text: to st and internat I under and on the free ction and wand beEte rba dnatof inforrnat ion 3. All countries, lhe United Nations system as a !.hole, and all others concerned. should collaborate in the establishment of a new world inforrnat ion and comnunication order based, int.er atia, on the free circutation and wider and better baLanced dissemination of infortnation, guaranteeing the diversity of sources of informacion and free access to infornation and. in particular. the urgent need Eo change the dependent status of the developing countries in the field of information and conmunication. as the principle of sovereign equaLity among nations extends also to this field. and intended also to strengthen peace and international understanding, enabling all persons to participate effectively in political, economic, social and culcural life' and promoting understanding and friendship amonq all nations and human righfs' 4. The ongoing efforts of the united Nations Educational, Scientific and culturaL organization to contri.bute !o the ctarification, elaboratin and application of the concept of a new world infornation and corununication order should be noted. In this regard' consensus resolucions 4/I9 a^d 3'I adopted on 2? Novenber 1980 and 25 Novembe r 1983, respectively, by lhe General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its Clrenty-first and twenly-second sessions should be recalled. 5. Under the current international clinale of politicaL conflicts and econonic disorders, the Corunittee on Information, futly aware and cognizant ofA/40/LO24 English Page 13 the !.nportant contribution which the mass media world-wide can nake in enhancing and strengthening peace, deepening international understanding,pronoting justice, equality, na!ional independence, development, the exerciseof human righes and the establishment of a neir lrorld information and cornmunication order, reconrnends that. the ceneral Assenbly address appeals tothe following:
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the idea of a new world information and communication order, emphasizing the importance of free access to information, diversity of sources, and balanced dissemination. It also mentions the need to change the dependent status of developing countries in the field of information and communication. The text highlights the role of the United Nations and its organizations in promoting international understanding, peace, and human rights. Given these themes, it seems likely that the text is related to the categories of Transport and Communication, International Relations, and Human Rights.