ICRC seeks renewed media support in reporting humanitarian issues
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Port Harcourt Sub Delegation has solicited renewed support of the Nigerian media in reporting humanitarian issues.
Ms Joelle Achkar, Head of Sub Delegation, ICRC Port Harcourt, made the call at the closing of a two-day Humanitarian Reporting Workshop in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
Achkar congratulated the participants for the knowledge they had acquired and urged them to put it into practice.
She said that information sharing was key for ICRC and that the organisation would not hesitate to share relevant information with the journalists.
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