Urges that all countries, organizations of the UN system as a whole and all others concerned should; inter alia: (a) cooperate and interact with a view to reducing existing disparities in information flows at all levels by increasing assistance for the development of communication infrastructures and capabilities in developing countries; (b) ensure for journalists the free and effective performance of their professional tasks and condemn resolutely all attacks against them; (c) provide support for the continuation and strengthening of practical training programmes for broadcasters and journalists from public, private and other media in developing countries; (d) enhance regional efforts and cooperation among developing countries, as well as cooperation between developed and developing countries, to strenghthen communication capacities and to improve the media infrastructure and communication technology in the developing countries; (e) aim, in addition to bilateral coopertion, at providing all possible support and assistance to the developing countries; (f) provide all support for the International Programme for the Development of Communiction of UNESCO.

Adopted without vote, 85th meeting

Adopted at the 85th plenary meeting, 14 Dec. 1992.