A/RES/57/90 4. Notes with appreciation the cooperation of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat and its information centres in pursuit of the objectives of the Programme; 5. Recommends that the Programme focus its efforts: (a) To inform, to educate and to generate public understanding of the importance of multilateral action and support for it, 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, and, inter alia, to continue to publish in all official languages The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook and to report on the results of the survey of users, as well as to continue to produce ad hoc publications in print and electronic form; (b) To continue to maintain the Disarmament Internet web site, including frequent updates of the databases such as the Status of Multilateral Arms Regulation and Disarmament Agreements and the disarmament-related Resolutions and Decisions of the General Assembly, as a part of the United Nations web site and to produce versions of the site in as many official languages as feasible; (c) To continue to intensify United Nations interaction with the public, principally non-governmental organizations and research institutes, to help further an informed debate on topical issues of arms limitation, disarmament and security; (d) To continue to organize discussions on topics of interest in the field of arms limitation and disarmament with a view to broadening understanding and facilitating an exchange of views and information among Member States and civil society; 6. Invites all Member States to make contributions to the Voluntary Trust Fund for the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme with a view to sustaining a strong outreach programme; 7. Takes note of the recommendations made in the study on disarmament and non-proliferation education submitted to the General Assembly at its fiftyseventh session 3 and commends to the attention of the Secretary-General for implementation those recommendations relating to the United Nations, without cost to the regular budget of the Organization, and invites him to continue his support and cooperation with universities, other academic institutions and non-governmental organizations active in the education field in widening the worldwide availability of disarmament and non-proliferation education; 8. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session a report covering both the implementation of the activities of the Programme by the United Nations system during the previous two years and the activities of the Programme contemplated by the system for the following two years; 9. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session the item entitled “United Nations Disarmament Information Programme”. 57th plenary meeting 22 November 2002 _______________ 3 2 See A/57/124, sect. VIII.

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