17. Emphasizes that the Department of Public Information should maintain and improve its activities in the areas of special interest to developing countries and, where appropriate, other countries with special needs, and that the activities of the Department should contribute to bridging the existing gap between the developing and the developed countries in the crucial field of public information and communications;
17. 强调新闻部应在发展中国家，并酌情在其他有特殊需要的国家特别重视的领域，维持和改进它的活动，而且新闻部的活动应有助于缩小发展中国家与发达国家目前在新闻和传播这一关键领域中的差距；