On this day in 1946, the United Nations radio first sounded. On the initiative of UNESCO, 65 years later, the United Nations General Assembly adopted in 2012 the date of February 13 as World Radio Day.
The theme of the 12th edition of World Radio Day in 2023 is ‘Radio and Peace’.
‘... since wars begin in the minds of men, the defense of peace must be built in the minds of men’, says the UNESCO Constitution.
‘This is why support for independent radio should be seen as integral to peace and stability. On World Radio Day in 2023, UNESCO stresses that independent radio is a pillar of conflict prevention and peacebuilding’, the organization notes.
