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 ...

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.

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 ,...