UNESCO declares Feb. 13 World Radio Day

THE Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has approved item 13 of its provisional agenda, 'Proclamation of a World Radio Day' to be celebrated each 13 February. The announcement was made last Thursday.'It's an interesting initiative, although it probably would have been more valuable twenty years ago,' an advocate of community radio said.The proclamation is however subject to ratification by the General Conference of UNESCO which comes up later this month.The Executive's decision:' recommends to the (UNESCO) General Conference that it proclaim a World Radio Day and that this Day be celebrated on 13 February, the day the United Nations established the concept of United Nations Radio;' invites all Member States, organisations of the United Nations system and other international and regional organisations, professional associations and broadcasting unions, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organisations and individuals, to duly celebrate the World Radio Day, in the way that each considers most adequate;' requests the Director-General, subject to the final resolution of the General Conference, to bring this resolution to the attention of the Secretary-General of the United Nations so that World Radio Day may be endorsed by the General Assembly.
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