zh-cn	在本周一举行的“新冠疫情背景下的新闻自由和打击虚假信息对话”上，联合国秘书长古特雷斯、联合国教科文组织总干事阿祖莱和联合国人权事务高级专员巴切莱特表达了对自由、独立和基于事实的新闻的坚决支持。 
en-us	United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet delivered an uncompromising defense of free, independent fact-based journalism during an online Dialogue on Press Freedom and Tackling Disinformation in the COVID-19 context on Monday. 

zh-cn	这场在线对话会是今年世界新闻自由日（5月3日）的旗舰活动。 
en-us	It was the flagship event of this year’s World Press Freedom Day, celebrated annually on 3 May. 

zh-cn	参与在线讨论的其他知名人士包括加拿大外交部长商鹏飞（François-Philippe Champagne）、国际记者联盟主席穆贾希德（Younes Mujahid）、菲律宾调查记者兼Rappler新闻网站创始人瑞莎（Maria Ressa）、 
en-us	Other notable participants in the online debate—which was marked by denunciations of regimes which use the COVID-19 pandemic to restrict media freedom and other civil rights—included François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Foreign Minister, journalist Younes Mujahid, President of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Maria Ressa, investigative journalist from the Philippines, founder of the Rappler news organization, 

zh-cn	“无国界记者”组织秘书长德洛瓦（Christophe Deloire），以及Facebook公司代表毕克特（Monika Bickert）。 
en-us	and the Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Christophe Deloire, as well as Monika Bickert, representing Facebook. 

zh-cn	来自荷兰、挪威和欧洲联盟委员会的多位领导人也发表了视频讲话。 
en-us	A number of leaders from the Netherlands, Norway and the European Commission also delivered video messages. 

zh-cn	教科文组织总干事阿祖莱在致与会者的欢迎辞中设定了讨论的基调，她说： 
en-us	UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay set the tone of the debate as she welcomed participants saying, 

zh-cn	“在新冠疫情全球大流行之际，纪念世界新闻自由日并在当前形势下关注新闻自由尤为重要。 
en-us	“It is particularly important to mark World Press Freedom Day this year during the global COVID-19 pandemic and to keep press freedom on the agenda in the present situation. 

zh-cn	我们依靠新闻来传播科学家的发现和真实可靠的信息，并制止危及民众性命和防疫努力的假消息。 
en-us	It takes journalism to communicate the findings of scientists and disseminate real and reliable information and counter fake news that is dangerous to people’s lives and to efforts to contain the spread of the pandemic.” 

zh-cn	阿祖莱女士补充说：“不幸的是，在很多地方情况并非如此。新闻工作者，尤其是女性新闻工作者不能顺利开展工作。” 
en-us	“Unfortunately,” Ms Azoulay added, “in all too many places this is not the case and journalists, particularly female journalists, are prevented from doing their work.” 

zh-cn	因此，她“呼吁各国政府、能在当今世界的信息传播中发挥作用的大公司，以及公众促进新闻自由和打击假新闻” 。 
en-us	The Director-General went on to “call on governments, major corporations that also have a role to play in the dissemination of information in today’s world, and on members of the public to promote freedom of the press and counter fake news.” 

zh-cn	古特雷斯秘书长援引教科文组织数据，指出去年在全球范围内有57名记者遇害，以此突出这一问题的严重性。 
en-us	Highlighting the gravity of the issue at stake, Secretary-General Guterres quoted UNESCO’s tally of 57 journalists who were killed around the world last year. 

zh-cn	“伴随着新冠疫情带来的新挑战，我们看到了错误信息的危险爆发，包括有害的健康建议和荒唐的阴谋论。 
en-us	“Along with the new challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic we are seeing a dangerous outbreak of misinformation, from harmful health advice to wild conspiracy theories. 

zh-cn	这一症结的对策在于经过验证的、科学的、基于事实的新闻和分析，在于媒体自由和独立报道， 
en-us	The antidote lies in verified, scientific, fact-based news and analysis. It lies in media freedom and independent reporting. 

zh-cn	在于正如教科文组织所说的无畏无私的新闻。 
en-us	It lies, as UNESCO rightly says, in journalism without fear of favour. 

zh-cn	这不仅仅是一句口号，还关乎生死。” 
en-us	This is much more than a slogan, it is a matter of life and death.” 

zh-cn	联合国人权事务高级专员巴切莱特回顾了以下事实——“根据国际法，在危机时期对公民自由施加限制的前提是证明这些措施是必要、适当且相称的”。 
en-us	UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet recalled the fact that “under international law restrictions on civil liberties in times of crisis should be demonstrated as necessary, appropriate and proportionate,” 

zh-cn	他呼吁世界各国领导人停止并谴责一切对新闻工作者和媒体自由的攻击。 
en-us	and called on the world’s leaders to cease and to condemn all attacks on journalists and on media freedom. 

zh-cn	所有与会者都表示新闻独立性和专业事实核查至关重要， 
en-us	While all participants insisted on the crucial importance of journalistic independence and professional fact-checking, 

zh-cn	资深调查记者瑞莎认为当前疫情再次确认了对可信媒体的需求。 
en-us	veteran investigative journalist Maria Ressa said that the pandemic re-established the need for credible media. 

zh-cn	她说：“社交媒体已经瓦解了媒体的看门人角色， 
en-us	“Social media had taken away the gatekeeping role that media had,” argued Ms. Ressa, 

zh-cn	但在这样的时代，新闻和事实核查人员比以往任何时候都更为重要。 
en-us	“but in times like this, journalism and fact checkers’ are more vital than ever. 

zh-cn	新闻业至关重要。”她补充指出，全球经济不景气造成广告收入损失惨重。 
en-us	The business of journalism is critically important,” she added pointing to the loss of advertising revenues created by shuttered economies the world over. 

zh-cn	她警告说 “我们必须确保这场危机不会扼杀媒体” 。 
en-us	“We must make sure that the crisis doesn’t kill the media,” she cautioned. 

zh-cn	国际记者联盟主席穆贾希德亦表示：“新闻业现在正面临重大危机，我们认为整个新闻业存在着危险，如果经济危机继续下去，这种情况还将延续。 
en-us	“The sector of journalism is now facing a major crisis,” agreed IFJ President Younes Mujahid, “and we believe there is a danger for the profession of journalism as a whole, and this will continue if the economic crisis continues. 

zh-cn	现在是采取措施挽救新闻业的时候了，因为如果没有自由的新闻界、通讯社等，民主社会将无法想象。” 
en-us	It is time to take measures to save journalism because we cannot imagine a democratic society without a free press, news agencies, etc.,” he said. 

zh-cn	Facebook代表毕克特在认同大家对社交媒体上的虚假新闻造成损害的谴责的同时，也谈到其所在的全球性公司为识别、纠正，乃至清除错误信息（即事实存误的内容）、虚假信息、别有用心的恶意内容而做出的努力。 
en-us	Amidst denunciations of the damage caused by fake news on social media, Facebook representative Monika Beckert acknowledged the problem and spoke of her global company’s efforts to identify, correct and sometimes remove misinformation, i.e. factually wrong content, and disinformation, malicious content published with ulterior motives. 

zh-cn	她坦承：“我们和其他公司可以做更多事情，我们正在努力使我们的算法更加透明。 
en-us	“There is more that we and other companies can do,” she admitted, adding, “We are trying to get more transparent about our algorithms. 

zh-cn	我们采取大量举措以主动地获取可靠信息，而不仅仅是回应错误信息。 
en-us	We are doing a lot to get reliable information out there proactively, not just in responding to misinformation. 

zh-cn	我们知道自身的义务，并且期望做得更好。” 
en-us	We know we have a role to play and we are looking to getting better about it.” 

zh-cn	每年5月3日，全世界共同礼赞新闻自由的基本原则， 
en-us	Every year on 3 May, the world comes together to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, 

zh-cn	评估世界各地的言论自由状况，并向在履行职责过程中遭到袭击或丧生的记者致敬。 
en-us	take stock of freedom of expression around the world, and pay tribute to journalists who have faced attacks or lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. 

zh-cn	1993年，联合国大会根据教科文组织大会的建议宣布设立世界新闻自由日。
en-us	World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 on the Recommendation of UNESCO's General Conference.