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27th IPDC Council session - 24-26 March 2010, UNESCO, Paris, France http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27234&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Master Class in Broadcast Regulation for Elections - 24-26 March 2010, UNESCO, Paris, France http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=29371&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html UNESCO provides assistance in preserving Haitian documentary heritage UNESCO has provided emergency funding to undertake protective actions to safeguard endangered documentary items. ev.php?URL_ID=29582&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201 Mobilizing for Haiti
More text Syllabus on reporting Africa: Findings of discussion forum 18-03-2010 (Rhodes University) Windhoek UNESCO and Rhodes University have teamed up to roll out an online discussion that will culminate in researching, developing and disseminating a possible syllabus on reporting Africa, based on the UNESCO Model Curricula for Journalism Education. The initial outcome of the online discussion clearly demonstrated a need for such a syllabus. The outcome of the online discussion set up by UNESCO and Rhodes University demonstrates a need for a syllabus on reporting Africa. More First inscription from Macao on Memory of the World Register at MOWCAP 4 18-03-2010 (MOWCAP) Macao On 9 March 2010 the Archives and materials of the Macao Diocese from 1550s to 1800s were added to the Asia-Pacific Memory of the World Register. This first inscription from the Macao SAR, China, joined seven other new inscriptions on the Register, from China, Vietnam, Mongolia, New Zealand, Fiji and the Philippines. The Archives and materials of the Macao Diocese from 1550s to 1800s were added to the Asia-Pacific Memory of the World Register. More UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators discussed at workshop in Swaziland 17-03-2010 (UNESCO) Mbabane A workshop took place yesterday in Mbabane (Swaziland) to present UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators to decision makers from the Swaziland Ministry of Broadcasting and Information. The event was jointly organized by UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics (UIS) and Windhoek Office under the theme ‘Supporting Media Development Policy with Evidence-Based Data’. A workshop in Mbabane presented UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators to the Swaziland Ministry of Broadcasting and Information. More Community radio for sustainable development was the focus of 2nd AMARC Conference in Bangalore 16-03-2010 (UNESCO) Bangalore Community radio broadcasters from 20 countries of the Asia-Pacific region have requested to place people’s communications rights at the centre of development. The Bangalore declaration issued at the conclusion of the 2nd AMARC Asia-Pacific Conference calls also for supporting initiatives providing access to digital opportunities and giving the voice to marginalised communities. Community radio broadcasters from Asia-Pacific call for placing people’s communications rights at the centre of development. More Media ethics and accountability debated at conference in Istanbul 16-03-2010 (UNESCO) Istanbul Professional journalistic standards and codes of ethics were widely discussed at the regional South-East European conference on media accountability, organized by UNESCO on 22 and 23 February 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey. The meeting, entitled “Professional Standards and Self-Regulation in Media and State of Play of Media Policy in South-East Europe”, gathered some 70 professionals from the South-East European (SEE) region and Turkey. Professional journalistic standards were discussed at the South-East European conference organized by UNESCO in Istanbul last month. More