From the AP story on CTV.ca:

The UN Security Council on Saturday condemned attacks on journalists during armed conflicts and urged combatants to stop singling out members of the media and respect their professional independence.

The resolution adopted unanimously by the council was the first time that the United Nations' most powerful body dealt specifically with journalists covering wars.

Greek Ambassador Adamantios Vassilakis said the resolution, sponsored by his country and France, "sends a clear and unambiguous message to all parties in armed conflict that journalists and media personnel must be afforded the protection accruing to them under applicable international law and international humanitarian law.''

The resolution stresses that journalists and other media professionals working in areas of armed conflict are civilians and must be protected as such, "provided that they take no action adversely affecting their status as civilians.''

It expresses deep concern "at the frequency of acts of violence in many parts of the world against journalists,'' and in particular "condemns intentional attacks'' on them.