30th Session
The 30th Session of the Committee on Information took place from 28 April to 9 May 2008.
Documents of the Session (in .PDF)
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 Debate - Statements
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)
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)