United Nations Media Club
Created as an initiative of
the UNDP, the United Nations Media Club was launched on the occasion
of ‘Press Freedom Day’, 3 May 2006. The UN Media Club aims to foster an
improved understanding of the issues related to human development
and poverty reduction, and to educate the press to report accurately
and professionally on these issues. It seeks to establish and build
close working relations with the media, and to create an outlet for
media professionals to meet and discuss development in Sierra Leone,
pushing the issues surrounding it to the forefront of the news. UN
Media Club will create a forum for the communication and
organization of media activities through press conferences, debates
and radio/TV programmes.
Introduction of a
‘Development Forum’
The Development Forum for
journalists is held every two to three months under the mandate of
the UN Media Club. The profile of that forum reaches beyond sheer
knowledge generation and is attended by journalists to better
qualify them for the difficult coverage of development topics.
The first Development Forum
was held on 2 August 2006, and discussed the water shortage at the
time in Freetown. Guest speakers at the forum included Mr. Andrew K.
Keili, Executive Director, Cemmats Group Ltd., Mr. Alfred Barlatt,
Operations Manager, SALWACO and Mr. George Saquee, Project Officer,
UNICEF.
The second Development Forum
was held on 10 November 2006, and discussed the upcoming Consultative Group (CG) meeting, scheduled to take place in Freetown
from 29-30 November.
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become a member of the UN Media Club. Membership entitles you to
regular updates on the activities of the UNDP in Sierra Leone, and
invitations to all Development Forums arranged by the United Nations.
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Sierra Leone
