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Representatives of the world media have converged on Windhoek, Namibia, to commemorate this year s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD).
This year’s commemoration marks the 30th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, developed by African journalists who pressed for a free, independent and pluralistic African press at a seminar organised by the UN and UNESCO in Windhoek in 1991.
The declaration also triggered the proclamation of May 3 as World Press Freedom Day by the UN General Assembly.
As part of WPFD commemoration globally, a five-day global conference, which opened last Wednesday, will be climaxed on May 3 with an awards ceremony.
Friday, 30 April 2021, 6:29 pm
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday named
investigative journalist and media executive Maria Ressa of
the Philippines as the recipient of its 2021 press freedom
award.
For over three decades, Ms. Ressa has
been involved in many initiatives to promote press freedom
and currently manages the online outlet, Rappler. Her work
however, also made her
a target for attacks and abuse, UNESCO – the UN agency
tasked with defending press freedom – said in a news
release.
Ms. Ressa was chosen for the
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize following
the recommendation of an international jury of media
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Filipino journalist Maria Ressa awarded UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize
Maria Ressa’s fight for press freedom in the Philippines has gained international awareness on the plight of Filipino journalists. UNESCO Photo.
Filipino journalist Maria Ressa has been named the recipient of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Press Freedom Prize.
The investigative journalist from the Philippines was announced on April 27 as the 2021 laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, on the recommendation of an international jury of media professionals.
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Maria Ressa will receive the award in a ceremony webcast on May 2 from Windhoek, Namibia, on the eve of World Press Freedom Day on May 3.
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This year’s celebration marks the 30th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, developed by African journalists pressing for a free, independent, and pluralistic African press.
UNESCO and the Government of Namibia will host the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference in Windhoek from 29 April through 3 May, World Press Freedom Day. The laureate of the 2021 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize will be honoured during the conference, on 2 May.
Professional journalists and other media stakeholders at the Conference will call for urgent measures to counter the threats that are weakening independent and local news media around the world, a crisis worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. They will put forward solutions to bolster media viability, push for greater transparency from social media companies, and measures to improve the safety of journalists and support independent media. Participants are also expected to urge governments to inv