Conference Programme - May 3rd; 2022.

3 MAY

Closed sessions 13:00 - 14:00 (CET)  | 08:00 - 09:00 (UYT) (Online session) Priority Africa : Regional Celebration in Africa /WPFD Convention in Arusha presenting the highlights of an ongoing assessment report on press freedom and the safety of journalists in Africa – by UNESCO
14:00 - 0:30 (CET)  | 09:00 - 19:30 (UYT) Regional United Nations Workshop on Freedom of Expression, Safety of Journalists and Access to Information – by UNESCO and the United Nations System Staff College
14:00 - 18:00 (CET) | 09:00 - 13:00 (UYT)  Critical Voices Under Digital Siege – by the Danish Institute for Human Rights 16:00 - 21:10 (CET) | 11:00 - 16:10 (UYT)  Artistic freedom in the digital sphere – by UNESCO and PEN America's Artist at Risk Connection (ARC),  CECC-SICA, with the support of the Kingdom of Norway

 

Parallel Sessions 14:00 - 15:00 (CET)  | 09:00 - 10:00 (UYT)
Media Viability: What Can Really be Done? – by UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) Equally Safe: Towards a Feminist Approach to the Safety of Journalists - by Article 19 Journalists & Whistleblowers: A Dynamic Society to Fight Corruption - Free Press Unlimited and Regional Office for South America of the Inter American Institute of Human Rights SILENCED – Democracy, Journalism and Censorship in the Digital Age - by IBAHRI and the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom National event: The impact of disinformation on journalism and the media – by Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo (CED)
15:00 - 17:00 (CET)  | 10:00 - 12:00 (UYT) Regional Event:  Media Viability in Latin America and the Caribbean - by IAB and IAPA   15:30 - 16:30 (CET)  | 10:30 - 11:30 (UYT) High-level Dialogue on Press Freedom and the UN Plan of Action on Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity - by the Presidency of the UNESCO General Conference, with the participation of the President of the UN General Assembly and the President of the Human Rights Council  Digital Authoritarianism and Technology-facilitated Threats to Journalists and Human Rights Defenders -  by the Media Freedom Coalition and the Freedom Online Coalition Newsroom Responses to Online Violence Against Women Journalists -– by UNESCO and the International Center for Journalists Academic Conference – Panel 1 - War, Conflicts and Safety of Journalists National event: What is the Role of Public Media in a Context of Threats and Fake News? - by Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo (CED) Uruguay 17:00 - 18:00 (CET)  | 12:00 - 13:00 (UYT) News Media Want Money from the Internet Companies; now what about Access To Data? – by UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) The SafeBox Network: A Collective, Worldwide and Journalistic Response to defeat impunity" - by Forbidden Stories Civil Society Organizations Contribution to Advancing Transparency of Digital platforms – by the Forum on Information and Democracy Developing Effective Tools to Counter Gender-Based online harassment – by UNESCO and the Thomson Reuters Foundation National Event: Freedom of Expression in Art – by PEN Club Uruguay Academic Conference – Panel 2 - Human Rights Standards and Working Conditions of Journalists During Crisis   19:00 - 20:00 (CET)  | 14:00 - 15:00 (UYT) Launch of the Special Mandates Joint Declaration 2022 on Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice Academic Conference – Panel 3: Gender Violence and Safety of Women Journalists   21:30 - 22:30 (CET)  | 15:30 - 16:30 (UYT) Addressing the Digital Challenges to Freedom of Expression through the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI – by UNESCO Academic Conference – Panel 4 – Digital Harassment against Women Journalists   22:00 - 23:00 (CET)  | 17:00 - 18:00 (UYT) Panel Discussion by Presidents and Chief Justices of Regional Human Rights Courts on the Legal frameworks Underpinning the Right to Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists – by UNESCO and the Interamerican Court for Human Rights. Information as a Public Good – Our Journalists, Our Freedom by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Developing Principles for Effective Media Assistance – by Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) and Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) Bridging Barriers to Transparency around Company and Government Data Practices — a Discussion with the Action Coalition on Meaningful Transparency” by the Global Network Initiative (GNI) Launch of the Core Group of Friends of Freedom of Expression and Journalism of the Organization of American States - Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the IACHR National Event: Freedom of Expression on the Internet - Perspectives from Law and Journalism –   by Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Económica y Social (CERES)   Parallel Partner Sessions 22:00 - 23:00 (CET)  | 18:30 - 19:30 (UYT) Disinformation Without Borders: The Role of International Community Media in Protecting the Public from Disinformation and Surveillance – by PEN America 23:30 - 00:30 (CET)  | 18:30 - 19:30 (UYT)   We Should be Talking about Gendered Disinformation – by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection on the Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion, and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Monitoring Unfreedom, Taking Action – How Human Rights Activists and Journalists React to the Different Faces of Digital Authoritarianism – by Deutsche Welle Akademie Protecting Professionals in the Public Sphere - Intersectoral Dialogue on the Protection of Artistic Freedom, Freedom of Expression and Scientific Freedom – by UNESCO Regional Event: Book Presentation “Navigating the infodemic with MIL-Media and Information Literacy”.  by the Public Defender of Audiovisual Communication Services of Argentina and UNESCO National Event: Recognition of the Ministry of Education and Culture to Danilo Arbilla– by the Ministry of Education and Culture Closed side event: Joint Regional Launch of UNESCO Flagship Reports “World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development” and Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity Report - by  UNESCO and Al Jazeera - by invitation only.