The announcement of the withdrawal of UNESCO, which It will be effective on December 31, 2026arrives in full concern about the freedom of the press in Nicaragua, which fell until 172º 180 in the classification of reporters without borders (RSF).
In a letter sent to the general director of the organization, Audrey Azoulay, published this Sunday in Nicaraguan official media, Foreign Minister Valdrack Jaentschke He condemned the “unacceptable and inadmissible Unesco’s action.”
“It is deeply shameful that Unesco is promoter and obviously complicit “of” a medium that has promoted “” interference ” E “interventions” of the United States, Jaentschke wrote.
In a statement sent to AFP in Paris, Azoulay lamented the decision “That will deprive the population of Nicaragua of the benefits of cooperation in areas such as education and culture”.
On Saturday, May 3, UNESCO awarded his prize for press freedom ‘Guillermo Cano’ to the press For “bringing the truth to the people of Nicaragua”, despite the “repression” and the “exile” of its journalists, in the words of the jury of the award.
The prize caused the anger of the Ortega government, who ruled from 1985 to 1990 and is in power since 2007 Together with his wife Rosario Murillo, designated “co -president” last February.
In a statement, He called the prize as “shameful” and described the newspaper “Diabolic Benefits of Nicaraguan Antipatria.”
🔴 The Nicaraguan newspaper @Laprensa has been awarded the World Award to the #BetadDensa UNESCO/Guillermo Cano 2025 on the recommendation of an international jury of media professionals.
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– Unesco in Spanish 🏛️ #Education #Cáciecura (@unesco_es) May 2, 2025