2nd UN Inter-Agency Meeting on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity
The 2nd UN Inter-Agency Meeting on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, which took place at the United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV) on 22-23 November 2012, was convened by UNESCO and co-hosted by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The meeting brought together representatives from 15 UN bodies and more than 40 non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations, independent experts, media groups and professional associations.
The decision to organize this meeting follows the endorsement of the UN Plan of Action on The Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity by the UN Chief Executives Board on 13 April 2012. The purpose of the meeting was to formulate a concrete implementation strategy at global and national levels by outlining more than 100 areas of work by UN bodies and civil society groups to secure the safety of journalists. These areas of work include helping governments to develop laws on safety and freedom of expression, awareness-raising for citizens, training in safety and e-safety, provision of health care, emergency responses mechanisms, conflict zones, decriminalization of defamation, and remuneration of journalists, among others.
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Press Coverage
- News from UNESCO, other organizations and international media
The safety of journalists: Why should you care?
Working documents
- Provisional Agenda
- Background Note
- List of participants
- Expected results
- Statement by the civil society
- See documents about the UN Plan of Action below