Strengthening the Department of Public Information, Within the Existing Capacity, in Order to Support and Enhance the United Nations Web Site in All Official Languages of the Organization

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A Decision of the General Assembly, published in 2003.

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At its 78th plenary meeting, on 20 December 2002, the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Fifth Committee:130

(a) Took note of the report of the Secretary-General on strengthening the Department of Public Information, within the existing capacity, in order to support and enhance the United Nations web site in all official languages of the Organization167 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions;168

(b) Expressed concern that the Department of Public Information was not able to identify at this stage any resources, including through redeployment, for this priority activity;

(c) Requested the Secretary-General to proceed with the implementation of his proposal on strengthening the web site through the redeployment of resources within the Department of Public Information, giving priority to the language posts required, and to report on the status of implementation to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session;

(d) Recalled paragraph 66 of its resolution 57/130 B of 11 December 2002;

(e) Requested the Secretary-General, in this context, to keep the question of the equality among the six official languages on the web site under review and to submit proposals aimed at achieving full equality among the languages.

165 A/57/467. 166 A/57/7/Add.8. For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 7. 167 A/57/355. 168 A/57/7/Add.2. For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 7.

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