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

A/RES/55/54No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

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

What other versions does this mandate have?

21 versions · 1996–2018

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/73/20

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What subjects does this mandate have?

14 topics

Audiovisual Materials Conferences Exhibitions Fact-Finding Missions Information Dissemination Journalists Mass Media Middle East Situation Palestine Question Public Opinion Publications Territories Occupied by Israel Training Programmes Websites

What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs

Notes with appreciation the action taken by the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat in compliance with resolution 54/41;

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 2000–2001, 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 of such material, including the updating of the exhibit in the Secretariat;

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

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;

Requests the Department of Public Information to promote the Bethlehem 2000 Project, within existing resources and until the Bethlehem 2000 commemoration comes to a close, including the preparation and dissemination of publications, audiovisual material and further development of the “Bethlehem 2000” site on the United Nations Internet home page.

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