World Press Freedom Day

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

  On World Press Freedom Day 2023 , UNESCO will organize a special  anniversary event  at UN headquarters in New York, marking the 30 years since the UN General Assembly’s decision proclaiming an international day for press freedom . On this occasion, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will organise the following side events during the anniversary edition of World Press Freedom Day at the UN Headquarters and the Vance Center at New York Bar Association. Side event 1:  Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice . Joint side event with UN Women, UNFPA and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). 1st May 2023, 16:30 - 18.00 EDT UNFPA (605 Third Avenue New York) At this event, the four international freedom of expression mandate holders from the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the African Commission of Human Rights, and the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights will discuss the multi-stakeholder recom...

Organized by: UNESCO, the Global Network Initiative , the Action Coalition for Meaningful Transparency , the Global Forum for Media Development , Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN, and Dynamic Coalition on the Sustainability of Journalism and News Media in the digital Age .  Roundtable on access to data, safety of journalists and media viability. - 14:30 - 15:00. Stoy UNESCO and Japan collaborate to expand efforts for Ukrainian media and journalists . Read the OSCE full report on " Safety of Journalists in Conflicts situation. ". For more information, contact: ipdc.secretariat@unesco.org