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40.1 The PRESIDENT:
Thank you, Sir. I think that everyone has understood the amendment presented. As I expect that it will
get some support, I will ask the Chairperson of the Commission if it is acceptable to him. I fully understand the
point that has been made. I take it we accept the amendment that has just been proposed.
40.2 Is there anyone apart from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic who wishes to take the floor before I
close the list? I call the last speaker. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic has the floor.
41.1 M. NHOUYVANISVONG (République démocratique populaire lao) :
Merci beaucoup, Madame la Présidente. Je voudrais m'associer aux félicitations adressées au Président
de la Commission V et à son équipe pour la qualité du rapport établi, et notamment à Madame le Rapporteur
pour la concision et la précision dont elle a fait preuve et que nous approuvons tous.
41.2 Notre délégation voudrait exprimer sa satisfaction en ce qui concerne les conclusions auxquelles le
débat III a permis d'aboutir, à savoir la nécessité d'actualiser le concept de société de l'information en lui
substituant celui de société du savoir. Je crois pouvoir m'exprimer ici au nom du Groupe des 77, lequel s'est
beaucoup occupé de ce domaine en préparant sa participation au sommet Sud-Sud qui doit avoir lieu à La
Havane au mois d'avril 2000.
41.3 Madame la Présidente, je tiens à souligner combien notre groupe apprécie le travail accompli par cette
commission sur le thème "l'UNESCO au XXIe siècle" et souscrit à l'exigence d'une interdisciplinarité et d'une
coopération intersectorielle. J'ai la conviction que l'UNESCO a tout intérêt à réfléchir en profondeur et de façon
pertinente aux moyens de renforcer la coopération entre les différents secteurs car on ne saurait aborder
l'infoéthique sans tenir compte de ce que l'éducation, la science et la culture peuvent lui apporter. Une approche
globale et holistique est absolument indissociable de l'interdisciplinarité et de la coopération intersectorielle.
41.4 Madame la Présidente, je renouvelle mes félicitations au Président. Je n'ai pas d'autre observation à
formuler et ne souhaite proposer aucune modification. Merci beaucoup.
42.1 The PRESIDENT:
I thank the distinguished delegate of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Now that we have come to
the end of the list of speakers, I should like to make a proposal, which is not for this biennium but I should like it
to be considered by Member States. I would very much like to establish a UNESCO prize for the authors of a full
feature audiovisual entertainment, a film made for projection in a cinema or on television. The programmes we
see on television, a subject you have discussed many times, are getting poorer and poorer in quality and doing
less and less to enhance human dignity. During the years I have been coming to Paris, I have found fewer and
fewer high-quality French films, and more and more low-quality imports. I am sorry to say, such is life. That is
why I wanted to introduce this prize and to finance it from extrabudgetary sources. I have already been given a
tentative promise by a major and very highly reputable bank in my country in the hope that some of you delegates
may be able to find some financial backing for this, and I shall also put the idea to the Director-General. The
prize should be financed by extrabudgetary sources and be ready by the next biennium. Such a prize for a film
would encourage, enlighten, educate in an unobtrusive way, enrich, entertain and enhance the human dignity of
young and old. It will of course have to do with ethics, and in a way it echoes the remark made by the delegate of
Ethiopia. I know that people will say: “Oh, well no one will really care about a UNESCO prize”. But that is not
true. Even countries and institutions which do not value UNESCO highly enough value prizes. Everyone values
prizes, I can assure you. So this is what I would like to have ready for the next biennium. I shall welcome any
country willing to join us in our efforts and I hope to have the support of the Director-General.
42.2 Mr Chairperson, I have to thank and to congratulate you. You have deserved praise from everyone. We
have now completed our consideration of Commission V’s report. I think the plenary can now take note of it and
approve the draft resolutions therein as amended, without any difficulty. Do you agree? It is so decided.
42.3 Now, distinguished delegates, we have completed our agenda for this morning. We shall meet this
afternoon at 3 p.m. for the last time. I adjourn the meeting. Thank you.
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