ISLAMABAD: The 31st World Press Freedom Day is being observed today to create awareness about the importance of press freedom.
In 2024, World Press Freedom Day is dedicated to the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global environmental crisis.
The government of Chile and UNESCO will host this year’s World Press Freedom Day Conference in Santiago, with the theme for 2024 being “A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis.”
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On the occasion, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said, “When we lose a journalist, we lose our eyes and ears to the outside world. We lose a voice for the voiceless. World Press Freedom Day was established to celebrate the value of truth and to protect the people who work courageously to uncover it.”
This year’s World Press Freedom Day is being marked today at a particularly difficult time for journalists globally, with Israel’s war on Gaza becoming the deadliest conflict for journalists and media workers.
