A/RES/49/76 Page 2 1994 on the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters 3/ as it relates to the implementation of the Disarmament Information Programme, as well as the Final Act of the Twelfth United Nations Pledging Conference for the Programme, 4/ held on 28 October 1994, Noting with appreciation the contributions that Member States have already made to the Programme, 1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 9 September 1994 on the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme; 2/ 2. Commends the Secretary-General for his efforts to make effective use of the resources available to him in disseminating as widely as possible information on arms limitation and disarmament to elected officials, the media, non-governmental organizations, educational communities and research institutes, and in carrying out an active seminar and conference programme; 3. Notes with appreciation the contributions to the efforts of the Programme by the United Nations information centres and the regional centres for disarmament; 4. Recommends that the Programme should further focus its efforts: (a) To inform, to educate and to generate public understanding of the importance of and support for multilateral action, including action by the United Nations and the Conference on Disarmament, in the field of arms limitation and disarmament, in a factual, balanced and objective manner; (b) To facilitate unimpeded access to and an exchange of information on ideas between the public sector and public interest groups and organizations, and to provide an independent source of balanced and factual information that takes into account a range of views to help further an informed debate on arms limitation, disarmament and security; To organize meetings to facilitate exchanges of views and (c) information between governmental and non-governmental sectors and between governmental and other experts in order to facilitate the search for common ground; 5. Invites all Member States to contribute to the Voluntary Trust Fund for the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme; 6. Commends the Secretary-General for supporting the efforts of universities, other academic institutions and non-governmental organizations active in the educational field in widening the worldwide availability of disarmament education, and invites him to continue to support and cooperate, without cost to the regular budget of the United Nations, with educational institutions and non-governmental organizations engaged in such efforts; __________ 3/ A/49/360. 4/ A/CONF.174/L.2. /...