"Television can be a tremendous force for good.
It can educate great numbers of people about the world around them. It
can show us how much we have in common with our neighbours, near and
far. And, it can shed light on the dark corners, where ignorance and
hatred fester. The television industry is also in a unique position to
promote mutual understanding and tolerance -– with content that tells
the stories not just about the powerful, but about the powerless, and
not just about life in the world’s richest pockets, but also in the
developing countries that are home to the majority of the world’s
population."
Secretary-General Kofi Annan
World Television
Day message
21 November 2003
(
SG/SM/9007 OBV/392)
"Recognizing its power, public television has a
vital role in guaranteeing access for all people to information on their
own cultures and on global events. It is certainly indispensable for
the proper functioning of genuine democracies. Television is a decisive
factor in globalization. It supports cultural diversity and helps to
establish freedom of information."
H.E. Mr. Jan Kavan
President of the Fifty-seventh Session of the General Assembly
World Television Day message
21 November 2002
(Full text of message )
"Television, as the world’s most powerful medium
of communication, has a key role to play as these changes deepen and
spread further still."
Secretary-General Kofi Annan
World Television
Day message
21 November 2002
(
SG/SM/9007 OBV/392)
"Television can help the world to better
understand the United Nations -- to understand that it is their United
Nations: theirs to improve, theirs to engage, theirs to embrace. As we
enter a new millennium, I look forward to working closely with the
world's television professionals in pursuit of global peace and
development."
Secretary-General Kofi Annan
World Television
Day message
21 November 1999
(
SG/SM/9007 OBV/392)
General Assembly resolutions related to television
- Proclamation of 21 November as World Television Day : resolution adopted by the General Assembly.
(A/RES/51/205, 28 February 1997)
- Principles Governing the Use by States of Artificial Earth Satellites for international direct television Broadcasting.
(A/RES/2917 (XXVII), 1983)
- Preparation of international instruments or United Nations
arrangements on principles governing the use by States of artificial
earth satellites for direct television broadcasting.
(A/RES/2917 (XXVII), 1973)
- Preparation of an international convention on principles
governing the use by States of artificial earth satellites for direct
television broadcasting.
(A/RES/2916 (XXVII), 1973)
Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly
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