My first speech at UNESCO's General Conference was thankfully on what is most important to me- freedom of expression and access to information. Freedom of expression is a fundamental condi tion for human development, dialogue and democracy and mutual understanding. It is therefore also not surprising that the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals have explicitly pointed to the need for access to information and communication t echnologies and fundamental freedoms. Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right and UNESCO has a global mandate to promote and defend this right . With the UN plan of Action on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity UN ESCO has been given a lead role in the UN system and it is important that the Expected Result 1 under Major Programme V is given a sufficient budget to meet the expectations. T he Internet has made the free flow of information a pow erful reality, although we unfortunately still see cens
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