Special Information Programme on the Question of Palestine of the Department of of Public Information of the Secretariat

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 41 Question of Palestine, published in 2001.

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Audiovisual Materials Fact-Finding Missions Information Dissemination Middle East Situation Palestine Question Public Information Publications Territories Occupied by Israel Training Programmes

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Notes with appreciation the action taken by the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat in compliance with resolution 55/54;

Considers that the special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department is very useful in raising the awareness of the international community concerning the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East in general, including the achievements of the peace process, and that the programme is contributing effectively to an atmosphere conducive to dialogue and supportive of the peace process;

Requests the Department, in full cooperation and coordination with the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to continue, with the necessary flexibility as may be required by developments affecting the question of Palestine, its special information programme for the biennium 2002–2003, in particular:

To disseminate information on all the activities of the United Nations system relating to the question of Palestine, including reports on the work carried out by the relevant United Nations organizations;

To continue to issue and update publications on the various aspects of the question of Palestine in all fields, including materials concerning the recent developments in that regard, in particular the prospects for peace;

To expand its collection of audiovisual material on the question of Palestine and to continue the production and preservation of such material, and the updating of the exhibit in the Secretariat;

To organize and promote fact-finding news missions for journalists to the area, including the territory under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority and the Occupied Territory;

To organize international, regional and national seminars or encounters for journalists, aiming in particular at sensitizing public opinion to the question of Palestine;

To continue to provide assistance to the Palestinian people in the field of media development, in particular to strengthen the training programme for Palestinian broadcasters and journalists initiated in 1995.

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