World Press Freedom Day Conference: The Right to Know

May 1, 2010
8:00am

May 3 each year has been officially designated by the United Nations General Assembly as World Press Freedom Day. All around the world on this day, supporters of media freedom celebrate the fundamental principles of press and media freedom that are articulated in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  The key global World Press Freedom Day event held each year is the World Press Freedom Day conference, which is hosted by a different country every year.

Hosted by UNESCO and the University of Queensland May 1 through 3,  this year's World Press Freedom Day conference will have a strong focus on freedom of information and press freedom challenges and developments in the Asia Pacific region.

For more about World Press Freedom Day and the global conference, see the official website.