'On the World Press Freedom Day, we reaffirm our commitment to the safety of journalists, and the defense of freedom of opinion and expression as a fundamental human right,' declare President of the General Conference of UNESCO, UN GA President, United Nations Human Rights Council and UN ECOSOC President at #WorldPressFreedomDay in a panel moderated by…

For #WorldPressFreedomDay , the Media Freedom Navigator provides an overview of different media freedom indices. You can navigate the interactive map order to access media freedom data for each country and background information on each index.

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#PressFreedom continues declining around the world.

Want to know the situation in your country?

Have a look at our Media Freedom Navigator that combines several indices, including RSF's Press Freedom Index, Transparency International's index on corruption perceptions and UN Development's…

Around the world, media workers are more & more risking their lives to bring us the news.

The United Nations recognizes the invaluable work of journalists to ensure that the public is informed & engaged.

Without press freedom, we won't have any freedom.

#WorldPressFreedomDay

“Media development plays a crucial role in overcoming crises. Only informed societies can overcome conflicts, fight poverty and hunger, deal with the consequences of climate change and create equal opportunities for girls and women,” says Carsten von Nahmen.
#WorldPressFreedomDay2024

The #WPFD2024 conference in Santiago de Chile has started.
We're beyond happy to be there for three contributions to the program, the first one coming up later today on #disinformation in the super election year.

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We are commemorating #worldpressfreedomday around the globe!
In Tanzania, we joined UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳, Union of Tanzania Press Clubs, and other media development actors.
DW Akademie held a session on some of our work in the country: Helping journalists to better report on online violence against women.

At the kick-off event for the new EU-funded 'TRIMEDIA' project in #Moldova , the EU in the Republic of Moldova, the German embassy, Compania Teleradio Moldova and other stakeholders gathered to celebrate the launch of the project in Chișinău.
The project will develop #MIL programs for youths and…

Visiting from Germany, Peter Limbourg, Carsten von Nahmen and Rodrigo Villarzú had an opportunity to learn about the approaches and perspectives of
Consejo de Comunicación in #Ecuador .
It was an enriching exchange on the media landscape in 🇪🇨, with special focus on the protection of journalists.