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© Mark Fredericks, Walter Sisulu University


UNESCO and DW-AKADEMIE support Africa’s journalism education institutions

DW-AKADEMIE, Deutsche Welle’s international center for media development, media consulting and journalism training, is organizing in cooperation with UNESCO, a Train-the-Trainer Course for 12 young lecturers from 8 African journalism education institutions in East London, South Africa from 16 to 27 January 2012. The training is hosted by Walter Sisulu University.

Radio Hamro Aawaaj, a women's community radio station is being established in Jumla district with support from UNESCO - © UNESCO


Giving voice to Nepali women through community radio

Radio Nari Aawaj, otherwise known as Radio Women’s Voice, a community radio station managed and operated by women from the remote Jumla district in Nepal’s far western region, recently started test transmissions.

© UNESCO / UNESCO donates protective vests and helmets to media professionals in Gaza


First steps taken to adopt a United Nations Plan of Action to improve safety of journalists and combat impunity

Representatives of United Nations agencies, programmes and funds meeting at UNESCO in Paris have drafted an Action Plan to improve the safety of journalists and combat impunity of crimes against them.

©UNESCO / IPDC project 'Updating Campus Radio Studio at Daystar University' - Nairobi, Kenya.


IPDC Bureau allocates over US$ 2,3 million to 93 media development projects

Ninety-three projects aimed at expanding opportunities for free, independent and pluralistic media in developing countries worldwide have received funding at the 55th meeting of the IPDC Bureau.