Windhoek Declaration
Sign in to saveAlso known as The Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent and Pluralistic Press, Declaration of Windhoek
Statement of press freedom principles by African newspaper journalists in 1991
Described at
Declaration of Windhoek on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press, 1991 - Memory of the World
The Windhoek Declaration is a statement of press freedom principles made by African newspaper journalists in 1991. This declaration led to the UN General Assembly’s proclamation of 3 May as World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) in 1993, following a recommendation from UNESCO's 26th General Conference in 1991. WPFD has since become UNESCO flagship event celebrated annually. In 2021, the Windhoek +30 Declaration on Information as a Public Good was adopted during UNESCO’s General Conference. As the first in a series of such declarations around the world, the document is seen as widely influential and as a crucial affirmation of the international community’s commitment to press freedom.
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- 1991-00-00
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- www.unesco.org/fr/memory-world/declaration-windhoek-promoting-independent-and-pluralistic-african-press-1991
- inception
- 1991-00-00
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