The Conference agenda include the development of strategies of lobbying the African Union, the ECOWAS, Southern African Development Community (SADCC) and other inter-state bodies to reform laws obstructing free speech and expression, and discussions of ways to develop proposals for common legal standards for free expression legislation in Africa.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Public space, the common area for culture and expression that had been so circumscribed in my childhood, has now been vastly expanded.

NEWYORKER: Days of Rage

They lie at the heart of our action to support quality education for every child and adult, to examine the ethical questions raised by global developments, to harness the power of science for the common good and to defend the freedoms of information and expression.

UNESCO: DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGE FOR THE DAY