UN-EU High-level Policy Dialogue on safety of journalists and media freedom
OBCT è stato invitato a partecipare al dibattito su sicurezza dei giornalisti e dei media promosso dall'ufficio ONU per i diritti umani in Europa, evento ibrido che si tiene fra Bruxelles e online, dal titolo Protecting the safety of journalists, media freedom and pluralism in the European Union: challenges and opportunities (Tutela della sicurezza dei giornalisti, della libertà di stampa e del pluralismo nella UE: sfide e opportunità)
Un'intera giornata sarà dedicata al confronto fra vari stakeholders di tutta Europa. In mattinata, è garantita la presenza delle cariche più alte delle istituzioni europee, dalla neo-eletta presidente dell'Europarlamento Roberta Metsola, a Věra Jourová, vicepresidente della Commissione, oltre a Irene Khan dell'ONU e Teresa Ribeiro dell'OSCE.
Per OBCT, Maria Francesca Rita e Paola Rosà del Resource Centre team, interverranno al primo panel previsto a fine mattinata.
Qui il programma provvisorio:
Moderation by Dave Keating
9:30 Welcome address by Sophie Wilmès, Minister of European and Foreign Affairs of Belgium
9:45 Introductory remarks by Nada Al-Nashif, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
10:00 Protecting the safety of journalists, media freedom and pluralism in the European Union: challenges and opportunities
Panel discussion with:
- Clément Beaune, State Secretary for European Affairs, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France (video message)
- Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, tbc
- Věra Jourová, Vice-President and Commissioner for Values and Transparency of the European Commission
- Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of expression
- Teresa Ribeiro, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, tbc
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Roundtable One - Better protecting journalists against attacks and legal harassment: enhancing synergies to ensure progress on the ground
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Roundtable Two - The upcoming EU Media Freedom Act: strengthening media independence, freedom and pluralism to protect information as a public good
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Roundtable Three - Towards an enabling digital ecosystem for professional journalism and public interest information
17:30 Conclusions by Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO
17:45 Closing remarks by Birgit Van Hout, Regional Representative for Europe, UN Human Rights Regional Office for Europe (OHCHR)
