A/RES/57/130 A-B Declaration 4 as its guide, to pay particular attention to such major issues eradication of poverty, conflict prevention, sustainable development, human the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS) epidemic, the battle against international terrorism and the needs African continent; as the rights, (HIV/ of the 6. Concurs with the Secretary-General on the need to enhance the technological infrastructure of the Department of Public Information to widen its outreach and to improve the United Nations web site; 7. Acknowledges the important work carried out by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and its collaboration with news agencies and broadcasting organizations in developing countries in disseminating information on priority issues; II General activities of the Department of Public Information 8. Notes the efforts made by the Department of Public Information, in the context of the progress report of the Secretary-General on the reorientation of United Nations activities in the field of public information and communications 5 and the ongoing comprehensive review, to articulate to Member States the challenges it faces in improving its efficiency and productivity, and encourages the SecretaryGeneral to continue the reorientation exercise, including wide-ranging and possibly new innovative proposals, taking into account broad principles and directions contained in the present resolution, and to report thereon to the Committee on Information at its twenty-fifth session; 9. Reaffirms that the Department of Public Information is the focal point for information policies of the United Nations and the primary news centre for information about the United Nations and its activities and those of the SecretaryGeneral, and encourages a closer integration of functions between the Department and those offices providing spokesman services for the Secretary-General; 10. Requests the Secretary-General, in the context of the reorientation process, to continue to exert all efforts to ensure that publications and other information services of the Secretariat, including the United Nations web site and the United Nations News Service, contain comprehensive, objective and equitable information about the issues before the Organization and that they maintain editorial independence, impartiality, accuracy and full consistency with resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly; 11. Notes the submission by the Secretary-General of his report on the reorientation of United Nations activities in the field of public information and communications,5 and welcomes the progress achieved since the commencement of the reorientation exercise in enhancing the performance and effectiveness of the Department of Public Information in accordance with the mandates established by the General Assembly and the recommendations of the Committee on Information; 12. Welcomes the movement of the Department of Public Information towards a new “evaluation culture” of increased performance management, based _______________ 4 5 See resolution 55/2. A/AC.198/2002/2. 5