36th Session of the Committee on Information

36th Session (2014)

The 36th Session of the Committee on Information took place in New York from 28 April through 9 May 2014.

Opening of the session
Adoption of the agenda and programme of work
Admission of new members
Statement by the Chair
Statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
The Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information addressed the Committee at its opening meeting and provided an update on the activities of the Department of Public Information. He reported on the implementation of the recommendations contained in General Assembly resolution 68/86 A and B. He also took part in an interactive dialogue with Member States in the afternoon of the opening day of the meeting.

General debate
Consideration of reports submitted by the Secretary-General

Documentation

(a) Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: strategic communications services (A/AC.198/2014/2);
(b) Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: news services (A/AC.198/2014/3);
(c) Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: outreach services (A/AC.198/2014/4).
(d) Proposed strategic framework for the period 2016-2017, Part two: biennial
programme plan, Programme 24, Public information (A/69/6(Prog. 24) and A/69/6(Prog.24)/Corr.1).

Consideration and adoption of the report of the Committee to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session.