Kathmandu, May 13 -- The International Media Summit 2025, held from May 9 to 13 in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Lomanthang, concluded with the adoption of the 'Lomanthang Declaration', calling for collective action on democracy, media freedom and the climate crisis.

Participants included journalists, media professionals, civil society members, ministers from federal and provincial governments, local representatives, political activists, development professionals, and international delegates, including from the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

The declaration reaffirmed commitments to global human rights frameworks such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the...