Nairobi, May 6 -- Somali journalists have listed climate change as a new threat that could potentially harm their work and that of their country, adding to a list of challenges they already face.

To mark World Press Freedom Day, the journalists under their lobby, the National Union of Somali Journalists, on Saturday released a 'declaration' which will guide their work and help contribute to combating climate change.

The World Press Freedom Day is marked annually on May 3 according to the United Nations General Assembly. This year, World Press Freedom Day was dedicated to the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global environmental crisis.

After a two-day Symposium supported by the US Embassy...