A/RES/73/102 A-B
Questions relating to information
particular, in the dissemination of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
through the educational system, including elementary schools;
98. Commends the United Nations Academic Impact for its continued
engagement with the global community of scholarship in realizing the objectives of
the Organization, requests the Secretary-General to continue to promote this initiative
by encouraging eligible institutions of higher education in all regions, especially from
developing countries, to enrol and contribute actively to the goals of the United
Nations, and in this regard notes with appreciation the cost -neutral partnerships it has
successfully initiated thus far with a view to multiplying membership;
99. Emphasizes the importance of the continued implementation by the
Department of Public Information of the ongoing Reham Al-Farra Memorial
Journalists’ Fellowship Programme for broadcasters and journalists from developing
countries and countries with economies in transition, as mandated by the General
Assembly, and requests the Department to consider how best to maximize the benefits
derived from the Programme by extending, inter alia, its duration and the number of
its participants;
100. 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 forty-first session on
progress in this matter;
101. 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;
102. 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;
103. 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;
104. 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 identified 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;
105. 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 72 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;
106. 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;
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