UNITED NATIONS General AseemblY Diatr. GENERAL ^/ 40/617 tl september 198 5 ORIGINAL: ENGI,ISS Fortieth sesslon Iten ?8 of the Provj'sional agenda* QUESTIONS REI,ATING TO INFORMATION I. INTRODUCTION 1. In resolution 39/98 A of 14 December 1984' the General Assenbly requested the Secr etary-Gener a I to report to it at its fortieth session on the inPlenentation of that resolution and, ln particular, on the implementation oi all lhe r ecornnendat iong contatned in che repolt of the Connittee on Intornatlon l'l and annexed to tbe resolution' Z. The secr etary-Gene ral !'as requested to report to the Conmittee on Infornatlon on various aspects of the eork of the Departnent of Public Infornation' In response to thig ,"go""a, the follording docunents related to topics covered by General Assenbl-y reeotution 39/98 A rere submi'tted to the comrnittee on Inforrnatjon at ies substantlve sessron held frorn 17 June to 5 July and on 29 Auqust 1985: (a) coverage by the Departnent of Public Infornation of policies and practices ohich eiolate the principles of international lae relative to belligerent occupation, in particular the Geneva Convention Relative to the Proteccion of civilian Persons in Trmes of t'{ar of 12 Augus! 1949' eherever they occur' especially those poli.cies and practices which frustrate the attainment and exercige of the inalienable and national l"gitirn"a" rights of, the Palestinian people in accordance wiCh the releuan! resotutions of the United Nations (A'IAC'f98/85) t (b) Progress rePort on the sltuation reqard the staf,f of, the Department of Public Infornation rn posts subJect to geographrcal distribution (A'lAc' 198'/86) t ^/40/r5O. 95-247lL 2370b (E)A/40 /6L7 Eng lish Page 2 (c) Charqes for use of video tapes, audio tapes and nees photographs by Menber States (A/AC. L9e/B7l i (d) Evaluation of daily short_wave radio broadcasts fron HeadquarteEs(A/AC. t98l88) ;
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to the implementation of a resolution by the United Nations General Assembly, specifically regarding the Department of Public Information and its reporting to the Committee on Information. The topics covered include the department's coverage of policies and practices related to international law, staff distribution, and charges for use of media materials. This suggests that the category should be related to international relations and communication.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations, Transport and communication