World Press Freedom Day (Uruguay, May '22)

GFMD IMPACT's engagement's at UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day Global Conference in Uruguay from May 2-5, 2022.

GFMD's engagements at UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day Global Conference in Uruguay focused on two main themes:

Principles for effective media assistanceSafety of journalists in Ukraine

Principles for effective media assistance

GFMD and CIMA co-hosted two events at the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference, held in Uruguay from May 2-5, 2022.

The first was a multistakeholder invite-only consultation held on May 2, which was opened by Gerardo Sotelo of Uruguay's Education and Culture Ministry and Guy Berger of UNESCO.

The second was a panel discussion on on May 3.

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More information on GFMD's work on renewing the Principles for Effective Media Development is available here.

For more information on both principles events, visit:

Principles for effective media assistance

Safety of journalists in the Ukraine

UNESCO and GFMD organised a session to discuss the current challenges facing journalists in Ukraine.

https://youtu.be/cfq6x87PG1U?t=13youtu.be

For more information about the session, visit:

Safety of journalists in Ukraine