The right to seek, receive and impart information is an integral part of the right to freedom of expression.
Proclamation of 28 September as the International Day for Universal Access to Information. The General Assembly, Recalling that the right to seek, receive and impart information is an integral part of the right to freedom of expression, as defined in article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights1 and article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Reaffirming the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Recalling resolution 57 adopted on 17 November 2015 by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its thirty-eighth session, Stressing that freedom of information is also central in the context of the World Summit on the Information Society, which reaffirmed freedom of expression and universal access to information as cornerstones of inclusive knowledge societies, Stressing also the importance of full respect for...