World Press Freedom Day in United States - 2023
03 May 2023, Wednesday
World Press Freedom Day focuses on the importance of the freedom of the press and freedom of expression.
How many days ago was World Press Freedom Day 2023? [Countup]
How many months ago was World Press Freedom Day 2023?
11 Months, 17 Days
How many weeks ago was World Press Freedom Day 2023?
50 Weeks, 3 Days
How many days ago was World Press Freedom Day 2023?
353 Days
How many hours ago was World Press Freedom Day 2023?
8,472 Hours
How many minutes ago was World Press Freedom Day 2023?
508,320 Minutes
When was World Press Freedom Day in United States 2023?
03 May 2023, Wednesday
About: World Press Freedom Day
The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day or just World Press Day, observed to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and marking the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in Windhoek in 1991.
| Observed by | UNESCO |
|---|---|
| Celebrations | UNESCO |
| Date | May 3 |
| date | May 3 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. |
| Wikidata description | world day |
| Wikidata id | Q592588 |
| Wikidata label | World Press Freedom Day |
| Wikidata aliases | Array |
World Press Freedom Day (2023) in other countries.
| S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 03 May, Wednesday | World Press Freedom Day | United Nations observance |