UN highlights link between press freedom and development

Thursday, May 5th 2016 - 16:38 UTC

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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. Read full article

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Briton
link between press freedom and development,

no wonder we are going backwards then.
May 05th, 2016 - 06:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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EscoSes Doido
The UN?

Rwanda you useless bunch of people.
Genocide, and you stood and watched. Watched.
May 08th, 2016 - 11:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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