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The funds received from the Netherlands will benefit the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) and be used to finance

UNESCO, in partnership with the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS), conducted a capacity training workshop for journalists in Juba from 18 and 19 August 2021. The workshop was aimed at increasing understanding and knowledge on the Media Laws

Share The Netherlands has formalized a contribution of €3.5 million euros to support UNESCO’s work on safety of journalists worldwide through UNESCO’s Multi-Donor Programme for Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP). The official details of this important voluntary contribution were finalized this morning in a meeting between the Ambassador of The Netherlands to UNESCO, Hans Wesseling and the Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, Tawfik Jelassi. The ...

The topics of human rights and international humanitarian law are somewhat new to me; I received many useful information in this training, and I've...

Date Time UNESCO launches an online course in Arabic on “Journalism in a pandemic Beirut, 25 January 2021 – A Massive Open Online Course “Journalism in a Pandemic: Covering COVID 19 Now and in the Future”, offered by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin is now available in Arabic in a self-directed format. The UNESCO Beirut office has translated the material of the course into Arabic to expand the outreach to all Arabic speaking journalis...

of a UNESCO/ICFJ research published on 10 December show that 73% of women journalists who responded to the survey [1] reported having experienced online violence in the course of their work. Twenty-five percent had received threats of physical violence, while 18% of them had been threatened with sexual violence. The problem is not confined to the internet sphere, as 20% of women reported being attacked offline in connection with online violence they had experienced. The findings were discussed...

UNESCO DG’s report confirms prevalence of impunity for crimes against journalists Presenting key findings of the 2020 UNESCO Director General’s Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity during a Capacity building workshop for Zambian media stakeholders, UNESCO Regional Advisor for Communication and Information, Al Amin Yususph said impunity for crimes against journalists must end. UNESCO | Lusaka | Updated: 10-12-2020 12:36 IST | Created: 10-12-2020 12:36 IST Represent...