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GFMD Levant Regional Meeting on Media Support (Dec. 2024)

GFMD meeting for members and partners working in Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq.

The Arabic translation of this page can be found here

Organisers: Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)

Date: 18 December 2024

Time: 15:00–17:00 Beirut / 16:00–18:00 Amman / 14:00–16:00 Brussels

Location: Online - Zoom

Registration: Register here to attend

Languages: English and Arabic (English-Arabic and Arabic-English interpretation will be available).

The meeting agenda is available here:

Meeting Agenda

The literature review is available here:

Literature Review

Who should attend?

  • Media assistance and journalism support practitioners who are working in the Levant region.

  • Donors and funders to media development and information integrity programmes in the region.

Which countries will the meeting focus on?

Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria

What are the objectives of the meeting?

How will the meeting achieve these objectives?

  • The discussion will be informed by a new GFMD mapping of past, current and planned funding in the region, which will be shared in advance of the meeting.

  • GFMD will use the contributions of members and partners to finalise the mapping report, which will be used by GFMD and our members in dialogue and policy discussions with existing and potential donors.

How can you contribute?

  1. Help us gather data on funding and programmes Add details to the spreadsheet compiling funding opportunities in Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Türkiye (exiled media). Please update the data by 30 November 2024. Refer to the “Instructions” sheet for guidance.

  2. Share relevant resources Share reports analysing the Levant's current situation and funding landscape to include in the event resource page. Email them to [email protected].

  3. Sign the technical note Support advocacy efforts in Lebanon by signing the Technical note for International Media Assistance Actors in Lebanon. Sign via this form.

Your participation and insights will significantly enrich our discussions. If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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