Sector News
IAB Condemns Armed Attack Against Journalist Óscar Merino Ruiz in Mexico
The International Association of Broadcasting (IAB) strongly condemns the armed attack perpetrated against journalist Óscar Merino Ruiz in the city of Pinotepa Nacional, state of Oaxaca, Mexico, who was seriously injured after being shot.
As established by the Declaration of Principles... ...more inforrmation.IAB demands the immediate release of kidnapped journalists in Haiti
The International Association of Broadcasting (IAB) expresses its deep concern over the kidnapping of journalists Junior Célestin, from Radio Television Megastar, and Osnel Espérance, from Radio Uni FM, which occurred last Friday in downtown Port-au-Prince while they were carrying out... ...more inforrmation.IAB expresses concern over judicial measures against journalist in Brazil
The International Association of Broadcasting (IAB), which brings together more than 17,000 radio and television broadcasters throughout the Americas, expresses its concern regarding the decision by Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes to order search measures at the... ...more inforrmation.
IAB Activities
World Radio Day 2026
In 2011, UNESCO Member States proclaimed February 13 as World Radio Day. A year later, in 2012, the United Nations General Assembly officially recognized the date within the United Nations system, in acknowledgement of the unique value of radio as a means of communication.
The... ...more inforrmation.Human Rights Day and the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize: IAB highlights the inseparable link between human rights, democracy, and freedom of expression
On International Human Rights Day, celebrated every December 10 to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948, the International Broadcasting Association (IBA) underscores that full enjoyment of human rights is impossible without... ...more inforrmation.IAB renews itself: statute reform unanimously approved
On November 3 and 4, the International Association of Broadcasting (IAB) held its 50th General Assembly in the city of Brasília, marking a historic milestone for the organization. We extend our special thanks to ABERT, institutional member and host of this important anniversary edition.
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.