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World Press Freedom Day: Journalism Under Digital Siege

New York Observance of the 2022 World Press Freedom Day: Journalism Under Digital Siege

In 1993, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 3 May as World Press Freedom Day following a recommendation adopted at the twenty-sixth session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 1991. It serves as an occasion to inform citizens of the violations of press freedom and remind governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom. It is a day to reflect on issues of press freedom and professional ethics as well as to support media professionals, who are the targets of the restraint, or abolition, of press freedom. Equally important, World Press Freedom Day recognizes and remembers journalists who lost their lives in the pursuit of a story.

In collaboration with UNESCO, the United Nations Department of Global Communications will host a virtual event for the New York observance of World Press Freedom Day 2022 on 4 May, 10:30 am – 12 pm EDT. This year’s World Press Freedom Day theme, “Journalism Under Digital Siege,” examines the challenges to media viability in different regions and media sectors, identifying viable solutions without compromising the integrity and editorial independence and exploring the importance of professional practices. In addition, the session will mark the 10th anniversary of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity and discuss the new challenges that the digital world brings to the safety of journalists.

Event site: un.org/en/civil-society/world-press-freedom-day-observance-2022

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@yahoo.com or bknotts@uua.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org.

Fortifying the Supply Chain – Addressing Premix Challenges

We are delighted to invite you to a webinar on Fortifying the Supply Chain – Addressing Premix Challenges which will take place on Wednesday 7 April from 14:00-15:30 Central European Time (CET).

Register here!

This webinar will examine how the fortification supply chain has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including foreign exchange shortages, limited sources for raw materials, concentration of premix suppliers in specific geographies and huge increases in air freight and shipping costs, and container shortages due to COVID-19 related trade imbalances. Moving forward it will discuss key questions as to:

  • how vulnerabilities in the premix supply chain be addressed to make it more resilient to external shocks
  • what actions can be taken by vitamin and mineral producers and premix blenders to ensure a reliable, affordable supply of vitamin and mineral premix to support fortification programs
  • ways to strengthen and protect local access to premix, especially by small and medium-sized producers of fortified staple foods

The webinar will be moderated by Saskia Osendarp, Executive Director of the Micronutrient Forum and featuring stakeholders working to overcome these challenges from Stern Vitamin, BASF, Hexagon Nutrition, the GAIN Premix Facility and voices from Tanzania and Mozambique.

This webinar is co-hosted by the Micronutrient Forum, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), HarvestPlus, Hexagon Nutrition, Stern Vitamin and BASF

Kind regards,
Second Global Summit on Food Fortification team

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-Vienna, please visit ngocsdvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org. 

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