Past Observances
- 2015: Let Journalism Thrive! Towards better reporting, gender equality and media safety in the digital age
- 2014: Media Freedom for a Better Future: Shaping the post-2015 Development Agenda
- 2013: Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in All Media
- 2012: "New Voices: Media Freedom Helping to Transform Societies"
- 2011: "21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers"
- 2010: "Freedom of Information: the Right to Know"
- 2009: "Media, dialogue and mutual understanding"
- 2008: "Freedom of Expression, Access to Information and Empowerment of People"
- 2007: "Press Freedom, Safety of Journalists and Impunity"
- 2006: "Media, Development and Poverty Eradication"
- 2005: "Media and Good Governance"
- 2004: "Reporting and Under-reporting: Who Decides"
- 2003: "The Media and Armed Conflict"
- 2002: "Covering the War on Global Terror"
- 2001: "Fighting Racism and Promoting Diversity: the role of the free press"
- 2000: "Reporting the News in a Dangerous World: the Role of Media in Conflict Settlement, Reconciliation and Peace-building"
- 1999: "Turbulent Eras: Generational Perspectives on Freedom of the Press"
- 1998