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Role of UN
Role of UN
1945: The UNESCO adopts constitutionArticle 1.2 states that the organisation will be collaborate in the field of advancing the mutual knowledge and understanding of peoples through all means of mass communication and to that end recommend such international agreements as may be necessary to promote the free flow of ideas by word and image. 1948: The UN adopt The Universal Declaration of Human Rights- every one has the Right to freedom of opinion and expression
pluralistic Asian media took place in Kazakistan. 1993: UN Gen. Assembly declared 3rd May as World Press Freedom Day. UNESCOs Director Gen. Fadrico Mayor was awarded in 1993 with the Press Freedom Prize. World Radio and Television council was established in 1993. 1994: UN seminar on media development and democracy was held in Santiago (Chile) 1995: UNESCO was nominated as lead agency
in the UN system for support of independent media in Yugoslavia. 1996: The seminar on promoting independent and Pluralistic Arab Media took place in sane 'a (Yemen). Request was made by UNESCO and other countries to US President and British Prime Minister to rejoin UNESCO 1997: The Director Gen. created a unit for freedom of Expression and Democracy.
UNESCOs role in promoting freedom of expression as a basic human right, essential for democracy. In July 1997, U.K rejoined UNESCO 1998-99:UNESCOs sub-program on Media and Freedom of Expression during 1998-1999 focused on (1) freedom of expression and freedom of press (2) promoting independent and pluralistic media
Media in conflict and post-conflict Areas in Geneva. 2001: jailed Myanmar Journalist U Win Tin was awarded in 2001 with UNESCO World Freedom Prize. From time to time UNESCO has been playing a very important role in flow of communication among nations. We can say UNESCO is committed to Capacitybuilding in communication, information and informatics to help member states.