Draft (10 October2007) AgendaItem 18: Questionof Palestine Specialinformation programmeon the questionof Palestine the Departmentof of Public Information of the Secretariat TheGeneral Assembly, Having considered reportof the Committeeon the Exerciseof the Inalienable the Rights of the Palestinian People, Takingnote in particular of the informationcontained chapter of that report, in VI 61124 I December Recalling resolution its of 2006, Convinced that the worldwidedissemination accurate comprehensive of and informationand and institutionsremain of vital importancein heightening the role of civil society organizations awareness and supportfor the inalienable of rightsof the Palestinian people, Recalling the mutual recognitionbetweenthe Government of the Stateof Israel and the people,as well as the Palestine Liberation Organization,the representative the Palestinian of existingagreements betweenthe two sides, Recalling also the Quartet road map to a permanenttwo-State solution to the Israeliconflict, Palestinian Recalling ulso the Arab PeaceInitiative adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States the Beirut Summit in March 2002, at Recalling on 2004 Court of further the advisoryopinionrendered 9 July'flall by the International Justice on the Legal Consequences the Construction of a of in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Reffirming that the United Nationshas a permanent responsibility towardsthe questionof Palestine until the questionis resolvedin all its aspects a satisfactory in mannerin accordance with international legitimacy, the |. Noteswith appreciation actiontaken by the Department Public Informationof the of in with resolution61124; Secretariat compliance 2. Considersthat the specialinformationprogrammeon the questionof Palestineof the Department very useful in raisingthe awareness the international is of communityconcerning the questionof Palestine and the situationin the Middle East and that the programme contributing is effectivelyto an dtmosphere conducive dialogue to and supportive the peace process; of 3. Requests Department, full cooperation coordination the in and with the Committeeon the Exercise of the InalienableRights of the PalestinianPeople, to continue,with the necessary

flexibility as may be required by developments affecting the questionof Palestine,its special infonnationprogramme the biennium2007-2008,in particular: for (a) To disseminate informationon all the activitiesof the United Nationssystemrelatingto the questionof Palestine, includingreportson the work carriedout by the relevantUnited Nations organizations; (b) To continueto issueand updatepublicationson the variousaspects the questionof of Palestine all fields, includingmaterialsconcerning in the relevant,recentdevelopments that in regard,in particularthe effortsto achievea peacefulsettlementof the questionof Palestine; (c) To expand collection audio-visual its of material the question Palestine, continue on of to the productionand preservation such material,and to update, a periodicbasis,the public of on exhibiton the questionof Palestine displayedin the GeneralAssembly building; (4 To organizeand promote fact-finding news missionsfor journalists to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including EastJerusalem;
(e) To organize international, regional and national seminars or encounters for iournalists. aiming in particular at sensitizing public opinion to the questionof Palestine;

(fl To continue to provide assistance the Palestinianpeople in the field of media to development, particularto strengthen annualtrainingprogramme Palestinian in the for broadcasters andjournalists.