| World Press Freedom Day | |
|---|---|
 World Press Freedom Day 2017 poster | |
| Observed by | UNESCO |
| Celebrations | UNESCO |
| Date | May 3 |
| Next time | May 3, 2025 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. |
The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day[1][2] or just World Press Day, observed to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and marking the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in Windhoek in 1991.
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 48 Verbatim Report 85. A/48/PV.85 page 29. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 48 Document 624. Report of the Economic and Social Council – Draft Decision II A/48/624 page 22. 17 December 1993. Retrieved 2008-07-15.