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Dissemination of Information on the United Nations in the Non-Self-Governing Territories

A/RES/1538(XV)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1961.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1960–1962
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/1695(XVI)
  • 1962A/RES/1695(XVI)Dissemination of information on the United Nations in the Non-Self-Governing TerritoriesLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1961A/RES/1538(XV)Dissemination of information on the United Nations in the Non-Self-Governing TerritoriesCompare with previous version
  • 1960A/RES/1465(XIV)Dissemination of information on the United Nations in the Non-Self-Governing Territories

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
Information CentresInformation DisseminationNon-Self-Governing Territories

What does this mandate say?

7 operative paragraphs

General Assembly -

1
Takes note of the special report of the Secretary- General on the dissemination of information on the United Nations in the Non-Self-Governing_ Territories;
2
Considers that measures adopted thus far by some Administering Members for the dissemination of information on the United Nations among the inhabitants of the Non-Self-Governing Territories do not include steps to secure the active support and participation of representative organizations of these inhabitants for the purpose of spreading such information;
3
Invites the Administering Members to make
further efforts to secure the active support and participation of the aforementioned representative organizations;
4
Further invites the Administering Members to broaden the scope and accelerate the process of dissemination of. information and to develop public awareness of, and interest in, the United Nations by making full use of facilities provided by the United Nations Office of Public Information for the purpose of disseminating information;
5
Requests the Secretary-General to review the quantity, quality and content of the material distributed, in order. to meet the growing demand for such material and to assist the inhabitants of the Non-Self-Governing Territories towards an easy and intelligent understanding of the aims and activities of the United Nations;
6
Requests the Secretary-General to take action towards the establishment of information centres in Territories such as those in Eastern and Central Africa, Papua and the Caribbean Territories;
7
Invites the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixteenth session a report on the progress made in implementing the present resolution.

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