Dissemination of Information on Decolonization

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1984.

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54 versions · 1972–2025

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Decolonization Information Dissemination Information Services Mass Media Public Information Self-Determination of Peoples

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Approres the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on thc Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples relating to the dissemination of information on decolonization and publicity for the work of the l lnited Nations in the field of decolonization:

Reatfirms the importance of effecting the widest oossible dissemination of information on the evils and dangers of colonialism. on the determined efforts of the colonial peoples to achieve self-determination. freedom and independence and on the assistance being provided by the international communitv towards the elimination of the rcmaining vestigcs of coÍonialism in ali its forms;

Requests the Secretary-General. having regard to the suggestions of thc Special Committee. to continue to take concrete measures through ali the media at his disposal, including publications. radio and television. to give widespread and continuous publicity to the work of the United Nations in the ficld of decolonization. and. inter afia:

To continue. in consultation with the Special Committee. to collect. prepare and disseminate basic material. studies and articles relating to the problems of decolonization and. in particular. to continue to publish the periodical ObJectil'e: .!11stice and other publications, special anides and studies. including the Deco/onization series, and

II. to select from them appropriate material for wider dissemination by means of reprints in various languages:

To seek the full co-operation of thc administering (b) Powers concerned in the discharge of the tasks rcferred to above;

To intensify the activities of ali United Nations information centres. particularly thosc locatcd in Western Europe and the Americas:

To maintain a clase working relationship with the Organization of African Unity by holding pcriodic consultations and by systematically cxchanging rclcvant information with that organization:

To enlist the support of non-govcrnmental organizations having a special intcrest in decolonization in the dissemination of the relcvant information:

({) To ensure the availability ofthc necessary facilities and services in this regard;

To report to the Special Committee on the measures taken in implementation of the present resolution:

Invites ali States. the specialized agencies and othcr organizations of thc United Nations systcm and nongovernmental organizations having a special intcrest in decolonization to undertake or intensify. in co-operation with the Secretary-General and within their respective spheres ofcompetence, the large-scale dissemination ofthe information referred to in paragraph 2 above:

Requests the Special Committee to follow thc implementation of the present resolution and rcport thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session.

86th p/enarr meeting

7 Dcccmhcr 1983

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