The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in partnership with the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Namibia Chapter commemorated the 2016 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) at Zoo Park, Windhoek on Tuesday, 10 May 2016. The theme for this year is “Access to information and fundamental freedoms. This is your right!” The celebration also marked the 25th Anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration which gave birth to WPFD on 3 May 1993.

The ceremony brought together a collective body of representatives from relevant government offices, diplomatic corps, humanitarian organizations, non-governmental organizations and the media. The overall objective of the celebration was to raise public and institutional awareness on access to information as a fundamental human right.