Freedom of Information

A/RES/1313(XIII)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 35 Freedom of information, published in 1959.

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21 documents · 1949–1971

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 1971).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1971	A/RES/2722(XXV)	Freedom of information	550	–
1970	A/RES/2596(XXIV)	Freedom of information	158	–
1969	A/RES/2448(XXIII)	Freedom of information	604	–
1968	A/RES/2336(XXII)	Freedom of information	102	–
1967	A/RES/2216(XXI)	Freedom of information	90	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Freedom of Information Information Dissemination Information Networks Information Transfer Least Developed Countries Mass Media Technical Cooperation Treaties

What’s in this document?

3 operative paragraphs

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Expresses the hope that the Economic and Social Council, on the basis of the analysis to be prepared by the Secretary-General in response to Council resolutions 574 D (XIX) of 26 May 1955 and 643 (XXIII) of 25 April 1957, and taking into account recommendations of the Commission on Human Rights to be submitted in response to Council resolution 683 C (XXVI) of 21 July 1958, will formulate at its twenty-eighth session a programme of concrete action and measures on the international plane which could be undertaken for the development of information enterprises in under-developed countries, with an evaluation of the materi;;J, financial and prrfessional requirements and resources for the implementation of this programme ;

Invites the Economic and Social Council to request the Commission on Human Rights to give particular attention to procedures by which constant review of the problems of providing technical assistance to under-developed countries in the field of information

'Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Twenty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 8 (E/3088), para. 123, resolution 6 (XIV). may be assured, and to report regularly to the Council on progress in this field ;

Invites the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and other specialized agencies as appropriate to formulate concrete proposals to assist in meeting the needs of less developed countries in building up adequate media of information, and to include an account of their efforts on this and other aspects of freedom of information in their annual reports to the Economic and Social Council.

12 December 1958.

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