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SymbolA/RES/55/136[A]
TitleInformation in the service of humanity
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Summary
Urges all countries, organizations of the UN system as a whole and all others concerned to disseminate information and communicate their views and their cultural and ethical values through endogenous cultural production, as well as to ensure the diversity of sources and their free access to information: (a) to 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) to ensure for journalists the free and effective performance of their professional tasks and condemn resolutely all attacks against them; (c) to 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) to enhance regional efforts and cooperation among developing countries; (e) to aim at providing all possible support and assistance to the developing countries and their media, public, private or other, with due regard to their interests and needs in the field of information and to action already adopted within the UN system; (f) to provide full support for the International Programme for the Development of Communication of Unesco, which should support both public and private media.
Action note2000-12-08
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 83rd plenary meeting
Committee reportA/55/573
Meeting record
A/55/PV.83
Agenda information
A/55/251 87 Questions relating to information. INFORMATION
Date2001-02-28
Notes
In: Questions relating to information : resolutions / adopted by the General Assembly - A/RES/55/136 - 28 Feb. 2001 - p. [1]-2.