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• 25.11.16 My Killers Are Still Free: The story of a campaign Statistics collected by UNESCO show that a recent awareness-raising campaign on the safety of journalists has reached millions of people worldwide. The campaign marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI, 2 November). Titled My Killers Are Still Free, the aim of the advocacy initiative was to draw attention to the high level of journalists' killings and the prevailing impunity for these crimes committed against them.

• 25.11.16 Internet Universality assessed in Salerno, Italy UNESCO's concept of Internet Universality was featured prominently during a conference at the University of Salerno, Italy on 10 and 11 November. Titled "Internet Governance: theories, models and research perspectives", the event drew prominent Internet scholars, including Mauro Santaniello, Laura DeNardis, Jeannette Hoffman, Claudia Padovani and Meryem Marzouki.

• 25.11.16 UNESCO addresses challenges of a multilingual cyberspace A round table and a high-level meeting on Russia's language policy and the situation of the multilingualism in the world was held in Moscow on 17 and 18 November at the ITAR-TASS News Agency, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Russian Committee of the UNESCO Information for All Programme, and the Interregional Library Cooperation Centre.

• 24.11.16 Indonesia gears up to host World Press Freedom Day 2017 Bringing a pop-up banner with them to UNESCO Headquarters, a delegation travelled from Jakarta to Paris last week to discuss next year's global World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) commemoration to be held in Indonesia.

• 24.11.16 Director-General condemns murder of radio presenter Hernán Choquepata Ordoñez in Peru The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned the murder of radio presenter Hernán Choquepata Ordoñez in Camaná, Peru, on 20 November.

• 24.11.16 UNESCO Highlights Importance of Media Freedom of Expression for Economic Development at The International Forum of French Speaking Media in Madagascar According to the World Trends on Freedom of Expression and Media Development report, the weak economic position of the media industry in Africa continues to exacerbate the problems of self-censorship, widespread bribery and unprofessional journalism, as well as negatively impacting the sustainability and independence of media outlets. It is in this regard that UNESCO participated in the 45th International Forum of the Union Internationale de la presse francophone to discuss Media Economics in developing countries from 20 to 24 November 2016 in Ansirabe, Madagscar. The event attracted the participation of more than 300 journalists including representatives from Reporters without Borders, the Moroccan High Authority of Audiovisual Communication (Haute autorité de la communication audiovisuelle), the president of the Niger Union de la Presse Francophone, media owners and representatives of international organizations. At the opening of the forum, the President of the Republic of Madagascar, Mr. Hery Rajaonari...

• 24.11.16 Director-General condemns killing of journalist Awab Al-Zubairi in Yemen The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today urged measures to improve the safety of journalists in Yemen following the killing of photojournalist Awab Al-Zubairi on 18 November in Taiz, in Yemen.

• 22.11.16 Albana Shala re-elected Chair of IPDC The 30th session of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), which took place in UNESCO Headquarters on 17-18 November 2016, re-elected Ms. Albana Shala as Chair of the Programme for the 2016-2018 period.

• 21.11.16 The power of gender-transformative media development projects During the second day of the 30th IPDC Council session, the importance of gender equality and women's empowerment in the media was discussed, with the presence of a panel of experts.

• 21.11.16 UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information meets with EU First Vice-President Timmermans On 18 November 2016, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information Frank La Rue met with EU First Vice-President Frans Timmermans.

• 21.11.16 Director-General condemns murder of journalist Marcel Lubala in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned the killing of television journalist Marcel Lubala on the night of 14 to 15 November in the city of Mbuji-Mayi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Kasai-Oriental province.

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