Skip to content
TrackPodcasts
newsMay 4, 20269:11pending

Press freedom: Journalists face rising risks

UN Interviews

Get every episode summarized

Each time UN Interviews publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.

Email me new episodes

Free for 3 shows. No card needed.

About this episode

World Press Freedom Day, officially observed on Sunday, arrives this year under the theme Shaping a Future at Peace, a message that feels especially urgent as the number of journalists killed in conflict zones continues to rise. According to the UN education and culture organization, UNESCO, which monitors press freedom, 93 journalists were killed in 2025 alone – 60 of them in conflict zones. So, what does a call for peace mean in today’s turbulent global landscape? UN News’s Nancy Sarkis spoke to Sylvie Coudray, Director of UNESCO’s Division for Freedom of Expression, Media Development, and Media and Information Literacy.

Know when Sylvie Coudray turns up

Follow Sylvie Coudray and once a week we email you every new episode they appeared on — including guest spots the show notes never mention, because we read the transcript.

Follow Sylvie Coudray

Free. Pick your own day and time.

Hosts & guests

No transcript yet

This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.

Press freedom: Journalists face rising risks

UN Interviews

0:00
9:11

More episodes

More from UN Interviews

View all episodes →