Artistic freedom and freedom of expression: video message from Dagfinn Høybråten, Secretary-General of the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Dagfinn Høybråten, Secretary-General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, delivered a video message as part of the World Press Freedom Day high-level panel and artists’ panel introducing the topic of artistic freedom at a pre-event on 2 May, debating cultural policies.

His message follows up on the “Helsinki Declaration” from last year’s World Press Freedom Day in which Ministers from six Nordic countries united in their support of promoting the diversity of cultural expressions and artistic freedom.

All Parties to the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, they also pledged to enhance global monitoring activities undertaken by UNESCO on equality, civil society participation and challenges of the digital age.