31st Session (2009)
The 31st Session of the Committee on Information took place from 4 - 15 May 2009.
Documents of the Session
Agenda
Reports of the Secretary-General
- Activities of the Department of Public Information: strategic communications services (A/AC.198/2009/2)
- Activities of the Department of Public Information: news services (A/AC.198/2009/3)
- Activities of the Department of Public Information: outreach services (A/AC.198/2009/4)
General Assembly - Questions relating to information
- Report on the Thirty-first session session of the Committee on Information (A/64/21)
- Questions relating to information (A/64/262)
- Questions relating to information (A/64/408)
- Resolution on questions relating to information (A/RES/63/100 A-B)
General Debate
The statements made at the General Debate of the 31st Session are presented by date and in alphabetical order. They are all in PDF format and in English, unless otherwise noted.
4 May 2009
- Opening statements:
- Czech Republic, on behalf of the European Union
- Mexico, on behalf of the Rio Group
- Romania
- Senegal
- Sudan, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China
- Syria
- Yemen
5 May 2009
- Algeria
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Brazil
- Cape Verde
- China
- Cuba
- Indonesia
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Korea, (Democratic People's Republic of)
- Philippines
- Russia
- Switzerland [English/French]
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States of America
7 May 2009
- Burkina Faso
- Congo (Republic of)
- Israel
- Palestine (Observer)
- Korea (Republic of)
- Sri Lanka
- Zambia
- Closing Remarks by Mr. Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretay-General for Communications and Public Information
Meeting Coverage
- Committee on Information concludes two-week Session by approving text urging stronger role for "indispensable voice" of United Nations (15 May 2009)
- Under-Secretary-General pledges to improve department’s impact, performance as Committee on Information concludes general debate (7 May 2009)
- Delegates in Committee on Information stress seed for better coordination, new technology in getting United Nations message out (5 May 2009)
- Under-Secretary-General outlines role of strategic approach in widening outreach, improving performance as Committee on Information opens thirty-first session (4 May 2009)
- Thirty-first session of Committee on Information to be held at Headquarters, 4 - 15 May (30 April 2009)