Verklaring van Windhoek
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Statement of press freedom principles by African newspaper journalists in 1991
Described at
Declaration of Windhoek on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press, 1991 - Memory of the World
The Windhoek Declaration is a statement of press freedom principles made by African newspaper journalists in 1991. This declaration led to the UN General Assembly’s proclamation of 3 May as World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) in 1993, following a recommendation from UNESCO's 26th General Conference in 1991. WPFD has since become UNESCO flagship event celebrated annually. In 2021, the Windhoek +30 Declaration on Information as a Public Good was adopted during UNESCO’s General Conference. As the first in a series of such declarations around the world, the document is seen as widely influential and as a crucial affirmation of the international community’s commitment to press freedom.
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- Country
- Namibia
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- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Human rights
- publication date
- 1991-00-00
- heritage designation
- Memory of the World International Register
- described at URL
- www.unesco.org/fr/memory-world/declaration-windhoek-promoting-independent-and-pluralistic-african-press-1991
- inception
- 1991-00-00
- language of work or name
- English language
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Article · Nederlands
De Verklaring van Windhoek is een beginselverklaring van persvrijheid door Afrika-journalisten opgesteld in 1991. Die verklaring pleit voor onafhankelijke, pluralistische media en persvrijheid in Afrika. De verklaring was het resultaat van het Seminarie over opvoedkunde, wetenschap en cultuurorganisatie van die Verenigde Naties voor de bevordering van onafhankelijke, pluralistische media in Afrika. Het seminarie vond plaats in Windhoek, Namibië van 29 april tot 3 mei 1991. De verklaring bevat 19 stellingen die beschrijven wat nodig is voor de ontwikkeling en het behoud van de democratie alsook voor economische ontwikkeling.
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