Doha: The Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) will be joining UN agencies and regional and international media institutions to discuss implementing the recommendations in the recently passed resolution at the 2nd ‘UN’s Inter-Agency Meeting on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity.’
The meeting will bring together Unesco, OHCHR, UNODC and UNDP to create a plan of action for journalists working in both conflict and non-conflict zones, “as well as to further reinforce prevention, monitoring and awareness-raising campaigns,” said Janis Karklins, assistant director-general for communication and information at Unesco, in a letter sent to DCMF Director Jan Keulen, who will be attending the meeting in Austria on November 22-23. Keulen applauded UN Human Rights Council’s move to establish journalist safety as a fundamental element of freedom of expression.
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