Resolution 55/54
(December 1, 2000)
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
54/41 of 1 December 1999,
Convinced that the worldwide dissemination of accurate and comprehensive information
and the role of non-governmental 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/
and the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum of 4 September 1999, and their positive
implications,
1. Notes
with appreciation the action
taken by the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat in
compliance with resolution 54/41;
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 2000-2001, 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 of such material, including
the updating of the exhibit in the Secretariat;
(d) 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;
(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;
4. 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.
78th plenary meeting
1 December 2000
1/ Official Records of the General
Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 35 (A/55/35).
2/
A/48/486-S/26560, annex.
3/
A/51/889-S/1997/357, annex.
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