World television day

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On December 17, 1996, the United Nations General Assembly declared November 21 to be World Television Day . This day was intended to commemorate the date on which the first World Television Forum took place from November 21-22, 1996.

Eleven nations, including Germany, abstained from the vote on this resolution. In contradicting the resolution, the German delegation declared:

“There are already three United Nations days encompassing similar subjects: World Press Freedom Day; World Telecommunication Day; and World Development Information Day. To add another day does not make much sense ... [T] elevision is only one means of information and an information medium to which a considerable majority of the world population has no access ... That vast majority could easily look at World Television Day as a rich man's day. They do not have access to television. There are more important information media and here I would mention radio in particular. We think it is more important to enhance the role of those media than that of television. "

“The United Nations already have three days on similar topics: World Press Freedom Day, World Telecommunications Day and World Information Day on (economic) development. Adding another day doesn't make much sense ...... TV is just a source of information and a medium to which a significant proportion of the world's population does not have access .... This considerable proportion could easily be considered a day for World Television Day Look at the rich. This part of the world population has no access to television. There are more important information media, and I would particularly like to mention the radio here. We think it is more important to strengthen the role of these media than that of television. "

Since then, every year on this day the focus has been on how television can and should promote socially relevant topics such as peace, security, economic and social development and cultural exchange.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Resolution adopted by the General Assembly Official proclamation of World Television Day on December 17, 1996. Accessed on October 29, 2019. (pdf)
  2. ↑ 88th plenary meeting minutes of December 17, 1996, Henze, p. 24. Accessed October 29, 2019 (pdf, English)