Urges all countries, organizations of the UN system as a whole and all others concerned: (a) to cooperate with a view to reducing existing disparities in information flows at all levels 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, as well as cooperation between developed and developing countries, to strengthen communication capacities and to improve the media infrastructure and communication technology in the developing countries; (e) to aim at, in addition to bilateral cooperation, 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 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.

Adopted without vote, 71st plenary meeting

Issued in GAOR, 59th sess., Suppl. no. 49.
In: Questions relating to information - A/RES/59/126A-B - 25 Jan. 2005 - p. [1]-2.