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• 26.02.16 UNESCO presented findings of study on web-radios in Morocco On 19 February 2016 the Maghreb Bureau for UNESCO organized a seminar for the International Radio Day to present the study on "Web Radios in Morocco". The event was attended by representatives from a dozen of web radios as well as the High Authority for Audiovisual and Communications (HACA), the Chairman of World Association of Community-based Broadcasters and the General Secretary of the Ministry of Communication of the Kingdom of Morocco.

• 26.02.16 In Commonwealth Lecture, a call to educate for inclusion, dialogue and peace Delivering the 18th Commonwealth Lecture in London on 25 February 2016, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova explored the stakes of educating for inclusion, dialogue and peace in a world that is getting younger every day.

• 25.02.16 Director-General urges investigation into murder of journalist Moisés Dagdug Lutzow in Mexico The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has called on the Mexican authorities to investigate the murder of radio owner and presenter Moisés Dagdug Lutzow in the Mexican state of Tabasco.

• 25.02.16 Director-General condemns death of journalist Majid Dirani in Syria The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has denounced the death of freelance journalist Majid Dirani in a suburb of Damascus.

• 25.02.16 Media stakeholders workshop on journalists safety indicators in Kenya UNESCO in partnership with African Media Initiative (AMI) organised a media stakeholder's consultation on 23 February 2016 on the State of Journalists Safety and the Issue of Impunity in Kenya based on UNESCOs Journalists' Safety Indicators. The one day meeting in Nairobi, Kenya aimed at reviewing and discussing issues captured in the draft study report on Journalists Safety in Kenya covering the period from August 2014 to July 2015 in Kenya.

• 25.02.16 Director-General condemns ongoing violence and attacks on media personnel in Syria The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned ongoing attacks on media personnel in Syria and deplored the heavy tribute paid by reporters and their colleagues in the exercise of their professional duties.

• 25.02.16 Director-General deplores the unsafe media environment in Iraq The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today deplored the unsafe conditions that journalists and media workers face in Iraq. UNESCO has now confirmed, in addition to killings that the Director-general had previously condemned, the killings of the following seven media professionals within the country over the last two years.

• 25.02.16 UNESCO calls for research proposals: Social media and youth radicalization in the digital age UNESCO launches a call for research proposals to provide a global mapping of research into the assumed roles played by social media in radicalization processes in all regions. The research should also examine ongoing steps being taken to counter radicalization, and provide an in-depth analysis on their potential impact on online and offline freedoms. Building on these empirical findings, the study should also include recommendations for various actors including state actors, Internet companies, news media, civil society and researchers.

• 24.02.16 Youth networks join forces to turn ideas into action From 14 to 18 February, the "Debate to Action" communications and leadership programme brought together young Arab emerging leaders in Amman, Jordan, to enhance their capacities to make their voices heard in the public sphere and carry-out effective advocacy. The five-day workshop aimed to provide these young women and men with the tools to become ambassadors for dialogue in their region.

• 24.02.16 Director-General condemns murder of journalist Elvis Ordaniza in the Philippines The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today called for an investigation into the murder of journalist Elvis Ordaniza in the town of Poblacion, in Mindanao, the Philippines.

• 22.02.16 Director-General condemns murder of journalist Ahmed Al-Shaibani in Yemen The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has condemned the killing of journalist Ahmed Al-Shaibani in the city of Taiz in Yemen.

• 22.02.16 World Trends Report launched in Oslo The second edition of UNESCO's report on World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development was launched in an academic seminar at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus (HiOA) in Norway last week.

• 22.02.16 Director-General condemns murder of journalist Karun Misra in India The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, condemned the killing of journalist Karun Misra, in the city of Sultanpur, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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