World Press Freedom Day

The General Assembly of the United Nations in 1993 declared 3 May as World Press Freedom Day. That date commemorates the Windhoek Declaration on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press, adopted on 3 May 1991 by the Seminar on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press, organized by UNESCO and the United Nations in Windhoek, Namibia.

World Press Freedom Day will this year be marked by two events to be held in Windhoek (Namibia): the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2001 award ceremony and a conference (May 3 to 5) on the impact of the 1991 Windhoek seminar on media independence and pluralism.

More information:
- World Press Freedom Day (Unesco)
- World Press Freedom Day (World Association of Newspapers)

Date of publication: 15/04/2001

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