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A Press for the Planet: protecting journalists and scientists in defense of the environment.

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  Watch the livestream:  World Press Freedom Day Geneva 2024 at UN Geneva . A Press for the Planet: protecting journalists and scientists in defense of the environment.   WPFD 2024 will be dedicated to the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global environmental crisis . It aims to highlight the significant role that the press, journalism, and access to information play to ensure and secure a sustainable future that respects the rights of individuals , the diversity of their voices, and gender equality. In this context, UNESCO, UNEP, WHO, OHCHR, the Permanent Mission of Austria to Geneva, the Permanent Mission of Chile to Geneva, and the Geneva Press Club, will organize a WPFD event on the 7th of May from 15:00-18:00 in the Palais des Nations, Room XXIII . The event will focus on science communication in shaping public understanding and policymaking regarding environmental issues, strategies to ensure the dissemination of accurate and r
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Roadmap to the future.

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Broadcast of the  World Press Freedom Day 2024 Conference  held at the Plenary room at the Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . Video message on journalists disappeared and executed during the dictatorship in Chile. - Mr. Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO - Mr. Alberto Van Klaveren, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile - Ms. Camila Vallejo, Ministry General Secretariat of Government, Chile
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Unity in Action: Unveiling a Joint Declaration by Presidents of UN Bodies.

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This event is part of the World Press Freedom Day Conference 2024 . Carsten von Nahmen, DW Akademie, Germany, will be moderating a debate that will count with the participation of H.E. Amb. Simona Mirela Miculescu, President of the General Conference of UNESCO, H.E. Amb. Dennis Francis, President, United Nations General Assembly (video message), H.E. Amb. Omar Zniber, President, Human Rights Council (video message) and H.E. Amb. Paula Narváez Ojeda, President, United Nations Economic and Social Council.
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Joint Declaration by Presidents of the United Nations Bodies.

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Unity in Action: Unveiling a Joint Declaration by Presidents of UN Bodies Venue –Plenary room of the  Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . 18:10 – 18:30. Moderator: Mr. Carsten von Nahmen, DW Akademie, Germany - H.E. Amb. Simona Mirela Miculescu, President of the General Conference of UNESCO. - H.E. Amb. Dennis Francis, President, United Nations General Assembly (video message). - H.E. Amb. Omar Zniber, President, Human Rights Council (video message). - H.E. Amb. Paula Narváez Ojeda, President, United Nations Economic and Social Council.
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Freedom is a timeless value!

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As the United Nations celebrates World Press Freedom Day. We will showcase this year’s theme “ A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis ”. We will be hosting the film " Under The Dome ", a powerful documentary on the consequences of air pollution. This film has been banned in China for fear of collective action by the public. The film is directed by journalist, Chai Jing. The screening will be followed by a Panel discussion and Q&A session on press freedom, environmental issues and the need for urgent action on climate change with experts: Bill Code (documentary maker specialiszing in environmental and social justice films) Kara Ortiga (PhD candidate on press freedom in the Phillipines)  Fahimah Badrulhisham (Climate activist) Lesley Hughes (expert in Climate Change; Pro-Chancellor at Macquarie University) PROGRAMME: 5:30 pm - Doors Open/Registration. 6:00 pm - Acknowledgement of Country and Introductory remarks. 6:10 pm - 'Under The
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Plenary Session III : Facing a future for all.

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World Press Freedom Day 2024 Conference . Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . Plenary room. Speakers - Ms. Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. - Honourable Emma Theofelus, Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Namibia. - Mr. Giovanni Salvi, Former Attorney General of the Italian Court of Cassation, Italy. - Ms. Maksuda Aziz, Journalist at Mongabay, Association of Bangladeshi Journalists, Bangladesh. - Mr. Antonio Díaz Aranda, Youth Ambassador for Climate. Moderated by Mr. Giles Trendle, Co-Chair the steering committee of Covering Climate Now, UK.
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Únase a nosotros para ver EN VIVO la Conferencia del Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa 2024!

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   Celebrada en Chile, la Conferencia de este año está dedicada a la importancia del periodismo y la libertad de expresión en el contexto de la actual crisis ambiental global . Aquí podrás ver la ceremonia de apertura con la Directora General de la UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, el Presidente de la República de Chile, Gabriel Boric, Michelle Bachelter, ex Presidenta de Chile y ex Directora Ejecutiva de ONU Mujeres, y el actor y activista mexicano Gael García Bernal. entre otros. A la inauguración le seguirá una primera sesión plenaria (10.15 - 11.20 GMT-4) bajo el tema " No hay futuro sin libertad de expresión y acceso a la información ", con la participación de Maria Ressa, cofundadora y directora ejecutiva de Rappler. , Filipinas, Fredrick Mugira, Fundador Water Journalist Africa, Uganda, Minna-Liina Lind, Viceministra de Relaciones Exteriores para Asuntos Globales y Copresidenta de Media Freedom Coalition, Estonia y Gael García Bernal, Actor, productor y activista ambiental, mod
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