International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East
Opening Session
09:30 - 10:30 | Registration
10:30 - 11:00 | Opening session
Opening statements
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Ms. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications,
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Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General, the United Nations Office at Geneva
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H.E. Dr. Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations
Messages
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H.E. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
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H.E. Mr. Cheikh Niang, Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United
Nations, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of
the Palestinian People
SESSION I
11:00 - 13:00 | SESSION I: Freedom of the Press and Safety of Journalists in
a Time of War
Moderator: Ms. Melissa Fleming
11:00 - 12:30 | Statements by:
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Ms. Ameera Harouda, Freelance Journalist
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Professor Colleen Murrell, Professor, International and Broadcast Journalism, Dublin City University
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Ms. Jodie Ginsberg, Chief Executive Officer, Committee to Protect Journalists
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Mr. Guilherme Canela, Chief of Section, Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
12:30 - 13:00 | Reflections from the audience
LUNCH
13:00 - 15:00 | Lunch
SESSION II
15:00 - 17:00 | SESSION II: Behind the Headlines of Gaza: Media Challenges
and Perspectives
Moderator: Ms. Nanette Braun, Director, Communication Campaigns Service, Campaigns and Country Operations Division, UN Department of Global Communications
15:00 - 16:30 | Statements by:
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Mr. Omar Baddar, Political Analyst and Digital Producer
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Ms. Anat Saragusti, Director, Press Freedom, Union of Journalists in Israel
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Mr. Mohammad Ali Alnsour, Chief, the Middle East and North Africa Section, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Ms. Lila Hassan, Independent Investigative Journalist
16:30 - 17:00 | Reflections from the audience
CLOSING CEREMONY
17:00 – 17:15 | Concluding Session
Closing Statements
- Ms. Melissa Fleming
