{"id":293308,"date":"2026-05-06T14:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/80\/?p=293308"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:29:29","slug":"joint-statement-of-the-president-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-on-world-press-freedom-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/80\/2026\/05\/06\/joint-statement-of-the-president-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-on-world-press-freedom-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Statement of the President of the United Nations General Assembly on World Press Freedom Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><strong><span class=\"mark2ppwe9dvx\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Joint Statement<\/span> of the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Ms. Annalena Baerbock, <\/strong><\/p>\n<p 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