Press and Expression Freedom
UNESCO promotes freedom of expression and freedom of the press as a basic human right, through lobbying and monitoring activities. It highlights media independence and pluralism as fundamental to the process of democracy by providing advisory services on media legislation and by making governments, parliamentarians and other decision-makers aware of the need to guarantee free expression.
Other major UNESCO activities in this field include the proclamation in 1993 by the United Nations General Assembly of a World Press Freedom Day to be celebrated on May 3rd; the establishment of an advisory group on press freedom which includes media professionals from all parts of the world; the establishment in 1997 of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
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Press freedom
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Freedom of Information
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Freedom of Expression on Internet
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World Press Freedom Day 2012:
Nuevas voces, libertad de prensa para transformar sociedades -
World Press Freedom Day 2010:
El derecho a saber en el Chile del Bicentenario -
World Press Freedom Day 2009:
Los Desafíos para Construir Ciudadanía: Medios de Comunicación como Plataforma de Diálogo - More