GA 2016 - Bali Declaration
53RD ABU GENERAL ASSEMBLY & ASSOCIATED MEETINGS BALI, INDONESIA 2016
ABU BALI DECLARATION ON BROADCASTING FOR ALL: MULTICULTURALISM AND DIVERSTY
CONSIDERING and RECOGNISING that:
1) Broadcasters have a responsibility to provide audiences of the Asia-Pacific with knowledge as well as reliable and impartial information to improve people’s lives;
2) Broadcasters have an ever important role to play in the encouragement of unity in diversity for future prospects, social capital building and strong economic empowerment;
3) Societies consist of many minorities within the mainstream population based on age, disability, gender, status, caste, race, religion, belief, sex and colour;
4) These minorities have both inalienable and undeniable rights to be part and inclusive of the mainstream society; The ABU General Assembly DECLARES, EMBRACES and PLEDGES that:
1) ABU members devote substantial and increased radio and television broadcast airtime in both peak and shoulder periods and utilise new media to celebrate and embrace all forms of multi- culturalism and diversity;
2) ABU members make an effort to work alongside other stakeholders and consult national and local governmental institutions, NGOs, and civil societies in order to enhance their capacity and resources to produce research-driven programming and, in turn, evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of their efforts so that their contributions to cultural and economic diversity can be improved;
3) Minorities are an important component of any society and their level of participation, involvement and portrayal should be adequately catered for to have a socially cohesive force.
4) ABU members reiterate their 2014 Macau Commitment to reflect audience diversity in their employment policies by providing equal employment opportunities to women, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities and members of different cultures and deliver content which reflects the diversity of society;
5) Broadcasters in the Asia - Pacific region should in particular avoid negative stereotyping, unrealistic portrayal of society and negative images of minorities;
6) ABU members further recognise their roles as broadcasters to improve the lives of people throughout the region with knowledge and information as stated in the 2012 Seoul Declaration;
7) ABU members will review their commitment at the ABU’s 2017 General Assembly. ***
Adopted in Bali, Indonesia on 24 October 2016 at the Westin Hotel during the 53rd ABU General Assembly ABU News 39
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