The Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity

A/RES/68/163View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 69b Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2014.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 2014–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/80/217

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/217	The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity	4,907	75%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/215	The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity	4,279	84%Compare
2022	A/RES/76/173	The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity	3,717	83%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/157	The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity	3,312	68%Compare
2018	A/RES/72/175	The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity	2,786	65%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

7 reports · 2014–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2025	A/80/345	Safety of journalists and the issue of impunity report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/215
2023	A/78/270	Safety of journalists and the issue of impunity report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/173
2021	A/76/285	Safety of journalists and the issue of impunity report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/157
2019	A/74/314	The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/72/175
2017	A/72/290	The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/162

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Freedom of Expression Freedom of Information Freedom of the Press Human Rights in Armed Conflicts International Days Journalists

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity;

Condemns unequivocally all attacks and violence against journalists and media workers, such as torture, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention, as well as intimidation and harassment in both conflict and non-conflict situations;

Decides to proclaim 2 November as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists;

Requests the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in consultation with relevant entities of the United Nations system, and mindful of the provisions of the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67 of 25 July 1980, to facilitate the implementation of the International Day in collaboration with Governments and relevant stakeholders;

Urges Member States to do their utmost to prevent violence against journalists and media workers, to ensure accountability through the conduct of impartial, speedy and effective investigations into all alleged violence against journalists and media workers falling within their jurisdiction and to bring the perpetrators of such crimes to justice and ensure that victims have access to appropriate remedies;

Calls upon States to promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work independently and without undue interference, including by means of: (a) legislative measures; (b) awareness-raising in the judiciary and among law enforcement officers and military personnel, as well as among journalists and in civil society, regarding international human rights and humanitarian law obligations and commitments relating to the safety of journalists; (c) the monitoring and reporting of attacks against journalists; (d) publicly condemning attacks; and (e) dedicating the resources necessary to investigate and prosecute such attacks;

Invites the relevant agencies, organizations, funds and programmes of the United Nations system to consider identifying focal points for the exchange of information about the implementation of the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, in cooperation with Member States and under the overall coordination of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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