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Questions relating to information
96. Encourages the Department of Public Information to make the
UN Chronicle available in paperless editions only, with a view to expanding
the service to all six official languages within existing resources, and requests the
Department to report to the Committee on Information at its fortieth session on
progress in this matter;
97. Welcomes the movement towards educational outreach and the orientation
of the UN Chronicle, and to this end encourages the UN Chronicle to continue to
develop partnerships and collaborative educational activities and events with civil
society organizations and institutions of higher learning;
98. Acknowledges the importance of the Yearbook of the United Nations as an
authoritative reference work, and welcomes the work of the Department of Public
Information in expanding the content and the functions of the website of the
Yearbook;
99. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to ensure that, in
view of their income-generating nature, guided tours at United Nations Headquarters
are consistently available in all six official languages of the United Nations as well
as in non-official languages;
100. Notes the ongoing efforts of the Department of Public Information to
strengthen its role as a focal point for two-way interaction with civil society relating
to the priorities and concerns of the Organization ident ified by Member States, and
also notes in this regard the increasing involvement of civil society in United Nations
activities, including the outreach activities directed at youth representatives and
young journalists;
101. Recalls its resolution 41/68 D of 3 December 1986, commends the World
Federation of United Nations Associations and its more than 100 national United
Nations associations for the valuable contributions that they have made during the
past 71 years through their global activities in the mobilization of popular support for
the United Nations, and calls for continued collaboration between the World
Federation and the Department of Public Information in support of their
complementary objectives;
102. Commends, in a spirit of cooperation, the United Nations Correspondents
Association for its ongoing activities and for its Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial
Scholarship Fund, which sponsors journalists from developing countries to come to
United Nations Headquarters and report on the activities during the sessions of the
General Assembly, and further encourages the international community to continue
its financial support for the Fund;
103. Expresses its appreciation for the efforts and contribution of United
Nations Messengers of Peace, Goodwill Ambassadors and other advocates to promote
the work of the United Nations and to enhance international public awareness of its
priorities and concerns, and calls upon the Department of Public Information to
continue to involve them in its global communications and media strategies and
outreach activities;
VII
Final remarks
104. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Committee on Information
at its fortieth session and to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session on the
activities of the Department of Public Information and on the implementation of all
recommendations and requests contained in the present resolution and requests the
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