| World Press Freedom Day Global Conference 2025 to focus on Artificial Intelligence, Press Freedom and the Media |
| The World Press Freedom Day global conference to be held in Bucharest on 5 – 7 May 2025 will address the intersection of freedom of expression and artificial intelligence. The announcement was made during an official formal handover ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Titled “Reporting in the Brave New World: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media,” the conference will highlight the risks and challenges to the right to information; advocate for an improved AI governance, and ensure AI is designed, used, and deployed in accordance with international human rights standards. With Romania as a host, World Press Freedom Day global conference returns to Eastern Europe after a decade since the event took place in 2015 in Riga, Latvia. The ceremony was led by Simona Mirela Miculescu, in the presence of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Delegate of Romania to UNESCO; Raúl Fernández Daza, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France and Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Chile to UNESCO, host country of the 2024 Conference; and Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO. |
