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. This year marks the 12th anniversary of the Declaration,
which affirms that a free press is essential to the existence of democracy
and a fundamental human goal.
More information about the Day can be found on the webs of the
United
Nations, the
Unesco,
Reporters without Borders and
World
Association of Newspapers.
Date of publication: 18/04/2003
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