Tag: UNESCO
Auckland Palestine rally honours Gaza journalists for freedom award
Asia Pacific Report
About 500 people honoured Palestinian journalists in the heart of the New Zealand city of Auckland today for their brave coverage of...
Media freedom award for the Gaza journalists who have paid a...
By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch
Along with the devastating death toll – now almost 35,000 people, hundreds of aid workers and hundreds...
How mangroves are crucial for Fiji’s climate strategy – and the...
By Joeli Bili in Suva
Around the world, today - July 26 -- is commemorated as the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove...
Human rights arguments have lost credibility over double standards
ANALYSIS: By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
At a time when the West has weaponised human rights, the United Nations body that promotes freedom of expression...
UN report blames Fiji student dropout on ‘inadequate parental support’
By Anish Chand in Suva
Inadequate parental support and the lack of parental engagement with education stakeholders are resulting in boys’ disengagement from education in...
Afghanistan media: ‘You can’t put that genie back in the bottle’
By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks prompted the US to invade Afghanistan, the Taliban announced they have taken the...
Tahitian community groups try to save endangered sacred mountain
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A collective of community groups in Tahiti trying to preserve a historical-cultural icon at Tautira have condemned the Tahitian government for...
Branding armed Papuan resistance as ‘terrorists’ angers rights groups, sparks media...
By David Robie
Branding armed Papuan resistance groups as “terrorists” has sparked strong condemnation from human rights groups across Indonesia and in West Papua, some...
UNESCO raises alarm over surge of attacks on media covering protests
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
In its new report, Safety of Journalists Covering Protests – Preserving Freedom of the Press During Times of Civil Unrest, the...
Pioneering Samoan academic wins key social sciences role at UNESCO
By RNZ Pacific
A leading Samoan academic from Auckland University of Technology has been appointed to a key role at New Zealand's branch of United...
Bid to unite Asia-Pacific press councils takes off in Timor-Leste
By Bob Howarth in Dili, Timor-Leste
The Dili Dialogue Forum, sponsored by UNESCO and organised by the Timor-Leste Press Council, will be held again next...
Calls for safety of Indonesian, West Papuan journalists to be prioritised
Independent journalists, human rights defenders and freedom organisations in Timor-Leste have appealed for international bodies to ensure the safety of Indonesian journalists.
With World...
Activists, media freedom advocates plan ‘global action’ for West Papua
Media freedom advocates and human rights activists are planning a "global action" for West Papua with demonstrations marking UNESCO world press freedom day events...
Indonesia faces chance to prove it is more ‘journalist-friendly’ in 2017
By Colette Davidson
When journalist and media activist Victor Mambor wants information from inside Papua, Indonesia, he knows how to get it -- he has...
Out-of-date textbooks put sustainable development at risk, says report
By Kate Redman in Paris
A new study by the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report shows secondary school textbooks from the 1950s until...
Angkor elephant’s death spurs animal tourism shake-up
A clip of elephant riding in Thailand where performances are most common and where animal cruelty regulations are regarded as weak. Video: World Animal...
Pacific Islanders debate paradox of ‘Oceanianism’ and global citizens
From Indepth News
By Shailendra Singh in Suva
Discussions about the concept of "Global Citizenship" are gaining momentum in various international forums, but remain largely unexplored...
