World Press Freedom Day 2013

When :

from Wednesday 1 May, 2013
09:00
to Saturday 4 May, 2013
17:55

Type of event :

Церемония награждения

Where :

San José, Costa Rica

Contact :

Anna Pinto (a.pinto.cr@unesco.org, tel.: +33-1 45.68.25.72)

Established in 1993 by the United Nations General Assembly, World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) is observed annually on 3 May. One of the highlights of the celebration is the presentation of the UNESCO/ Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Created in 1997, the award is conferred annually on an individual or an organization/institution that has made an important contribution to the “defense and/or protection of press freedom, anywhere in the world, especially if it involved taking risks”.