8.TheCommittee helditsorganizational sesaion from19to21March1985andits substantive session, theseventh session oftheCommittee, from17Juneto5July andon29August1985. -2-, A • 4....'. • • •... •.' j. ~• •~ ~ "f. .' ",. 1 •d" - , ...~~~ _J •.' '.. •1- • dthe teete tion rnittee nexed full 4/182, ed List .ca dits 'uly e---II.ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION A.Opening ofthesession 9.ThaCommittee helditsorganizational session atUnitedNations Headquart®rs from19to21March1985.Itheldfourmeetings. B.Election ofofficers 10.Inaccordance withtheprinciple ofgeographical rotation, theCommittee elected byacclamation thefollowing officers fortheperiod 1985-1986: Chairman: Mr.williSchlegel (German Democratie Repuhlîc) Vice-Chairmen: Mr.Melchior Bwakira (Burundi) Mr.Q.A.M.A.Rahim(Bangladesh) Mr.Ernesto Ronriguez-Medina (COlombia) Rapporteur: Mr.PabloBarrios (Spain) C.Organization oftheworkoftheCommittee Il.TheCommittee agreedtaapropased li~tofquestions tobeconsidered, which formedthebasisoftheagendaofthesubstantive session: I.Promotion oftheestablishment ofanew,morejustandmoreeffec~ world informatio~ andcommunication orderintended tostrengthen ,eaceand international unt~rstanding andbasenonthefreecirculation andwider andbetter'balanced dissem~.nation ofinformation II. Continuatl~n ofexamination ofUnitedNations public information policies andactivities inthelightoftheevaluatiûn ofinternational relations, particularly duringthecasttwodecades, andoftheimperatives ofthe establishment ofthenewinternational economic orderandofane~~rld information andcommunication order Consideration ofquestions inthigareaincluded: l(a).Implementation oftherecommendations oftheCommittee onInformation; (b).Implementation ofGeneral Assembly resolution 39/98Aandthe recommendations annexed thereto; 2.Outcome oftheactivities oftheInternational Telecommunication Union regarding WoridCommunications Year: 30Acquisition of·acommunications satellite bytheUnitedNations; 4.Consolidated studyonthecontributions, effects andlevelsof co-ordination between theUnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP), theUnitedNations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO), theUNESCOInternational Programme fortheDevelopment of -3-1 ~I ;1 ~~ommunication (IPDC)andtheInternational Telecommunication Union(ITUl, insupport ofthedevelopment ofinformation andcommunication infrastructures inthedeveloping countriesJ 5.Department ofPublic Information/UNESCO roundtableonanewworld information andcommunication orderin1985, 6.Improvement ofdata-collection procedures withreqardtoUS1:'madeby redisseminators ofmaterials distributed bytheDepartment ofPublic Information anditsinformation centresJ 7.TheDepartment ofPublicInformation asthefocalpointforthe formulation andimplementation ofinformation activities oftheUnited NationsJ 8.Publicinformation activities oftheDepartment ofPublicInformation in implementation ofrelevant provisions oftheParisDeclaratlon onNamibia andtheProgramme ofActiononNamibia oftheInternational Conference in Support oftheStruggle oftheNamibian Peoplefor~ndependence (Paris, Afril1983)andtheBangkok Declaration andProgramme ofActionofthe extraordinary meeting oftheUnitedNations Council forNamibia (Bangkok, 21-25May1984)J 9.Strengthening andexpansion oftheMiddleEastand}\rabic RadioUnitJ 10.Evaluation ofdaily sho~t-wave radiobroadcasts fromHeadauartersJ Il.Charges foruseofvideotapes,audiotapesandnewsphotographs by MemberStatesJ 12.Situation regarding thestaffoftheDepartment ofPublicInformation in postssubject togeographical distributionJ 13.Establishment ofUnitedNations informati~n centres inBeninandPolandJ 14.Services inlocallanguages byUnitedNations information centresJ 15.Coverage bytheDepa~tment ofPublicInformation ofpolieies and practices thatviolate theprinciples ofinternational lawrelative to
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and agenda of the United Nations Committee on Information, which focuses on promoting a new, more just, and more effective world information and communication order. The topics covered include the establishment of United Nations information centers, public information policies, and the dissemination of information. The text also touches on issues related to international relations, international law, and the implementation of General Assembly resolutions.

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Transport and communication, Education