28-06-2010 (Port-au-Prince) UNESCO launches Mobile Multimedia Unit for internally displaced persons in Haiti
To address the problem of isolation of internally displaced persons in Haiti, UNESCO has launched a Mobile Multimedia Unit (MMU) project. The project aims to facilitate the appropriation of new communication tools, especially by youth, in order to increase access to information, build community resilience and encourage social cohesion in the camps.
23-06-2010 (Grahamstown) UNESCO to participate in 2nd World Journalism Education Congress in Grahamstown next month
In its strategic and programmatic commitment to promoting quality journalism education in Africa, UNESCO will actively participate in the 2nd World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC) to be held from 5 to 7 July 2010 in the South African town of Grahamstown. The theme of the congress, "Journalism Education in an Age of Radical Change", reflects the major social, political, economic and technological changes sweeping across the globe in general and Africa in particular.
21-06-2010 (Brasilia) UNESCO supports training for community radios in Brazil
UNESCO and the Brazilian NGO Jequitibá are holding a training course for community radio operators. The training, which started today, is being held in Santarém, Pará State and Brasilia. Its main goal is to enable community radios to provide higher quality information services to their audiences.
15-06-2010 (Paris) UNESCO supported training on conflict reporting for African journalists
Journalists from three regions in East Africa affected by conflicts spent a week together exchanging experiences and learning new strategies for reporting on conflict in a way that contributes to peace.
15-06-2010 (Paris) Director-General condemns killing of Turkish journalist Cevdet Kılıçlar in 1 June attack on flotilla sailing to Gaza
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned the killing of Turkish journalist Cevdet Kılıçlar, in the Israeli military interception of the flotilla headed for Gaza on 1 June. The Director-General called for light to be shed on the events that led to the journalist’s death and called on all the authorities concerned to respect the rights of media covering the situation in Gaza.
11-06-2010 (Brasilia) UNESCO’s Brasilia Office launches new media development projects
The UNESCO Office in Brasilia is launching a series of projects aiming at encouraging and deepening the debate on media development in Brazil. The new projects will include activities promoting research, the organization of workshops and seminars, and the publication of documents. Internationally renowned experts will attend field events in the framework of these projects.
08-06-2010 (Almaty) Young TV producers from Central Asia trained on HIV reporting
A training workshop took place in Almaty from 31 May to 4 June to upgrade the competences of young TV producers and enable them to create quality programmes on HIV issues. The training was organized by UNESCO’s Office in Almaty in cooperation with the Kazakh Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP).
07-06-2010 (Zithobeni) UNESCO-supported training on information literacy for rural teachers from South Africa
The Departments of Informatics and Information Science of the University of Pretoria have organized training on information literacy at Kgoro primary school, located in Zithobeni township, South Africa. Funded by UNESCO, the training aims to provide teachers with basic skills in ICT and information literacy.
04-06-2010 (Kathmandu) IPDC-supported projects to build capacity of community media in Nepal
UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) has recently approved the funding for two projects aiming at capacity building of media and community-based organizations in Nepal. These projects will provide distance learning and build the capacities of community learning centres (CLC) and community multimedia centres (CMC) in Nepal.
03-06-2010 (Kathmandu) Model curricula for journalism education now available in Nepali
Journalism education in Nepal can now be planned in a much more systematic and coordinated way, as UNESCO has just released the Nepali version of its guide, Model Curricula for Journalism Education. The guide will shortly be presented to media trainers and professionals during a nationwide workshop.
03-06-2010 (Windhoek) CBA has launched new distance-learning course for media regulators
The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) is running a six-week distance-learning course on broadcasting regulation that covers issues ranging from licensing and regulatory processes to content standards and sanctions. The course is base on the CBA/UNESCO Guidelines for Broadcasting Regulation and sponsored by UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC).
31-05-2010 (Geneva) UNESCO hosted High Level Debate on Social Networking at WSIS Forum 2010
Given increasing popularity of the Internet social networking including blog, wiki, as new tools, media and platforms based on Web2.0 application, UNESCO took an initiative to organize a High Level Debate on Social Networking at WSIS forum 2010 on 11 May 2010 in Geneva, which has triggered lively and fruitful discussions on political and social implications of social networking for knowledge societies.
31-05-2010 (Paris) UNESCO hosted the fifth Facilitation Meeting of WSIS Action Line “Media”: Community Media for Disaster Preparedness at WSIS Forum 2010
For the fifth consecutive year UNESCO convened on 12 May at the WSIS Forum 2010 in Geneva a facilitation meeting on WSIS Action Line C9 “Media”. The meeting reported on updates of the Action Line outcomes as well as organized a debate on “Community Media for Disaster Preparedness”.
28-05-2010 (Kathmandu) Nepal celebrated World Press Freedom Day
“Freedom of information and freedom of expression are indispensable for democratic governance in Nepal,” declared the participants of the events celebrating World Press Freedom Day 2010 in Kathmandu on 18 May and in Biratnagar and Nepalgunj on 20 May.
27-05-2010 (Rabat) UNESCO's Rabat Office and GTZ sign partnership agreement to advance gender equality through media
The German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) joined UNESCO’s strategy to produce gender-sensitive media content and to reduce stereotyping in the Maghreb countries. The objective of a fair and balanced transmission of women’s images is to eliminate socially built gender inequalities in the Maghreb region.
21-05-2010 (Rabat) Editor of Mauritanian newspaper wins competition for best article on freedom of information
Mohamed Fall Ould Oumeïr, editor-in-chief of the independent Mauritanian weekly newspaper, La Tribune, won the sub-regional competition of opinion articles on the theme "Freedom of Information and the Right to Know: What Future for the Maghreb Countries?", organized by the UNESCO Office in Rabat on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.
20-05-2010 (Paris) Director-General condemns murder of Somali journalist Sheikh Nur Abkey
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, today condemned the murder of Somali radio journalist Sheikh Nur Abkey who was abducted and shot dead on 4 May near his home in southern Mogadishu.
20-05-2010 (Paris) Director-General condemns murder of Pakistani journalist Ghulam Rasool Birhamani
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned the murder of Pakistani journalist Ghulam Rasool Birhamani, whose body was found near Dadu, in the south of the country, on 10 May.
20-05-2010 (Paris) Fourth International Memory of the World Conference to be held in Poland
The Fourth International Conference of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme will be held from 18 to 21 May 2011 in Warsaw, Poland. It will be jointly organized by the Polish National Commission for UNESCO, the Polish Committee of the Memory of the World Programme, the Head Office of State Archives and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
20-05-2010 (Geneva) WSIS Forum 2010: Another step towards knowledge societies
The second edition of the annual multi-stakeholder event, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum took place from 10 to 14 May 2010 at ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Halfway towards 2015, this year’s Forum provided a great opportunity for participants to reflect upon what has been achieved so far and what the future actions must be.
19-05-2010 (Brasilia) International Conference on ICT in education extends discussion to general public
“It is not possible to ignore technology anymore,” declare the participants of a two-day conference on ICT in education, held in Brasilia last April. Incorporating new technological tools and platforms into learning processes has become a consolidated trend.
18-05-2010 (Rabat) Conference in Morocco marked World Information Society Day
Yesterday, on the occasion of World Information Society Day, UNESCO and the Library of Rabat organized a conference under the theme “Media and Information Literacy: The Role of Teachers and Librarians in the 21st Century”.
17-05-2010 (Paris) Director-General condemns murder of journalist Sardasht Osman in northern Iraq
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has condemned the murder of independent journalist Sardasht Osman who was found dead in the city of Mosul on 6 May, two days after his abduction in Arbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Ms Bokova also called for an investigation into the killing.
17-05-2010 (Paris) UNESCO invites project proposals on peace and dialogue
UNESCO is calling for project proposals within the framework of The Power of Peace Network (PPN). Submitted projects should be related to the promotion of peace and dialogue, have realistic objectives, and be technically feasible. The deadline for submission is 22 June 2010.
14-05-2010 (Moscow) World Press Freedom Day celebrated in Moscow
UNESCO’s Office in Moscow supported the international photo and television contest, Reporting that Changed the Future, conducted to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2010. The main goal of the contest is to join efforts of media professionals in fostering freedom of expression and freedom of information.
14-05-2010 (Dhaka) UNESCO Bangladesh Journalism Award 2010 presented on World Press Freedom Day
Nazrana Chowhdury of NTV, one of the 12 private satellite television channels in Bangladesh, has won the UNESCO Bangladesh Journalism Award 2010 for the best investigative report. The winning report identifies mistakes in primary and secondary education text books.
12-05-2010 (Geneva) Interactive session on ICT and Persons with Disabilities at WSIS Forum 2010
UNESCO, in partnership with the Sindbad Mediterranean without Disabilities, organized an interactive session on Information and Communication Technologies and Persons with Disabilities on 11 May 2010 at WSIS Forum 2010 in Geneva (Switzerland). The session presented a number of good practices in the use of ICT to facilitate social inclusion of persons with disabilities.
12-05-2010 (Quito) UNESCO’s Quito Office releases comic book on freedom of expression
Within the framework of its regional activities commemorating World Press Freedom Day, the UNESCO Office in Quito has published a comic book illustrating the main principles and concepts of freedom of expression and press freedom.
12-05-2010 (Paris) Role of broadcasting regulators discussed at UNESCO Headquarters
UNESCO, in cooperation with Albany Associates, organized the third Master Class in Broadcasting Regulation at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris last March. Representatives of broadcasting regulators and operators from Bhutan, Iraq, Kenya, Malawi, Montenegro, Nigeria, Rwanda, Thailand, and Trinidad and Tobago gathered to exchange experiences and to discuss broadcast regulation with a particular focus on the role of regulation for elections.
11-05-2010 (Kathmandu) UNESCO condemns attacks against media professionals in Nepal
The UNESCO Office in Kathmandu condemns the intimidations and attacks faced by journalists and media personnel covering the incidents at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu on 9 May 2010.
