38th Session (2016)
The 38th Session of the Committee on Information took place in New York from 26 April to 6 May 2016.
Agenda
Programme of work
26 April 2016
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Opening of the session
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Adoption of the agenda and programme of work
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Admission of new members
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Statement by the Chair
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Statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
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Informal interactive meeting of the Committee
27-28 April 2016
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General debate : Consideration of reports submitted by the Secretary-General
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Documentation
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(a) Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: strategic communications services (A/AC.198/2016/2);
- (b) Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: news services (A/AC.198/2016/3);
- (c) Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: outreach services (A/AC.198/2016/4).
- (d) Proposed strategic framework for the period 2018-2019, Part two: biennial programme plan, Programme 24, Public information (A/71/6 (Prog. 24)).
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(a) Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: strategic communications services (A/AC.198/2016/2)
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4 May 2016
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Open-ended working group of the Committee on Information
6 May 2016
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Consideration and adoption of the report of the Committee to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session
Documents
Provisional Agenda
Reports of the Secretary-General to the Committee on Information
- Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: Strategic Communications Services (A/AC.198/2016/2)
- Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: news services (A/AC.198/2016/3)
- Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Department of Public Information: outreach services (A/AC.198/2016/4)
Press Releases
- Closing Session, Information Committee Approves Draft Texts Calling for Increased Multilingualism, Communications Capabilities of Developing Countries (6 May 2016)
- Department of Public Information Seeking New Ways to Enhance Multilingual Reach, Impact, Says Under-Secretary-General, as Committee Concludes Debate (28 April 2016)
- Speaker Calls for Striking Balance between Digital, Traditional Communication Platforms, as Committee on Information Continues General Debate (27 April 2016)
- Sustainable Development Goals, Refugee Crisis among Department’s Key Focus Areas, Under-Secretary-General Tells Committee on Information Opening Session (26 April 2016)
Statements
- See all statements on PaperSmart
General Assembly
- Report of the Committee on Information (A/71/21)
- Resolution of the General Assembly (A/RES/70/93 A-B)