<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Dear Listers,</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">
Every year, 3 May is set aside to celebrate the fundamental principles of press
freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from
attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost
their lives in the exercise of their profession. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">UNESCO also uses the
occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, to </span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">give the annual UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World
Press Freedom Prize, which honours a person, organization or institution that
has made an outstanding contribution to the defence and, or promotion of press
freedom anywhere in the world, and especially when this has been achieved in
the face of danger. Applications currently open and details are available on
this link <a href="https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-seeking-nominations-unescoguillermo-cano-world-press-freedom-prize-2019"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-seeking-nominations-unescoguillermo-cano-world-press-freedom-prize-2019</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Herewith attached is the concept note for the 2019 World Press
Freedom Day Global Conference taking place at the African Union HQ in Addis
Ababa from May 1-3, 2019. The concept note is also available on this link <a href="https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/wpfd2019_concept_note_summary_en.pdf"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/wpfd2019_concept_note_summary_en.pdf</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The 2019 global conference is Jointly organised and by
UNESCO, the African Union and the Government of Ethiopia, under the theme <b>‘Media
for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation’. </b>This
theme is closely interlinked with the objectives of the United Nations’
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the African Union’s Agenda
2063, which seeks to promote “an Africa of good governance, democracy, respect
for human rights, justice and the rule of law”.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In this context, World Press Freedom Day 2019 will address the
following sub-themes:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">      </span>How the digital era is affecting electoral communications.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">      </span>New attempts to undermine media’s role in democracy:
Discrediting professional journalism, and disrupting Internet access.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">      </span>Media’s potential to contribute to a culture of sustainable
peace and democracy</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Online Registration <a href="https://en.unesco.org/news/registrations-now-open-world-press-freedom-day-2019-addis-ababa" target="_blank">https://en.unesco.org/news/registrations-now-open-world-press-freedom-day-2019-addis-ababa</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A call for an academic conference can be accessed via this link</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://en.unesco.org/news/academic-conference-safety-journalists-call-papers" target="_blank">https://en.unesco.org/news/academic-conference-safety-journalists-call-papers</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Format</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(41,32,32)"> The pre-events on May 1, 2019 and the breakout sessions on
May  2 and 3, 2019 will be organized by a range of partners from <b>civil
society, intergovernmental organizations and the private sector</b>. Calls for
proposals are now open from potential partners wishing to participate in the
event by taking on the role of<b> organizer of a breakout session.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please share this information with your networks and should you
be interested in partnering in any way, do not hesitate to get in touch
with us (see contact details below).</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black">For more information, contact:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(41,32,32)">
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</span><span style="color:black">UNESCO
HQ, Paris<br>
Saorla McCabe<br>
<a href="mailto:s.mccabe@unesco.org"><span style="color:rgb(0,173,216)">s.mccabe@unesco.org</span></a><br>
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UNESCO Liaison Office to AU and UNECA, Addis Ababa<br>
Lydia Gachungi<br>
<a href="mailto:l.gachungi@unesco.org"><span style="color:rgb(0,173,216)">l.gachungi@unesco.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p></div></div></div></div>
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