World Press Freedom Day

  Watch the livestream:  World Press Freedom Day Geneva 2024 at UN Geneva . A Press for the Planet: protecting journalists and scientists in defense of the environment.   WPFD 2024 will be dedicated to the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global environmental crisis . It aims to highlight the significant role that the press, journalism, and access to information play to ensure and secure a sustainable future that respects the rights of individuals , the diversity of their voices, and gender equality. In this context, UNESCO, UNEP, WHO, OHCHR, the Permanent Mission of Austria to Geneva, the Permanent Mission of Chile to Geneva, and the Geneva Press Club, will organize a WPFD event on the 7th of May from 15:00-18:00 in the Palais des Nations, Room XXIII . The event will focus on science communication in shaping public understanding and policymaking regarding environmental issues, strategies to ensure the dissemination of ...

Broadcast of the  World Press Freedom Day 2024 Conference  held at the Plenary room at the Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . Video message on journalists disappeared and executed during the dictatorship in Chile. - Mr. Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO - Mr. Alberto Van Klaveren, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile - Ms. Camila Vallejo, Ministry General Secretariat of Government, Chile

This event is part of the World Press Freedom Day Conference 2024 . Carsten von Nahmen, DW Akademie, Germany, will be moderating a debate that will count with the participation of H.E. Amb. Simona Mirela Miculescu, President of the General Conference of UNESCO, H.E. Amb. Dennis Francis, President, United Nations General Assembly (video message), H.E. Amb. Omar Zniber, President, Human Rights Council (video message) and H.E. Amb. Paula Narváez Ojeda, President, United Nations Economic and Social Council.

Unity in Action: Unveiling a Joint Declaration by Presidents of UN Bodies Venue –Plenary room of the  Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . 18:10 – 18:30. Moderator: Mr. Carsten von Nahmen, DW Akademie, Germany - H.E. Amb. Simona Mirela Miculescu, President of the General Conference of UNESCO. - H.E. Amb. Dennis Francis, President, United Nations General Assembly (video message). - H.E. Amb. Omar Zniber, President, Human Rights Council (video message). - H.E. Amb. Paula Narváez Ojeda, President, United Nations Economic and Social Council.

As the United Nations celebrates World Press Freedom Day. We will showcase this year’s theme “ A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis ”. We will be hosting the film " Under The Dome ", a powerful documentary on the consequences of air pollution. This film has been banned in China for fear of collective action by the public. The film is directed by journalist, Chai Jing. The screening will be followed by a Panel discussion and Q&A session on press freedom, environmental issues and the need for urgent action on climate change with experts: Bill Code (documentary maker specialiszing in environmental and social justice films) Kara Ortiga (PhD candidate on press freedom in the Phillipines)  Fahimah Badrulhisham (Climate activist) Lesley Hughes (expert in Climate Change; Pro-Chancellor at Macquarie University) PROGRAMME: 5:30 pm - Doors Open/Registration. 6:00 pm - Acknowledgement of Country and Introductory remarks. 6:10 pm - 'Under The...

World Press Freedom Day 2024 Conference . Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . Plenary room. Speakers - Ms. Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. - Honourable Emma Theofelus, Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Namibia. - Mr. Giovanni Salvi, Former Attorney General of the Italian Court of Cassation, Italy. - Ms. Maksuda Aziz, Journalist at Mongabay, Association of Bangladeshi Journalists, Bangladesh. - Mr. Antonio Díaz Aranda, Youth Ambassador for Climate. Moderated by Mr. Giles Trendle, Co-Chair the steering committee of Covering Climate Now, UK.

   Celebrada en Chile, la Conferencia de este año está dedicada a la importancia del periodismo y la libertad de expresión en el contexto de la actual crisis ambiental global . Aquí podrás ver la ceremonia de apertura con la Directora General de la UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, el Presidente de la República de Chile, Gabriel Boric, Michelle Bachelter, ex Presidenta de Chile y ex Directora Ejecutiva de ONU Mujeres, y el actor y activista mexicano Gael García Bernal. entre otros. A la inauguración le seguirá una primera sesión plenaria (10.15 - 11.20 GMT-4) bajo el tema " No hay futuro sin libertad de expresión y acceso a la información ", con la participación de Maria Ressa, cofundadora y directora ejecutiva de Rappler. , Filipinas, Fredrick Mugira, Fundador Water Journalist Africa, Uganda, Minna-Liina Lind, Viceministra de Relaciones Exteriores para Asuntos Globales y Copresidenta de Media Freedom Coalition, Estonia y Gael García Bernal, Actor, productor y activista ambiental, mod...

Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . Organized by IFEX | BiblioGAM Moderator: Ms. Rachael Kay, IFEX, Canada. Workshop on ''Exploring the Power of Collaboration for a Sustainable Environment and Information Ecosystem.'

  Hosted in Chile, this year's Conference is dedicated to the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global environmental crisis . Here you will watch the Opening ceremony with UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, President of the Republic of Chile, Gabriel Boric, Michelle Bachelter, former President of Chile and former Executive Director of UN Women, and Mexican actor and activist Gael García Bernal, among others.  The opening will be followed by a first plenary session (10.15am - 11.20am GMT-4) under the theme " No Future without Freedom of Expression and access to information ", with the participation of Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of Rappler, Philippines, Fredrick Mugira, Founder Water Journalist Africa, Uganda, Minna-Liina Lind, Deputy Foreign Minister for Global Affairs and Co-chair of the Media Freedom Coalition, Estonia and Gael García Bernal, Actor, producer and environmental activist, moderated by Paloma Ávila Ba...

Panel discussion organized by SOCOLAC and UNESCO. Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile | Room C2. Panelists: - Mr. Sergio Arauz, El Faro, El Salvador. - Ms. Diana Salinas, Cuestión Pública, Colombia. - Ms. Mónica González, Journalist, Chile. - Ms. Veronica Goyzueta, Journalist, Peru. Moderator: Mr. Daniel Matamala, Journalist, Chile.

Panel discussion organized by OBSERVACOM, UNESCO Montevideo, DW Akademie. Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile .| Room C1. Panelists: - Ms. Mónica Valdés, Community Radio Activist, Colombia. - Ms. Rocio Alorda, Colegio de Periodistas de Chile, Chile. - Mr. Martín Becerra, Investigative Journalist and Professor, Argentina. - Mr Luis Salazar, CEPRA, Bolivia Moderator: Mr. Mauricio Muñoz, CNTV, Chile.

Panel discussion organized by UNESCO. Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile | Room N2. Panelists: - Ms. Blanca Lilia Ibarra Cadena, Commissioner at the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection of Mexico, Mexico. - Ms. Constance Nalegach, Head of International Affairs, Chilean Ministry of the Environment, Chile. -Mr. Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the Aarhus Convention. - Mr. David Barrio Lamarche, Escazú Agreement Secretariat, ECLAC. Moderator: Ms María Carolina Fuentes Prieto, Journalist and documentalist, Chile.

Panel discussion organized by Al Jazeera. Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . | Room A1 - Mr. Wael Aldahdouh, Al Jazeera, Palestine (video message) - Ms. Khadija Patel, Al Jazeera, South Africa. - Ms. Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur - Ms. Paula Cejas, International Federation of Journalists, Argentina - Ms. Dima Khatib,Al Jazeera Media Network, Palestine-Syria.

Panel discussion organized by Instituto Alana. Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . | Room A2 - Mr. João Brant, Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency of the Republic, Brazil - Mr. Francisco Vera, Youth, Colombia - Ms. Awo Aidam Amenyah, founder of Child Online Africa, Ghana. - Ms. Taissa Kambeba, Indigenous teenager, Brazil. Moderator: Ms. Emiko Sepúlveda, LCOY Chile Coordinator, Chile.

Workshop: Data-driven investigations in the Amazon Rainforest: journalism contributions for the governance in the region. Organized by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting | BiblioGAM Panelists:  - Ms. Karla Mendes, Mongabay, Brazil and Mr. Bram Ebus, Independent journalist.

Panel Discussion organized by Climate Tracker and UNESCO | Room C1. Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . - Mr. Patrick Murayari, Kukama-kukamiria Indigenous Community in Loreto, Peru - Ms. Sonia Pérez, Associated Press - Mr. Nicolas Sepulveda, Journalist, Chile - Ms. Scarlett Arias, Frontline defenders, Mexico - Moderator: Ms. Nicole Venegas, Climate Tracker, Chile

Panel discussion organized by Defensoria de Público and UNESCO | Room N2 Daniel Zalazar, Centro de Producción Intercultural de Aluminé, Argentina. - Ms. Renata Machado, Radio Yandé, Brazil - Ms. María Dolores Euseda Cabrera, Radio Dignidad, Honduras - Ms. Myriam Vargas Teutle, Human rights defender, Mexico - Ms. Leyla Noriega, Radio Ayni, Chile - Moderator: Ms. Miriam Lewin, Defensora del Público de Argentina

Panel discussion organized by the DW Akademie | Room A2. Panelist: - Ms. Patricia Mayorga, Periodistas de a Pie, Mexico- Mr. Swapneel Mehta, MIT, India - Ms. Marcela Tobar Ríos, IDEA, Chile - Ms. Gwen Lister, Namibia Media Institute, Namibia Moderator: Mr. Carsten von Nahmen, DW Akademie, Germany.

Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . Room A1 Joint Declaration of the Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Expression and Opening remarks by - Mr. Raúl Fernandez Daza, Ambassador of Chile to France and IPDC Council and Bureau, Chile - Ms. Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur - Ms. Ourveena Geereesha Topsy-Sonoo, African Union - Ms. Teresa Ribeiro, OSCE - Mr. Pedro Vaca, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Moderator: Andrea Obaid, ACHIPEC, Chile.

Panel discussion Organized by the Climate Action Against Disinformation Coalition - Union of Concern Scientists | Room C2 - Ms. Thais Lazzeri, FALA, Brazil - Mr. Maximiliano Manzoni, Author, Paraguay - Mr. Max McBride, Roots, UK - Ms. Jennie King, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, UK - Ms. Kate Cell, Union of Concerned Scientists, USA - Moderator: Mr. Brett Robertson, University of South Carolina, USA.

 The world is going through an unprecedented environmental emergency which poses an existential threat to this and future generations. People need to know about this – and journalists and media workers have a key role in informing and educating them. Local, national and global media outlets can highlight stories about the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and environmental injustice. Through their work, people come to understand the plight of our planet, and are mobilized and empowered to take action for change. Media workers also document environmental degradation. And they provide evidence of environmental vandalism that helps to hold those responsible to account. It is no surprise that some powerful people, companies and institutions will stop at nothing to prevent environmental journalists from doing their jobs. Media freedom is under siege. And environmental journalism is an increasingly dangerous profession. Dozens of journalists covering illegal mining, logging, poaching an...

World Press Freedom Day 2024 Conference  in Plenary room at the Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . Participants: - Ms. Andrea Ixchiu, K'iche journalist and environmental activist, Guatemala - Ms. Alyaa Abo, Investigative journalist and trainer, Egypt - Ms. Jennifer Robinson, Doughty Street Chambers, human rights and freedom of expression lawyer, Australia -Mr. Ricardo Pael Ardenghi, Prosecutor, Procuradoria da Republica Em Mato Grosso, Brazil - Ms. Suntariya Muanpawong, Chief Judge in the Research Justice Division of the Supreme Court of Thailand, Thailand - Ms. Saba Kidane, Founder of EriSatTV, Eritrea.

Workshop Organized by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting during the World Press Freedom Day 2024 in at the BiblioGAM in Santiago, Chile Topics introduced by Ms. Karla Mendes, Mongabay, Brazil Mr. Bram Ebus, Independent journalist

Panel discussion Organized by Climate Tracker and UNESCO | Room C1 - Mr. Patrick Murayari, Kukama-kukamiria Indigenous Community in Loreto, Peru - Ms. Sonia Pérez, Associated Press - Mr. Nicolas Sepulveda, Journalist, Chile - Ms. Scarlett Arias, Frontline defenders, Mexico - Moderator: Ms. Nicole Venegas, Climate Tracker, Chile

Panel discussion Organized by Defensoria de Público and UNESCO | Room N2 - Daniel Zalazar, Centro de Producción Intercultural de Aluminé, Argentina - Ms. Renata Machado, Radio Yandé, Brazil - Ms. María Dolores Euseda Cabrera, Radio Dignidad, Honduras - Ms. Myriam Vargas Teutle, Human rights defender, Mexico - Ms. Leyla Noriega, Radio Ayni, Chile Moderator: Ms. Miriam Lewin, Defensora del Público de Argentina

Opening remarks: Mr. Raúl Fernandez Daza, Ambassador of Chile to France and IPDC Council and Bureau, Chile - Ms. Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur - Ms. Ourveena Geereesha Topsy-Sonoo, African Union - Ms. Teresa Ribeiro, OSCE - Mr. Pedro Vaca, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Moderator: Andrea Obaid, ACHIPEC, Chile

World Press Freedom Day 2024 event at UN Geneva will be dedicated to the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global environmental crisis . It aims to highlight the significant role that the press, journalism, and access to information play to ensure and secure a sustainable future that respects the rights of individuals, the diversity of their voices, and gender equality. In this context, UNESCO, UNEP, WHO, OHCHR, the Permanent Mission of Austria to Geneva, the Permanent Mission of Chile to Geneva , and the Geneva Press Club , will organize a WPFD event on the 7th of May from 15:00-18:00 in the Palais des Nations, Conference Room XXIII . The event will   focus on  Science communication in shaping public understanding and policymaking regarding environmental issues ,  Strategies to ensure the dissemination of accurate and reliable information,  combating climate disinformation, corporate capture and greenwashing ,...

UNESCO report reveals 70% of environmental journalists have been attacked for their work. A new report published on World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, warns of increasing violence against, and intimidation of journalists reporting on the environment and climate disruption . At least 749 journalists or news media reporting on environmental issues have been attacked in the last 15 years, and online disinformation has surged dramatically in this period. UNESCO is calling for stronger support for environmental journalists and better governance of digital platforms. its new report Press and Planet in Danger , UNESCO analysis revealed instances in which at least 749 journalists and news media outlets reporting on environmental issues were targeted with murder, physical violence, detention and arrest, online harassment or legal attacks in the period 2009-2023. More than 300 attacks occurred between 2019-2023 – a 42% increase on the preceding five-year period (2014-2018). The report, which wil...

2024 World Press Freedom Day events in Thailand address media freedom, environmental reporting, and journalism in the dawning era of artificial intelligence. On World Press Freedom Day , 3 May, UNESCO and the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) will co-host a public seminar, ‘Media freedom in Thailand post-election amidst environmental crisis, and the path towards anti-SLAPP Law.’ The on-site and live-streamed event is co-organized by the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok and the non-profit independent newspaper Prachatai. The non-governmental organization Reporters sans frontières (Reporters Without Borders) will launch its annual World Press Freedom Index , which will be followed by a panel discussion addressing the state of the information ecosystem and press freedom in Thailand since the May 2023 general elections. Discussion will include reviewing progress made, to date, towards legislation to address the problem of Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (S...

This event is part of the World Press Freedom Day Conference 2024 . Carsten von Nahmen, DW Akademie, Germany, will be moderating a debate that will count with the participation of H.E. Amb. Simona Mirela Miculescu, President of the General Conference of UNESCO , H.E. Amb. Dennis Francis, President, United Nations General Assembly (video message), H.E. Amb. Omar Zniber, President, Human Rights Council (video message) and H.E. Amb. Paula Narváez Ojeda, President, United Nations Economic and Social Council . Unity in Action : Unveiling a Joint Declaration by Presidents of UN Bodies.

  Organized by Climate Action Against Disinformation Coalition - Union of Concern Scientists | Room C2 Ms. Thais Lazzeri, FALA, Brazil Mr. Maximiliano Manzoni, Author, Paraguay Mr. Max McBride, Roots, UK Ms. Jennie King, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, UK Ms. Kate Cell, Union of Concerned Scientists, USA Moderator: Mr. Brett Robertson, University of South Carolina, USA  

Panel discussion Organized by by DW Akademie | Room A2 Panelists! Ms. Patricia Mayorga, Periodistas de a Pie, Mexico Mr. Swapneel Mehta, MIT, India Ms. Marcela Tobar Ríos, IDEA, Chile Ms. Gwen Lister, Namibia Media Institute, Namibia Moderator: Mr. Carsten von Nahmen, DW Akademie, Germany

 World Press Freedom Day Conference 2024  at the Plenary room - Video message from Mr. Sebastião Salgado, Social documentary photographer - Keynote remarks by Ms. Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of Rappler, Philippines Ms. Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of Rappler, Philippines. - Mr. Fredrick Mugira, Founder Water Journalist Africa, Uganda. - Ms. Minna-Liina Lind, Deputy Foreign Minister for Global Affairs and Co-chair of the Media Freedom Coalition, Estonia - Mr. Gael García Bernal, Actor, producer and environmental activist Moderated by Ms. Paloma Ávila Barrera, Director of CNN Futuro, Chile.

7:30 - 9:00 - Registration Accreditation will also be available at the Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM) on Thursday, May 2, between 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 9:00 - 10:05 - Opening ceremony at the Plenary Room. Master of Ceremony: Ms. Leonor Varela, actress, Chile. Opening Video: The Important Stuff , presented by Alana, UNESCO, and UNICEF - Welcome remarks by Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, UNESCO - Keynote address by Mr. Gael García Bernal, Actor, producer and environmental activist; and Ms.  - Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. - Welcome remarks by Mr. Gabriel Boric, President of the Republic of Chile

From 3 to 4 May at the The Holistic Safety Clinic. Come get one-on-one consultation from experts on digital safety, physical safety, and psychosocial wellbeing. The consultations can be related to specific incidents or done as a proactive measure. This clinic is organized by IREX. Come see us at our table and sign up for sessions! (location at GAM will be provided).

On May 2nd, from 20:00 – 22:00, the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Award Ceremony 2024 will be held.  UNESCO/ Guillermo Cano Award Ceremony at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago and Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (upon official invitation).  The ceremony will be livestreamed. Watch it here .