Tag: World Press Freedom

• Thursday, May 5th 2016 - 16:38 UTC

  UN highlights link between press freedom and development

  

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Message for 2016 - Human rights, democratic societies and sustainable development depend on the free flow of information. And the right to information depends on press freedom. Each year, we observe World Press Freedom Day to emphasize these fundamental principles, to protect the independence of the media and to honour media workers who risk and have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.