(s) co nents on the report of the 'toint. Inspection Unit on Publications policy and practice rn tie uilt"a Nations system (A/391602) ' 4. The deliberatlons of the Conmittee on lnfornation with resPect to the above reports and other natters' ae rell as its reconntii"ti"n" ' are contained in its i"po,. ro.n:.g.,'"1"1-1";:.;iv'-tt o: :i-:l"i';il l!ili["!l;"r::::'.:Tl:"'" u:L:i.:"::'ili;,ilti3l'il1 ::"1:';::ii'li.i'.;'';rii,i.s aspecrs or resorution 39/98 A: (a) Itens thal i{ere not dealt with by the connitteei (b) rtens upon which the secretary-Genera I was sPecifi'catIy reguested to ."pori to the General Assenbly at its forbieth sessioni (cr Additionar rnforrnati.on bringing up to date the reports subtitted to tbe ComrniEtee. 1I. FORTIETII ANN]VERSARY OF TEE UNITED NATIONS 5. In paragraph 24 of the annex to General Assembly resolution 39/98 A' tne Departnent of Public 'n'oiitlion oas urqed to give appropriate suPport to'the Preparatory Comnittee for the Fortieth AnniverBarv of the United Natlons ln promoting and publiclzln, i-n" i"it" 9oal3 and """toplitnttnts of the United Nations' 6. ln response to that mandate' the Department of Puftlic InformaEion has undereaken a wide-ranqing infornation progranne.ehich endeavours' ehlte publicizrnq lhe united Nations in spJcitrc fierals anar especiarlv in nen and comFelling areas' to retain an overall ,ri.ioi ot the uniteal Nations svstern in a historical perspactive. *n" o'*ttii" "ito "i^" at proviaino -tn ineegrated and baranced picture of the ach:ev"tt;;; ;; in" u"it"a-t"tions in aII fields - political' econonic and socia 1' .1 . Details of the infornation progranme of the Department of Public rnformation can ne founa in docurnent A/Ac '222/9 ' rlr. oBsERVANcE oF TIIE fieENTY-FIFTlt ANNIVERSARY- DECI,ARATION ON THE GR.ANTING OF INDEPENDENCE COLONIAL COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES 8. In paraqraPh 6 of resolutlon 39/98 A7 the Departnent of Public Infornation eas urged to give the "iu""t-po""iiie ai"seminatlon oi infott"tion Pertaining to the observance ot the anniversary '