Resolution 56/35
(December 3, 2001)
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the Committee
on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, 1
Taking note in particular of the information
contained in chapter VI of that report,
Recalling its resolution 55/54 of 1 December
2000,
Convinced that the worldwide dissemination
of accurate and comprehensive information and the role of civil society
organizations and institutions remain of vital importance in heightening
awareness of and support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian
people,
Aware of the Declaration
of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements signed by
the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization in Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993, 2 and of the subsequent implementation agreements,
in particular the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip signed in Washington, D.C., on 28 September 1995, 3
Recalling with satisfaction the important contribution
made by the United Nations towards the promotion of the Bethlehem 2000
Project,
1. Notes with appreciation the action taken
by the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat in compliance
with resolution 55/54;
2. 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;
3. 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:
(a) 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;
(b) 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;
(c) 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;
(d) 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;
(e) To organize international, regional and
national seminars or encounters for journalists, aiming in particular
at sensitizing public opinion to the question of Palestine;
(f) 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.
72nd plenary meeting
3 December 2001
Notes:
1. Official Records of the General
Assembly, Fifty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 35 (A/56/35).
2. A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
3. A/51/889-S/1997/357, annex.
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