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UNAMI FOCUS Voice of the Mission May 2009 News Bulletin - Issue 33 United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Public Information Office UNAMI FOCUS Voice of the Mission May 2009 News Bulletin - Issue 33 Features UNAMI in Action Discussion Governorates Iraqi Words Contact Us In This Issue Historic Event in Baghdad World Press Freedom Day 2009- Doha, Qatar-2-4 May (2) International Federation of Journalists DOHA DECLARATION (2) International Federation of Jour- nalists Holds Historic Event in Baghdad (4) Media's role in elections - a hot topic in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (6) Marking World Press Freedom Day in Baghdad (7) Iraq and Corruption (8) Kurdistan Elections (9) Erbil Governorate (10) Iraqi Dance Troop Performing at Opening for Conference (UN Photo/Sarmad Al-Safy) Sulaymaniyah Governorate (10) Dahuk Governorate (11) Iraqis in their own words (12) Mission Statement- Public Infor- mation Office-UNAMI (12) Sectors’ & UN Agencies’ Activi- ties May 2009 (13) The SRSG’s Farewell Message (14) Audience and Speakers during Event: Marking World Media's role in elections - a hot topic in the Kurdistan Press Freedom Day (UN Photo) Region of Iraq UNAMI FOCUS - May 2009 Empowering Citizenship: Media, Dialogue World Press Freedom Day and Education 2009-Doha, Qatar-2-4 May Media functions as a vehicle for the flow of a plurality of viewpoints and multiplicity of voices, thus permitting exercises of citizenship such as participation, criticism and voting. Informed citi- Media, dialogue and mutual understanding zens can better and more actively participate in In partnership with the Doha Center for Media their societies’ decision making processes. freedom, and under the auspices of Qatari first lady, HH Sheikha Mozah Al Missned, UNESCO UNAMI was represented by the Special Repre- held its World Press Freedom Day,2009 confer- sentative of the Secretary-General for Iraq ence in Doha, Qatar on 2-3 May 2009. The con- (SRSG) Staffan de Mistura. The SRSG partici- ference focused on the potential of media in fos- pated in the panel on: What specific role for me- tering dialogue, mutual understanding and recon- dia in promoting interreligious dialogue and mu- ciliation. tual understanding. Drawing on his long experi- ence of conflict engagement, in the Middle East Being the only UN agency with a mandate to de- and beyond, Mr. de Mistura emphasized the fend freedom of expression and press freedom, need to depoliticize religions and conversely, the UNESCO has placed mutual understanding and need to free religion from the burdens of narrow dialogue through media at the core of its mission. interests. UNESCO’s Constitution, adopted in November 1945, states that the Organization will AWARD: At the end, the Conference awarded “collaborate in the work of advancing the mutual its prize this year posthumously to Lasantha knowledge and understanding of all peoples, Wickrematunga, the editor of Sri Lanka’s The through all means of mass communication” and Sunday Leader, who, in a twisted version of “promote the free flow of ideas by word and im- Gabriel García Márquez’s Chronicle of an An- age”. nounced Death in the form of an editorial, pre- dicts his own murder and fingers the ones who This year participants explored the potential of allegedly were planning it. media to serve as a platform for dialogue. The conference also issued the Doha Declara- Thematically, the conference explored: tion (below): The Roles of Media in International Dialogue Cultural references determine our identity as hu- man beings and the ways in which we construct DOHA DECLARATION reality; they affect the perception of ourselves, 3 May 2009 the way we encounter others, and the way we interact with the world. The media greatly influ- ences not only what we think, but also how we The Potential of Media: Dialogue, Mutual Un- act. derstanding and Reconciliation Free Media Fosters Dialogue We, the participants of the UNESCO World Press Perhaps the best way a media can work towards Freedom Day conference in Doha, Qatar, 3 May building mutual understanding is by strengthen- 2009, ing the media culture itself. A media that is vi- brant, independent, pluralistic, inclusive and fair, Recalling the commemoration of the 60th anni- editorial free and beyond censor and influence versary of the Universal Declaration of Human from interests, political, commercial, or otherwise Rights, which states in Article 19 that: “Everyone – only a free media will innately contribute to the has the right to freedom of opinion and expres- dialogue and understanding across divides. sion; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and What specific role for media in promoting in- impart information and ideas through any media terreligious dialogue and mutual understand- and regardless of frontiers.” ing Perhaps no issue can evoke intense and polar- Reaffirming that freedom of expression is a fun- ized positions as religion. Communities can coa- damental right that is essential to the realisation lesce on the bases of common religious denomi- of other freedoms set forth in international human nators or unravel as a result of exacerbated dif- rights instruments, ferences. Recalling the United Nations Millennium Declara- 2 tion of September 2000, which considers that toler- To promote diversity at all levels of the news busi- ance is one of the fundamental values essential to ness by broadening sources of recruitment and the international relations in the 21st century and reach of professional development programmes should include the active promotion of a culture of that support equality, participation and dialogue, peace and dialogue among civilisations, with hu- man beings respecting one another in all their di- To develop practical initiatives on how to report versity of belief, culture and language, on religious and cultural diversity, in order to fos- ter dialogue and understanding, by introducing Recalling the Universal Declaration on Cultural Di- teaching methods at journalism schools that fo- versity of UNESCO and the principles contained cus on raising awareness of intercultural dialogue therein, and conflict-sensitive reporting. Stressing that independent and pluralistic media Call on member states: are essential for ensuring transparency, account- ability and participation as fundamental elements of To establish legal frameworks in compliance with good governance and human rights-based devel- international standards that guarantee freedom of opment, expression and ensure that media professionals can do their work freely and safely, without intimi- Considering that freedom of opinion and expres- dation, sion are essential cornerstones of free and de- mocratic societies and contribute to a better un- To take the necessary measures to ensure rigor- derstanding of and a dialogue among cultures, ous and independent investigations and prosecu- tions in cases of harassment and violence against Bearing in mind that the International Covenant on journalists and bloggers, and to put an end to im- Civil and Political Rights, in its Article 20, requires punity, States Parties to prohibit by law any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes To make sure that their constitutional and legisla- incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence, tive systems have provisions to ensure adequate and effective guarantees of freedom of thought, Recalling the Resolution of UNESCO’s Executive conscience and religion for all, without exception, Board adopted in March 2006 on “Respect for and in conformity with international standards, Freedom of Expression and Respect for Sacred Beliefs and Values and Religious and Cultural To remove statutes on defamation from penal Symbols” (174 EX/Decision 46), which promotes codes, respect for freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs and symbols and highlights that To develop a culture of transparency, including they are two intrinsically linked principles and go legal measures to ensure access to and dissemi- hand in hand in combating ignorance and lack of nation of information to enhance dialogue and the understanding with a view to building peace and participation of all actors in society, establishing dialogue among cultures, civilisations, religions and peoples, To support broad public participation in the proc- esses of governance, including through such Call on media and professional associations: means as ICTs and e-governance, To commit themselves to improving the profes- To facilitate access to media for all , especially sional qualifications of journalists, including support women, people with disabilities and vulnerable for independent associations, organisations and groups, and to enable them to create their own unions, to developing voluntary self-regulatory me- means of debate, dia accountability systems and to adhere to high ethical and professional standards in their work, To remove legal and other barriers to the establish- ment of independent media, To raise public awareness of human rights viola- tions, intolerance, abuse of power and to investi- To facilitate the production, dissemination and gate and report in a professional manner, exchange of programmes on dialogue, peace- building and reconciliation addressing children To develop activities aimed at increasing better and youth, notably by providing assistance for the understanding of the diversity of cultures by pro- acquisition of distribution rights and translation. moting exchanges and joint projects with media professionals from different cultures and profes- To promote in their
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