Meeting Agenda

Here you will find the agenda for the GFMD Levant Regional Meeting on Media Support on December 18.

Time (EET)	Activity
15:00 – 15:15	Introduction and presentation of GFMD mapping of funding for media development and journalism support in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Syria. Researchers will present key trends and high-level Insights outlined in the mapping report.
15:15 – 15:40	Syria: Opportunities and risks GFMD members and partners from Syria will provide assessment of what support is needed for Syrian media in light of the overthrow of Assad regime.
15:40 – 16:05	Palestine: Emergency support and recovery GFMD members and partners from Palestine will provide updates about the emergency/crisis needs as well as efforts to establish a journalism fund to provide longer-term core support.
16:05 - 16:30	Lebanon: Supporting independent public interest media GFMD members and partners in Lebanon will explain the technical requests that they have articulated to donors and the strategic necessity of supporting independent media in Lebanon.
16:30 – 16:40	Iraq: GFMD members and partners in Iraq will respond to the findings of the mapping and identify gaps in funding.
16:40 - 16:50	Jordan: GFMD members and partners in Jordan will respond to the finding of the mapping and identify gaps in funding.
16:50 - 17:00	Conclusions: Reflections on joint efforts and potential cooperation.