Note to Correspondents

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 twenty-second 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.  Fifteen junior and

mid-level journalists and broadcasters, including three sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation of Germany, are taking part in the six-week Programme, which ends on 18 October.

This year's participants work for media organizations in Afghanistan, Algeria, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Estonia, Ghana, India, Kuwait,   Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Paraguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Tonga and Zimbabwe.  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, Shashi Tharoor, will welcome the participants and formally open the Programme at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 10 September, in Conference Room 9.

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Participants in 2002 Programme

Following are the countries, names and affiliations of the 15 participants in the 2002 Programme:

Name of Participant	Media Type	Country		Affiliation
Sponsored by the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
(Mr.) Breshna NAZARI	Print	Afghanistan	Kabul Weekly
(Ms.) Rym TERBECHE	Radio	Algeria	Radio Algérienne Chaîne III
(Mr.) Julio RODRIGUES	TV	Cape Verde	Radio Televisão Cabo Verdiana
(Mr.) Guillaume OUANGALE	Print	Central African Republic	Le Citoyen
(Ms.) Ragne JÕERAND	Print	Estonia	As Sl Õhtuleht
(Mr.) Vishnudeep SOM	TV	India	New Delhi Television Ltd.
(Ms.) Reem AL-MEE	Print	Kuwait	Al-Rai Al-Aam
(Mr.) Titony SISURATH	Print	Lao People’s Democratic Republic	Lao News Agency (KPL)
(Mr.) Rafael GUNSETT	TV	Paraguay	Sistema Nacional de Television
(Ms.) Des-Marie GREENAWAY	Print	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	The News
(Mr.) Zoltan MIKES	Print	Slovak Republic	Pravda
(Ms.) Fonongava’inga MANGISI	Radio	Tonga	Millennium Radio A3V

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Sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
(Ms.) Gifty DANSOA ANTI	TV	Ghana	Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
(Ms.) Nontyatyambo PETROS	Print	South Africa	Business Day
(Mr.) Godfrey MARAWANYIKA	Print	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe Independent

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