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

• Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: strategic communications services (A/AC.198/2014/2)
• Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: news services (A/AC.198/2014/3)
• Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: outreach services (A/AC.198/2014/4)
• 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)

Open-ended working group of the Committee on Information

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