation with the Department
of Peacekeeping Operations, the Department of Field Support and the Department of
Political Affairs, in the process of selecting public information staff for United
Nations peacekeeping operations or missions, and in this regard invites the
Department of Public Information to second public information staff who have the
skills necessary to fulfil the tasks of the operations and special political missions,
taking into account the principle of equitable geographical distribution in accordance
with Chapter XV, Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter, and to consider views
expressed, especially by host countries, when appropriate, in this regard;
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