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GFMD sessions at UNESCO World Press Freedom Day

You can find the full programme and how to register to follow sessions online here.

May 2 - Consultation on “Developing Principles for Effective Media Assistance”

Organisers: Center for International Media Assistance and GFMD

Co-conveners: UNESCO and the Government of Uruguay’s National Service for Audiovisual Communication
 

For more background on the process visit our dedicated page on the GFMD IMPACT website.

May 3 - Panel discussion  on “Developing Principles for Effective Media Assistance” 

Organisers: Center for International Media Assistance and GFMD

Time: 22:00 - 23:00 (CET)  | 17:00 - 18:00 (UYT)

Panellists:

• Cristina Zahar, Executive Director, Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (ABRAJI).

• Guy Berger, Director for Policies and Strategies regarding Communication and Information, UNESCO. 

• Mijal Iastrebner, co-founder and Executive Director of SembraMedia. 

Moderator: Nick Benequista, Senior Director for the Center for International Media Assistance at the National Endowment for Democracy.
 

May 4 - High-Level Session. Safety of journalists in Ukraine war

Time: 15:30 - 16:30 (CET)  | 10:30 - 11:30 (UYT)

Organisers: UNESCO and the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)

Speakers: 

• Sergiy Tomilenko (virtual participation) – President of the National Union of Ukrainian Journalists (NUJU) 

• Jeremy Dear – Deputy General Secretary, International Federation for Journalists (IFJ)

• Daryna Shevchenko (virtual participation) - Co-founder and Editor, The Fix

• Rebecca Vincent (virtual participation) – Director of Operations and Campaigns, Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

• Teresa Ribeiro, (virtual participation) – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

More details on GFMD’s activities at UNESCO World Press Freedom Day here

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