DPI TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR BROADCASTERS AND JOURNALISTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BEGINS AT HEADQUARTERS

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DPI TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR BROADCASTERS AND JOURNALISTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BEGINS AT HEADQUARTERS

The United Nations Training Programme for Broadcasters and Journalists from Developing Countries begins its twentieth session today at Headquarters, under the direction of the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The Programme was established in 1980 by the General Assembly, which requested the Secretary-General to initiate an in-service training programme for broadcasters and journalists from developing countries. Nineteen junior and mid-level journalists and broadcasters, including four sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation of Germany, are taking part in the six-week programme, which ends on 6 October.

This year's participants work for media organizations in Bahrain, Burundi, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, Cyprus, Indonesia, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Guinea, Libya, Malta, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Peru, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Vanuatu. The programme is designed to supplement national, regional and other international training opportunities.

During the programme, the participants will:

-- Receive in-service training in DPI and take part in the work of the General Assembly;

-- Undertake professional work assignments and receive briefings from United Nations officials on issues of priority to the Organization;

-- Visit major media organizations in New York, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta to observe their operations; and

-- Serve as temporary United Nations correspondents, covering United Nations meetings and activities on behalf of their home media organizations.

The Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, Kensaku Hogen, will welcome the participants and formally open the programme at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 31 August, in Conference Room 9.

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Participants in 2000 Programme

Following are the countries, names and affiliations of the 19 participants in the 2000 programme:

Name of Participant Media Type Country Affiliation

Sponsored by the Department of Public Information

Mr. Tariq Khonji Print Bahrain Gulf Daily News Ms. Béatrice Nibogora Radio Burundi Radio Télévision National du Burundi Ms. Claudia Vesga TV Colombia Prego TV - Caracol Mr. Sami Ozuslu Radio Cyprus SIM-FM Mr. Ri Kyong Il Print Democratic People’s Rodong Sinmun Republic of Korea Mr. Georges Sagno Print Guinea Le Globe Mr. Khaled El-Zarouk Radio/TV Libya Libyan Jamahiriya Television Mr. Pierre Cassar Radio Malta University Broadcasting Services, Ltd. Ms. Luntan Bolormaa Print Mongolia Mongol News Company Ms. Helna Sotomayor TV Nicaragua Telenica Canal 8 Mr. Alvaro Ugaz Radio Peru Radio Programas del Peru Ms. Zevar Davlatova TV Tajikistan Rahimov Saif Ms. Assumpta Massoi Radio Tanzania Radio Tanzania Ms. Jada Loutoo Print Trinidad and Tobago Daily News Limited Mr. Hilaire Buleuru Radio/TV Vanuatu Vanuatu Broadcasting and TV Corporation

Sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation

Ms. Yeqian Liang Print People’s Republic Xinhua News Agency of China Ms. Indah Nuritasari Print Indonesia Bisnis Otonomi Weekly Mr. Dhakshina Bodhinayake Radio/TV Sri Lanka Internationas Ms. Sangkama Sarawat Print Thailand Pacific News Center

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