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La AIR celebra las palabras del Papa León XIV en defensa de la Libertad de Expresión

The International Association of Broadcasting (IAB) welcomes and supports the words of Pope Leo XIV in his first public audience, in which he firmly defended freedom of expression and called for the release of all journalists imprisoned around the world for carrying out their journalistic work. ...more inforrmation.

La ciudad de San José, Costa Rica, fue sede del Consejo Directivo de AIR y de importantes encuentros estratégicos

El Consejo Directivo se reunió el pasado 12 de Mayo en evento organizado por la Cámara Nacional de Radiodifusión - CANARA.

Durante la reunión se abordaron diversas temáticas de relevancia para la radiodifusión a nivel global. En este sentido,... ...more inforrmation.

AIR condena el asesinato del periodista Raúl Celis López en Perú

La Asociación Internacional de Radiodifusión (AIR) condena enérgicamente el asesinato del periodista Raúl Celis López, conductor del noticiero de radio Karibeña, en Iquitos, Perú. Este hecho atroz representa un ataque directo a la libertad de... ...more inforrmation.

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La ciudad de San José, Costa Rica, fue sede del Consejo Directivo de AIR y de importantes encuentros estratégicos

Importante participación del Presidente de AIR en evento sobre “Libertad de Expresión y Responsabilidad en la Era Digital” en el Vaticano

Presidente de AIR, Dr. Paulo Tonet Camargo
Foto extraída de Ecclesia

El día sábado 25 de Enero en el marco del Jubileo Mundial de las Comunicaciones, se llevó a cabo en la ciudad del Vaticano, el evento “Libertad de Expresión y... ...more inforrmation.

AIR Board of Directors in Costa Rica - Save the Date!

San José will host the next meeting of IAB's Board of Directors, a key meeting for the promotion of the sector... ...more inforrmation.

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IAB is...

The International Association of Broadcasting – IAB- is an Organization that groups private associations of radio and television in different countries and regions as well as Institutional members, and TV channels and radio stations as individual members.

It was founded in 1946 as the Inter-American Association of Broadcasting and nowadays it represent over 17.000 private stations.

IAB is a non-governmental organization consultant to the United Nations and UNESCO Associate Member.
IAB is Sector Member of the International Telecomunications Union - ITU
IAB has mutual co-operation relations with the Organization of American States and is Associate Member of the Inter-American Conference of Telecommunications.
IAB is a Member of the World Press Freedom Committee – WPFC
IAB is a founder member of the World Broadcasting Unions - WBU (Sister Unions).
IAB keeps mutual co-operation relations with the Inter-American Press Association – IAPA – as well as with the International Press Institute – IPI

MISSION

IAB is permanently defending Freedom of Expression of Thought and freedom of reception of all kinds of broadcasts, to foster the collaboration of the broadcasters in public interest and social service activities. IAB’s targets are also to contribute to the cultural improvement of the peoples, and their economic and social welfare; to strive to establish uniform legal rules to protect the activities of private broadcasting to apply rules on professional ethics for broadcasters; to act in representation and defense of the interest of private broadcasters before official and private entities, and to promote all kinds of continental, regional, or domestic meetings on subjects of interest for broadcasting.

IAB principles have been vibrant during over six decades of work, and they are shown in the Statement passed by the Special General Assembly held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 7, 1985.