30th Session (2008)
The 30th Session of the Committee on Information took place from 28 April - 9 May 2008.
Documents of the Session
Agenda
Reports of the Secretary-General
- Activities of the Department of Public Information (part one) (A/AC.198/2008/2)
- Activities of the Department of Public Information (part two) (A/AC.198/2008/3)
General Assembly - Questions relating to information
- Report on the twenty-eighth session of the Committee on Information (A/63/21)
- Proposed strategic framework for the period 2010-2011 Part two: biennial programme plan (A/63/6 (Prog. 23))
- Questions relating to information - Report of the Secretary-General (A/63/258)
- Dissemination of information on decolonization during the period from April 2007 to March 2008 (A/AC.109/2008/18)
- GA resolution on questions relating to information (A/RES/61/121 A-B)
General Debate
The statements made at the General Debate of the 30th Session are presented by date and in alphabetical order. They are all in PDF format and in English, unless otherwise noted.
28 April 2008
- Opening statements:
- Algeria
- Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China
- France, on behalf of the European Union
- Mexico, on behalf of the Rio Group
- Philippines
- Syria, on behalf of the Arab Group
29 April 2008
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Cape Verde
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Egypt
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Pakistan
- Republic of Korea
- Russian Federation
- Senegal
- Sudan
- Switzerland [English/French]
- Thailand
- Ukraine
- United States
30 April 2008
- China
- Brazil
- Iran
- India
- Nepal
- Palestine (Observer)
- Sri Lanka
- UNESCO (Observer)
- Closing Remarks by the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information [English/French]
Meeting Coverage
- Information committee says role of dpi essential in ensuring clear, effective voice for United Nations, world’s "indispensable foundation" for peace, justice (9 May 2008)
- Encouraged by positive statements as information committee concludes debate, Under-Secretary-General pledges to push for "even better achievements" (30 April 2008)
- Importance of multilingualism, rationalizing United Nations information centres, closing digital divide among issues as information committee debate continues (29 April 2008)
- Information head urges member states to join as partners in telling United Nations story, saying "we can make a difference for a better world" (28 April 2008)
- United Nations communication campaigns on key issues, partnership with civil society among wide range of issues, as information committee meets 28 April - 9 May (25 April 2008)