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UNESCO Communication and Information Weekly Newsletter

• 10.07.15 Strengthening policies and funding for community media sustainability An international seminar entitled "Community Media Sustainability: Strengthening Policies and Funding" will reunite broadcasting regulators, community and public media professionals, civil society and academic experts from more than 20 countries to innovate sustainability in the community media sector.

• 10.07.15 UNESCO partners with Inter-American System of Human Rights for Impunity Day conference Actors from the judicial and legal communities will take part in an international conference in San José, Costa Rica, on 9 and 10 October, as an advance commemoration of the International Day against Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.

• 08.07.15 Director-General urges an investigation into the killing of three Mexican journalists The Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova today urged the Mexican authorities to shed light on the killing of three journalists Filadelfo Sánchez Sarmiento, Gerardo Nieto Alvarez and Juan Mendoza Delgado, who died between 26 June and 2 July.

• 06.07.15 African journalists hone skills in readiness for climate summit A more positive attitude towards mitigating and preventing climate change will come about with journalists keeping the people sufficiently informed, so that they can bring pressure on their leaders.

• 06.07.15 New updates available at the Interactive Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger UNESCO's online tool for monitoring endangered languages has integrated new information and resources provided by users worldwide.

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