25th Session (2003)
The 25th Session of the Committee on Information took place from 28 April - 9 May 2003.
Documents of the Session
Agenda
Reports of the Secretary-General
- Reorientation of United Nations activities in the field of public information and communications (A/AC.198/2003/2)
- Programmatic aspects of the proposed programme budget for 2004-2005 for the Department of Public Information (A/AC.198/2003/3)
- Implementation of the pilot project on the development of an international radio broadcasting capacity for the United Nations (A/AC.198/2003/4)
- Modernization and integrated management of United Nations libraries (A/AC.198/2003/5)
- Activities of the United Nations Communications Group in 2002 (A/AC.198/2003/6)
General Assembly - Questions relating to information
- Report of the Committee on Information (A/58/21)
- Report of the Secretary-General (A/58/175)
- Report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) (A/58/475)
- Note by the Secretary-General on the review of the structure and operations of United Nations Information Centres (A/57/747)
- Major activities and outputs of the Department of Public Information (July 2002-July 2003)
- Questions relating to information (A/RES/58/101 A-B)
General Debate
The statements made at the General Debate of the 25h Session are presented by date and in alphabetical order.
28 April 2003
29 April 2003
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Burkina Faso
- Iran
- Jamaica, on behalf of member states of the CARICOM
- Mongolia
- Senegal
- Ukraine
30 April 2003
- Argentina
- Azerbaijan
- Brazil
- Canada and Australia
- Cuba
- Kazakhstan
- Monaco
- Nepal
- Russian Federation
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
- United Republic of Tanzania
- United States of America
1 May 2003
Meeting Coverage
- UN indispensable foundation for peace; must have clear, effective voice, reaffirms Information Committee in comprehensive draft text (9 May 2003)
- Committee holds interactive dialogue with information department officials (1 May 2003)
- Under-Secretary-General Shashi Tharoor welcomes Information Committee’s endorsement of DPI’s restructuring (30 April 2003)
- World looking to United Nations as source of reliable, impartial information, Committee on Information told, as general debate continues (29 April 2003)
- ‘The United Nations Matters, And Its Voice Must Be Heard’, Committee On Information Told, As It Begins Current Session (28 April 2003)
- Committee On Information To Meet From 28 April To 9 May (24 April 2003)