Conference invitation - World Press Freedom Day 2020

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Drawing lessons from COVID19 : towards a consistent framework to promote free and reliable information

Wednesday, 6 May 2020 at 10.30 AM New York time

Online discussion with Reporters Without Borders (RSF) together with the Group of Friends for the Protection of Journalists to the UN on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2020 to tackle the following questions :

How to draw lessons from the COVID19 crisis in order to ensure consistent access to reliable information?
How to address these challenges in a coordinated manner and in compliance with international freedom of expression standards?
How to fight Infodemics without falling into censorship?

Moderated by Elaine Cobbe (CBS news)

Follow live the event on the Facebook page of the French Mission to the UN

Published on 04.05.2020

Updated on 04.05.2020

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