One journalist is being killed every five days as a result of their work, according to figures released in a UNESCO report coinciding with the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
At least 827 journalists were killed between 2006 and 2015, 115 of which were killed last year, making 2015 the second deadliest year in journalism in the last decade, according to the report.
Less than one in 10 of all deaths have been solved, UNESCO said, despite many countries named in the report showing a willingness to stop the murder of journalists.
The UN body, which limited its 2016 report on the safety of journalists to killings in the past 10 years, said it did not cover "the numerous other violations endured by journalists, which included kidnappings, arbitrary detention, torture, intimidation and harassment, both offline and online."
