71.TheOfficer-in-Charge alsoreplied toquestions about progra~ming invarious languages. Regarding French programming, theDepartment sharedtheconcern expressed aboutthepercentage GfFrenchlanguage production bytheRadioService. Itwasintheprocess offilling thevacancy foraradioproducer, whichshould helpremedytheproblem. Inregardto~heproduction ofprogrammes inFrench Creole andDutchPapiamento, production wouldbeprovided forinthenextbiennium onaspecial service agreement basis. 72.Inresponse toaquestion aboutthelargenumberofprogrammés inPortuguese, theOfficer-in-Charge saidthattheRadioService hadtousethreedifferent types ofPortuguese: mainland Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, andAfrican Portuguese. Inregardtothecriteria fortheproduction ofradioprogrammes invarious languages, theOfficer-in-Charge saidthatthecriteria included aspecific mandate fromtheGeneral Assembly, anagreement bybroadcasting organizations toairthe -16-programm suchpr 73.In otherfo Departme thatthe tasks. resource activiti delegati 74.Man Mexico. 75.wit oftheI Internat theComm organiza Item4.( 76.The implemen reports Item4 ( 77.The General onsubse Item4 ( 78.In (A/AC.19 requeste Communie Departme Itwould Committe--~~--~, ---.-- ",,"--'__----'_c;..._~ ___'......._:........_~,~_._.~_ ._,--=-.:~-~:~-::..~~:-._~ ..._._ 84.Ite 79. the He sat cir aIl tha 80. See the 81. deI arr sys The sat j82. '~sat exp the pIe rec 83. Nat sta Ite74.Manydelegations welcomed thetwonewmembers oftheCommittee, Chinaand Mexico. 2.Continuation ofexamination ofUnitedNations publicinformation pelicies andactivities inthelightoftheevolution of international relations, particularly duringtheEasttwodecades, andoftheimperatives oftheestablishment ofthenew ~ernational economic orderandofanewworldinformation and communication order (Item4(b»programmes inthoselanguages andtheavailability ofbudgetary allocations for suchprogrammes. 73.Intheirdiscussions, anumberofde1egations notedthattheCommittee and otherforums wereadopting anincreasing numberofrecommendations requesting the Department toexpandexisting programmes orbeginnewones. Sornedelegations felt thattheDepartment should be~;venadequate resources tofulfi1itsgrowing tasks. Sornedele;ations feltthatactivities couldbecarried outwithinexisting resources. Several delegations suggested thattheDepartment cou1dtakeonnew activities ifrelatively ineffective orobso1ete programmes weredeleted. Sorne delegations supported theprinciple ofzero-budget growth. 76.TheUnder-Seeretary-General forPublicInformation discussed the implementation oftherecommendations oftheCommittee onInformation inhis reports onsubsequent items.75.withthepermission oftheCommittee, statements wereheardbyrepresentatives oftheInternational Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT), andthe International Organization ofJournalists. Onedelegation expressed concern that theCommittee hadnotpreviously heardstatements fromnon-governmental organizat ions. Item4(b)(il.Reportontheimplementation oftherecommendations ofthe Committee onInformation Item4(b)(ii).Reportontheimplementation ofGeneral Assembly resolution 39/98Aandtherecommendations annexed thereto Item4(b)(iii). Report ontheoutcome oftheactivities oftheInternational Telecommunication Unionregarding WorldCommunications Year77.TheUnder-Seeretary-General dis~ussed theimplementation ofvarious partsof General Assembly resolution 39/98Aandtherecommendations therein inhisreports onsubsequent items. 78.Inhisintroduction tethereport ontheoutcome oftheactivities ofITU (A/AC.198/98) ,theUndet-Secretary-Genera1 recalled thattheCommittee had requested thattheITUsubmititsfinalreportontheobservance ofWorld Communications YeartotheCommittee atitscurrent session. Hesaidthatthe Department hadbeeninformed byITUthatthereport wouldnotbereadyuntilJuly.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from a United Nations committee discussing the implementation of recommendations related to public information and communication policies. The topics mentioned include language programming, budget allocations, and the role of international organizations in promoting communication. Given the focus on information and communication policies, it is likely that the text is related to the field of transport and communication.

**Category**
Transport and communication