The lively sessions allowed for the presentation of an overview of the status of freedom of information in each country, and for the provision of feedback on the proposed actions - both within and across country teams.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

The first session will explore the status of press freedom worldwide.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Today, Catholicism is the still the official religion of Costa Rica, and has a constitutionally preferred status in Argentina and Panama, although all these countries grant freedom of religion.

WSJ: In Latin America, Catholics See a Lift

Western governments, including the Vatican, have refused to play a game of reciprocity, where the freedom of their own Muslim citizens is held hostage to the status of Christians and other minorities in the Islamic world.

ECONOMIST: Islam and Switzerland

The Freedom of the City is an honorary status and does not confer any special rights to the recipient other than the right to attend some ceremonial civic events.

BBC: Oxfam gets Freedom of the City

But abortion-rights advocates and women's groups say Mrs Corneau has a fundamental right to freedom, regardless of her religious views or the status of her pregnancy.

ECONOMIST: Rights of the unborn

This Resolution requested governments to adopt the principle that there should be no status of limitations for crimes against a person when these are perpetrated to prevent freedom of expression but also the right of other people to receive information.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Both Essex trusts have coveted foundation status, supposedly a marker of first-rate performance, which gives them greater freedom over how to manage finances.

BBC: Hospital performance levels to be investigated

To Generation Y, a status symbol is more likely to be whether or not it has the new iPad or a certain level of freedom.

CNN: 'Generation Y' set to transform office life