After over 31 years, the historic connection made between the freedom to seek, impart and receive information and the public good remains as relevant as it was at the time of its signing. The day is celebrated worldwide with a number of initiatives, among which the World Press Freedom Day 2026 Global Conference “Shaping a Future at Peace. The conference will take place on 4 - 5 May in Lusaka, Zambia and it will offer a critical moment to reaffirm freedom of expression both as a normative and empirical lever for shaping the future of information societies. It will be co-hosted with the Government of Zambia and organized back-to-back with RightsCon 2026.
Further information and resources
World Press Freedom Day 2026 (UN website)
After over 31 years, the historic connection made between the freedom to seek, impart and receive information and the public good remains as relevant as it was at the time of its signing. The day is celebrated worldwide with a number of initiatives, among which the World Press Freedom Day 2026 Global Conference “Shaping a Future at Peace. The conference will take place on 4 - 5 May in Lusaka, Zambia and it will offer a critical moment to reaffirm freedom of expression both as a normative and empirical lever for shaping the future of information societies. It will be co-hosted with the Government of Zambia and organized back-to-back with RightsCon 2026.
Further information and resources
World Press Freedom Day 2026 (UN website)
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