06-08-2010 (Johannesburg) Southern African broadcasters are discussing climate change this week in Johannesburg
Broadcasters from the Southern African region are getting together this week in Johannesburg, South Africa, to move ahead on climate change. They are deliberating on a unified climate change policy for implementation in broadcasting content on radio, television and in new media.
05-08-2010 (Paris) Deeply concerned by the death of Lebanese journalist Assaf Abu Rahal, UNESCO Director-General calls for restraint
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, expressed her deep concern and called for restraint after the death of Lebanese journalist Assaf Abu Rahal, who worked for the daily Al-Akhbar, published in Beirut. He died in a clash at the border between Lebanon and Israel on 3 August that killed four people and injured two, including another journalist.
05-08-2010 (London) UK Memory of the World Register launched
Ten outstanding items and collections have been selected to launch the United Kingdom Memory of the World Register, an online catalogue created to promote the country documentary heritage across the world. The ten winning items and collections span nearly 1000 years of history and embody the pivotal moments and periods that have shaped the UK.
04-08-2010 (Paris) UNESCO Power of Peace Network website surpasses 1000th mark
The nine-month old UNESCO-initiated Power of Peace Network (PPN) website has surpassed the 1000th mark in the number of registered members.
30-07-2010 (Paris) Developing the future together: UNESCO contributes to the fifth Internet Governance Forum
The 5th meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 14 to 17 September 2010. It will focus on the following issues: managing critical Internet resources, security, openness and privacy, access and diversity, Internet governance for development, taking stock of Internet governance and the way forward, and cloud computing.
29-07-2010 (Montevideo) Greenstone experiences in Latin America and Caribbean
UNESCO's Office in Montevideo releases a book on the use of Greenstone, open source digital library software, in Latin America. Entitled Greenstone: Un software libre de código abierto para la construcción de bibliotecas digitales. Experiencias en América Latina y el Caribe, the publication explains the multiple applications of Greenstone in the region and the work of national Greenstone’s centres.
29-07-2010 (Port-au-Prince) UNESCO supports training for women journalists in Haiti
UNESCO supported the Haitian women’s media association REFRAKA in organizing training for women journalists from different regions of the country. The three-day workshop focused on the production of reports and shows, interviewing techniques and editing. UNESCO believes that increasing the capacity of women journalists can have a positive impact on the gender situation in Haiti.
28-07-2010 (Windhoek) UNESCO supported AMARC workshop for African community radios
“Community Radios in African Human Development: Strengthening Networks, Empowering Women and Improving Content” was the title of the workshop that took place last week in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event was organized by the AMARC Africa Bureau and funded by UNESCO’s Windhoek Office.
27-07-2010 (Paris) Director-General of UNESCO deplores death of Indian journalist Vijay Pratap Singh
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today deplored the death of Vijay Pratap Singh, senior reporter for the Indian Express, who succumbed on 20 July to injuries sustained in a bomb attack on a local politician in Allahabad city, Northern India, on 12 July.
27-07-2010 (Quito) UNESCO’s comic book on freedom of expression disseminated in Ecuador
Ecuadorian newspapers El Universo, El Comercio and La Hora are disseminating UNESCO’s comic book, illustrating the main principles and concepts of freedom of expression and press freedom, across the country.
27-07-2010 (Paris) UNESCO Director-General condemns car bomb attack on Al-Arabiya’s bureau in Iraq
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned the car bomb attack that devastated the Baghdad bureau of television news station Al-Arabiya on 26 July, killing three people and injuring 16. The Dubai-based station had recently received several threats from terrorist networks.
23-07-2010 (Paris) Director-General of UNESCO condemns murder of Greek journalist Socrates Giolias
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned the brutal murder of Greek investigative journalist Socrates Giolias, who was shot to death by unidentified assailants on 19 July outside his home in the Ilioupolis suburb of Athens.
23-07-2010 (Paris) ICTs in Education Prize: Call for nominations
“Digital Literacy: Preparing Adult Learners for Lifelong Learning and Flexible Employment” is the theme of the 2010 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education. Funded by the Kingdom of Bahrain, the US$50,000 prize is divided equally between two winners. The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2010.
23-07-2010 (Apia) UNESCO supports establishment of Pacific media freedom network
UNESCO, in cooperation with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Commission, has launched the project Media for Democracy and Human Rights in the Pacific. This project will focus on strengthening the capacity of media workers and other civil society advocates to document, monitor and respond to media-rights violations in the Pacific.
22-07-2010 (Paris) Director-General condemns murder of two Mexican journalists
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, condemned today the murders of two Mexican journalists: Marco Aurelio Martínez Tijerina, radio journalist for the regional station XEDD Radio La Tremenda, found dead on 10 July in Montemorelos in Nuevo Leon state; and Guillermo Alcaraz Trejo, former cameraman and employee of the Chihuahua State Commission for Human Rights, shot to death in the city of Chihuahua on 10 July.
22-07-2010 (Windhoek) UNESCO training for Namibian community radios started yesterday
UNESCO’s Windhoek Office, in partnership with Walter Sisulu University, has organized training for two radio stations, Karas Community Radio (Keetmanshoop) and Ohangwena Community Radio (Eenhana). The training is focusing on communication and gender policy, and on marketing and creative community programming.
19-07-2010 (Windhoek) UNESCO organizes a sub regional training workshop on the preservation of digital heritage
UNESCO office in Windhoek in partnership with Polytechnic of Namibia and the Utah Valley State University is organizing a 3 day workshop on the preservation of digital heritage from 20 to 22 July 2010.
16-07-2010 (Paris) Director-General of UNESCO condemns murder of Mexican journalist Hugo Alfredo Olivera Cartas
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned the murder of Mexican journalist Hugo Alfredo Olivera Cartas, who was found dead in his car on 6 July near Apatzingán in the western state of Michoacán.
16-07-2010 (Paris) UNESCO Director-General gravely concerned by death of Indian journalist Hem Chandra Pandey
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, expressed her grave concern regarding the circumstances of the death of freelance journalist Hem Chandra Pandey, killed by gunfire in a clash in early July while reporting on the Maoist insurgency in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
15-07-2010 (Kathmandu) UNESCO introduces its model curricula for journalism education in Nepal
UNESCO’s "Model Curricula for Journalism Education" that is intended to enhance the capacities of media training institutions to provide high quality education for journalists will be presented on 19 and 20 July 2010 in Kathmandu.
13-07-2010 (Moscow) IPDC-funded Summer School on Multimedia Journalism
The Journalists and editors from local news agencies, print and broadcast media of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries took part in the Summer School on Multimedia Journalism on 8-22 June in Moscow.
12-07-2010 (Brasilia) Comics inform young people about AIDS, pregnancy and homosexuality
A modern visual language to address issues related to youth and HIV / Aids and prejudice against those living with HIV/AIDS. That is the goal of a series of comics themed on sexuality and education for students of the Program on Health and Prevention in Schools (SPE), which was released in a ceremony held at the Convention Center Ulysses Guimarães, in Brasilia in June 2010. The publication will be sent to public schools attending the program.
09-07-2010 (Tashkent) Training on HIV issues for e-media in Uzbekistan
Journalists from the regional non-governmental TV and radio stations took part in the training “Coverage of HIV issues in the electronic mass-media of Uzbekistan” on 27-28 June 2010 in Tashkent.
07-07-2010 (Paris) UNESCO Director-General condemns the murder of a Rwandan journalist
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, condemned the murder of Jean-Léonard Rugambage, deputy editor-in-chief of the Rwandan fortnightly Umuvugizi, who was killed in front of his house in Kigali (Rwanda) on 24 June.
06-07-2010 (Paris) The Director-General of UNESCO condemns the murder of the Mexican journalists Juan Francisco Rodríguez Ríos and María Elvira Hernández Galeana
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, condemned the murder of the Mexican journalists, Juan Francisco Rodríguez Ríos and his wife María Elvira Hernández Galeana, in Guerrero State in the west of the country on 28 June.
05-07-2010 (Kathmandu) Nepal en route for introducing for ICT in education
Nepal has started an initiative for introducing information and communication technology (ICT) in education with UNESCO’s support. The plan that aims at harnessing the power of ICT for teaching and learning will be closely linked to ongoing major education initiatives in the country such as the School Sector Reform Plan, the Education For All campaign and teachers education projects.
05-07-2010 (Brasilia) UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators at the Brazilian House of Representatives
The Commissions for Minorities and Human Rights and Participatory Legislation of the House of Representatives of Brazil held a public hearing on June 23th, to launch and debate the Portuguese version of UNESCO’s "Media Development Indicators".
02-07-2010 (Paris) The World Digital Library initiative gets further expanded
“Libraries, especially digital libraries, are truly at the heart of knowledge societies; they enable people to access, share and apply knowledge. UNESCO is committed to further expand universal participation in the World Digital Library (WDL) which reflects the values and priorities of our Organization” said UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for Communication and Information at the opening of the first official meeting of the WDL partners held in Washington, DC on June 22-23.
01-07-2010 (Paris) UNESCO Director-General condemns murder of TV journalist Luis Arturo Mondragón Morazán
The Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova condemned the murder of Honduran TV journalist Luis Arturo Mondragón Morazán of Canal 19, who was gunned down in El Paraíso on the night of 14 June 2010. She also called on the authorities to take measures to stem the rising wave of violence again journalists in Honduras.
01-07-2010 (Paris) UNESCO Director-General condemns the murder in Pakistan of journalist Faiz Mohammad Khan Sasoli
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, condemned the murder of the Pakistani journalist Faiz Mohammad Khan Sasoli in Khuzdar in Balochistan province on 27 June, and called on the authorities to do everything possible to ensure that justice is done. The victim was a correspondent of the Aaj Kal newspaper and of the Independent News of Pakistan agency.
