The General Assembly,
 
      Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the
Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,
 
      Taking note in particular of the information contained in chapter VI of
that report,
 
      Recalling its resolution 50/84 C of 15 December 1995,
 
      Convinced that the worldwide dissemination of accurate and comprehensive
information and the role of non-governmental organizations and institutions
remain of vital importance in heightening awareness of and support for the
inalienable rights of the Palestinian people,
 
      Aware of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government
Arrangements signed by the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine
Liberation Organization in Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993, and of the
subsequent implementation agreements, in particular the Israeli-Palestinian
Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip signed in Washington on
28 September 1995, and their positive implications,
 
      1.    Notes that several defined provisions of the special information
programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information
of the Secretariat are yet to be implemented, and stresses the importance of
implementation of all provisions of the programme;
 
      2.    Considers that the special information programme is very useful in
raising the awareness of the international community concerning the
complexities of the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East
in general, including the achievements of the peace process, and that the
programme is contributing effectively to an atmosphere conducive to dialogue
and supportive of the peace process;
 
      3.    Requests the Department, in full cooperation and coordination with
the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian
People, to continue, with the necessary flexibility as may be required by
developments affecting the question of Palestine, its special information
programme for the biennium 1996-1997, with particular emphasis on public
opinion in Europe and North America and, in particular:
 
      (a)   To disseminate information on all the activities of the United
Nations system relating to the question of Palestine, including reports on the
work carried out by the relevant United Nations organizations;
 
      (b)   To continue to issue and update publications on the various
aspects of the question of Palestine in all fields, including materials
concerning the recent developments in that regard and, in particular, the
achievements of the peace process;
 
      (c)   To expand its audiovisual material on the question of Palestine,
including the production of such material;
 
      (d)   To organize and promote fact-finding news missions for journalists
to the area, including the territories under the jurisdiction of the
Palestinian Authority and the occupied territories;
 
      (e)   To organize international, regional and national encounters for
journalists;
 
      (f)   To provide, in cooperation with the relevant bodies and agencies
of the United Nations system, particularly the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization, assistance to the Palestinian people in
the field of media development, including training for Palestinian
broadcasters and journalists.