A/RES/2896(XXVI) GA

Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Committee 127 1 Decides to defer until the twenty-seventh session the question of new construction and major alterations at United Nations Headquarters; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to unde~ak~ a detailed and comprehensive study of the situation created by the shortage of s~ace at H~a<iquarters, including the prospects of execu_ting the proJect referred to in General Assembly resolution 2618 (XXIV), and to submit a report to the Assembly at its twenty- seventh session, together witJi the co~crete propo~als and recommendations he might consider appropriate to meet that situation in the light of any new develop- ment; 3. Further requests the Secretary-General to present to the General Assembly at its twenty-seventh session, in a detailed and comprehensive manner, the stu~ies mentioned in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of resolution 2618 (XXIV), which were to have been submitted at the twenty-sixth session. 2031 st plenary meeting, 22 December 1971. 2896 (XXVI). Mural commemorating the World Youth Assembly The General Assembly, Considering that the World Youth Assembly, held within the framework of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, recognized the important role that youth should play in the world, Taking into account that youth constitutes more than half the population of the world, Recognizing that the World Youth Assembly served a most useful purpose in bringing together the youth from nearly all the countries of the world, irrespective of the political or ideological systems to which those countries belonged, Noting that the World Youth Assembly paved the way for a better understanding among youth designed to contribute to efforts for bringing about peace, justice and progress in the world, 1. Decides that a mural shall be painted at United Nations Headquarters to commemorate the World Youth Assembly; 2. Decides that the cost of such a mural shall be financed from the surplus voluntary funds of the World Youth Assembly, within the maximum amount of $10,000. 2031st plenary meeting, 22 December 1971. 2897 (XXVI). Review and reappraisal of United Nations information policies and activities The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary-Gen- eral on the review and reappraisal of United Nations information policies and activities, 111 the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions52 and the relevant statements made 111 A/C.5/1320/Rev.1 and Add.I. 52 0-/ficial Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 8 A (A/8408/Add.1-30), document A/8408/ Add.4. in the Fifth Committee by the representatives of the Secretary-General, Reaffirming its resolutions 13 (I) of 13 February 1946 and 595 (VI) of 4 February 1952 and subse- quent resolutions on public information in the United Nations, Bearing in mind that various United Nations bodies make recommendations on policy guidelines related to information in their area of concern, Reaffirming the importance of United Nations in- formation centres as appropriate instruments for inform- ing the peoples of the world about the Organization's objectives and activities, Stressing the need for maintaining central control and direction in the implementation of information policies and guidelines, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the review and reappraisal of United Nations information policies and activities; 2. Decides that the basic principles laid down in General Assembly resolution 13 (I) and confirmed in resolution 595 (VI) do not need to be revised, amended or enlarged and that they should continue to be applied, subject to such directives as the Assembly has already given or may give from time to time; 3. Approves the Secretary-General's proposals for the acquisition and replacement of equipment for 1972, as set out in annex I of the addendum to his report, 118 and decides to consider ,at the twenty-seventh session the balance of the Secretary-General's programme of future acquisition and replacement; 4. Endorses the proposals contained in subpara- graphs 261 (iii), (iv), (viii), (x), (xii) and (xiv) of the Secretary-General's report;114 5. Approves in principle the Secretary-General's proposal on the establishment of a regional production bureau1111 and decides to consider all aspects of its implementation at the twenty-seventh session; 6. Recommends that the Secretary-General, in accordance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 1405 (XIV) of 1 December 1959, should review the composition of the Consultative Panel on Public Information to ensure that it reflects the present situation in the United Nations, and requests the Secre- tary-General to convene the Panel before the twenty- seventh session to advise him on the information policies and activities of the United Nations; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to ascertain the publicity and promotional needs of the various bodies of the United Nations which undertake universal causes approved by the General Assembly, in order that those needs may be taken into account when considering the budgetary requirements for the Office of Public Information for 1973 and subsequent years; 8. Requests the Secretary-General to appoint to the United Nations information centres highly qualified Professional staff in the field of information, who should give their undivided attention to the dissemination of information and the building of public support for United Nations activities, particularly in the economic, social and political fields; 53 A/C.5/1320/Rev.l/ Add.I. 54 A/C.5/1320/Rev.1. 55 Ibid., para. 216.

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