UNESCO. General Conference; 36th; 36 C/5: volume 1: Draft ...

05009 Biennial sectoral priorities for 2012-2013
Biennial sectoral priority 1:
Promoting freedom of expression and information
Biennial sectoral priority 2:
Fostering information and communication capacities
for universal access to knowledge
Internationally agreed development goals and
commitments
Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action of the
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS
2003 and 2005)
United Nations Millennium Declaration. Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), in particular MDG 1,
MDG 2 and MDG 8
United Nations World Summit Outcome Document
(2005)
Recommendation concerning the Promotion and
Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to
Cyberspace (2003)
Charter on the Preservation of Digital Heritage
(2003)
Declaration of Belgrade on Assistance to Media in
Conflict Areas and Countries in Transition (2004)
Declaration of Dakar on Media and Good
Governance (2005)
Declaration of Colombo on Media, Development and
Eradication of Poverty (2006)
Declaration of Medellin on Safety of Journalists and
Impunity (2007)
Declaration of Maputo on Fostering Freedom of
Expression Access to Information and Empowerment
of People (2008)
Paris Declaration on Broadcast Media and Climate
Change (2009)
05010 Major Programme V focuses on the overarching objective of “Building inclusive knowledge societies
through information and communication”. Its approach will emphasize development strategies for
civic engagement, gender-inclusive policies and the empowerment of individuals to fully exercise their
human rights and fundamental freedoms.
05011 In view of the 2015 review by the UN General Assembly on the progress towards the WSIS targets
and the Millennium Development Goals, the Sector’s strategy will aim to further operationalize
UNESCO’s concept of inclusive, equitable, open and participatory knowledge societies based on the
four principles of freedom of expression, universal access, quality education and cultural and linguistic
diversity, through awareness-raising and capacity-building activities. This will include participation in
the international debate on Internet governance in areas of UNESCO’s competence.
05012 In line with the WSIS Declaration of Principles and as facilitator of the implementation of the six
Action Lines in UNESCO’s areas of competence the Organization will maximise the impact of crosscutting
and policy-relevant action to enable citizens to benefit fully from inclusive knowledge societies.
Intersectoral and interdisciplinary cooperation will embrace action that fosters ICTs for development
in education, sciences, access to information and knowledge, capacity-building, cultural diversity
and identity, linguistic diversity and local content, free, independent and pluralistic media, and infoethics.
Media and information literacy will be fostered as a civic education programme at all levels, as
a programme priority.
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