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9. Encourages the Secretary-General to continue developing a policy of providing Internet access to
the United Nations Treaty Series and the Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General, keeping
in mind especially the needs of developing countries in recovering the costs thereof;
10. Requests the Secretary-General to proceed to translate and publish in the form of a report issued
in the official languages of the United Nations a list of the titles of the treaties appearing in the publication
Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General;
11. Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that hard copies of the publications mentioned in
paragraph 9 above continue to be distributed to permanent missions free of charge in accordance with their
needs;
12. Appeals to States, international organizations and non-governmental organizations working in the
field of international law and to the private sector to make financial contributions or contributions in kind
for the purpose of facilitating the implementation of the programme;
13. Once again requests the Secretary-General to bring the programme to the attention of States and
international organizations and institutions working in the field of international law;
14. Notes with appreciation the activities undertaken by the International Committee of the Red Cross
in the field of international humanitarian law, including with regard to the protection of the environment in
times of armed conflict;
15. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session the item entitled "United
Nations Decade of International Law".
72nd plenary meeting
15 December 1997