Stresses the importance of the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme as a significant instrument in enabling all Member States to participate fully in the deliberations and negotiations on disarmament in the various United Nations bodies, in assisting them in complying with treaties, as required, and in contributing to agreed mechanisms for transparency;
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Commends with satisfaction the launch of The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook for 2022 and 2023, as well as its online editions, by the Office for Disarmament Affairs of the Secretariat;
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Notes with appreciation the cooperation of the Department of Global Communications of the Secretariat and its information centres in pursuit of the objectives of the Programme;
4
Recommendsthat the Programme continue to inform, educate and generate public understanding of the importance of multilateral action and support for it, including action by the United Nations and the Conference on Disarmament, in the field of arms control and disarmament, in a factual, balanced and objective manner, and that it focus its efforts:
a
To continue to publish The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, the flagship publication of the Office for Disarmament Affairs, in all official languages, as well as its Occasional Papers and other ad hoc information materials in accordance with the current practice;
b
To continue to update the disarmament website as a part of the United Nations website in as many official languages as feasible;
c
To promote the use of the Programme as a means to provide information related to progress in the implementation of nuclear disarmament measures;
d
To continue to intensify United Nations interaction with the public, principally non-governmental organizations and research institutes, to help to further an informed debate on topical issues of arms limitation, disarmament and security;
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To continue to organize discussions on topics of interest in the field of arms limitation and disarmament with a view to broadening understanding and facilitating an exchange of views and information among Member States, civil society and young people;
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Recognizes the importance of all support extended to the voluntary trust fund for the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme, and once again invites all Member States to make further contributions to the fund with a view to sustaining a strong outreach programme;
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Takes note of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on disarmament and non-proliferation education, which reviews the implementation of the recommendations made in the 2002 study on disarmament and non-proliferation education;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its eighty-second session a report covering both the implementation of the activities of the Programme by the United Nations system during the previous three years and the activities of the Programme contemplated by the system for the following three years;
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Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-second session, under the item entitled “Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly”, the sub-item entitled “United Nations Disarmament Information Programme”.
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