balanced picture of.UnitedNations efforts inaIlfields. Sornede1egations said thatwhenthere w~redissenting opinions amongthemembership onaparticu1ar issue,. this',factshou1d beref1ected. 63.Anumberofdelegations saidthattheUnitedNations shou1ddiseeminate mOIè information oneconomic andsocialissues, since80percentoftheworkofthe United-Nations wasdoneinthisarea.Several delegations commended the Department's workonthesituation inAfrica, andsaidthatmoreworkofthiskind shou1d beundertaken. 64.AmongotherproposaIs, several delegations suggested thattheDepartment publish material orpublicize thecommemoration ofthefortieth anniversary ofthe UnitedNations andthefortieth anniversary ofthevictory overfascism. One dele~ation suggestedthat information onbothanniversaries beincluded ina booklet orinaportion ofabooklet. Appropriate actionshouldaisobetak~nin regardtoInternational YouthYearandtheInternational YearofPeace. A delegation suggested thattheCommittee recommend thataninternational yearof culture beheld. id, 65.Anumberofdelegations saidthat th~ywerereceiving orhadrequested United Nations radioorte1evision programming, andsornede1egations saidtheywouldhe abletousemoreprogramming ifitweresupplied. Several de1egations requested thatadditional programming besupplied inlanguages ordialects, inaddition to theworking languages, suchasFrenchCreole andDutchPapiamento. Onedelegation regretted thelackofprogrammes oftheDepartment intheItalian language. & -15- .-, .~.i :1 i '1j66.Several delegationo expressed concern abouttheproposaI torestructure the RadioandVisualSeruices Division intotwodivisions. Onedelegation saidthis action hadfar-reaching implications andthatconsequently itwasrightforthe Committee totakeaninterest inthematterJ serious doubts hadbeenexpressed, and actionshouldbepostponed untilafullreport hadbeensubmitted tothe Committee. Another delegation askedthatdueregard begiventotheeffectsuch changes couldhaveonthemoraleofthestaff. 67.Manydelegations saidthatco-operation withthePoolofNon-Aligned News Agencies should bestrengthened andthatthetechnical capacity ofthePoolshould beenhanced. Similarly co-operation withn:egional newsagencies should be strengthened. Several delegations, speaki~g inthecontext ofefforts topromote a newworld informatic~ andcommunication order,supported training programmes for journalists andbroadcasters fromdeveloping countries. Onedelegation askedthat theDepartment followthefourthconference ofthePool,tobeheldatHavanain 1986. 68.Anumberofdelegations expressed support forUnitedNations information centres andfeltthatco-operation should bestrengthened withthecentres and throu~h thecentres withnational mediaandeducators. Thecentres should be actively involved inUnitedNations activities suchasthoseinconnection withthe fortieth anniversary oftheUnitedNations, theInternational YearofPeaceand International YouthYear. Somedelegations saidthatpersonnel atthecentres sbould ~aadeauately trained, andexpressed concern ouervacancies. Several delegations saidthatithadbeenreported thatinsomecountries restrictions had beenimposed ontheactivities ofinformation centres; thatsituation should be rectified. 69.Referring totheCharter oftheUnitedNations, onedelegation saidthatthe Frenchlanguage occupied aprivileqed juridical position, soitwasimportant that theDepartment usethetwoworking languages; thepresence offrancophones inthe services oftheDepartment wasadecisivefactor inthediffusion anddevelopment ofFrench. Another delegation saidthereshould beincreased efforts to disseminate materials inFrench, asweIlaslocallanguages. 70.Aftertheexchange ofviewsbydelegations, theOfficer-in-Charge, referring totheproposaI todividetheRadioandVisualServices Division intotwo divisions, saidthattheDepartment feltthatsplitting theDivision wouldprovide moreeffective management. Evenafterthepropased restructuring tookplace,the newdivisions wouldbethelargest intheDepartment.