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-third 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 a programme of fellowships 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 17 October.

This year's participants work for media organizations in Afghanistan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Egypt, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Lithuania, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Pakistan, Philippines, Saint Lucia and United Arab Emirates.  The Programme is designed to supplement national, regional and other international training opportunities.

During the Programme, the participants will:

-- 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.

Participants in 2003 Programme

Following are the countries, names and affiliations of the 15 participants in the 2003 Programme:

Name of Participant	Media Type	Country	Affiliation
Sponsored by the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
(Mr.) Barashna NAZARI	Print	Afghanistan	Kabul Weekly
(Mr.) Raul PEÑARANDA	Print	Bolivia	Semanario La Epoca
(Mr.) Guillaume OUANGALE	Print	Central African Republic	Le Citoyen
(Ms.) Myriam ZAKI	TV	Egypt	Channel 1 Egyptian TV
(Ms.) Claudia MÉNDEZ ARRIAZA	Print	Guatemala	El Periódico
(Mr.) Aruna MANÉ	TV	Guinea-Bissau	Televisão da Guiné-Bissau
(Mr.) László SZÖCS	Print	Hungary	Népszabadság
(Mr.) Vykintas PUGAČIAUSKAS	TV	Lithuania	Lithuanian Radio and Television
(Ms.) Lisa LAJWI	Radio	Marshall Islands	Radio V7AB
(Mr.) Syed Baqir SAJJAD	Print	Pakistan	Daily Dawn
(Ms.) Lissa Vanessa JOSEPH	TV	Saint Lucia	Daher Broadcasting Service
(Ms.) Nada TAYMOUR	TV	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi TV
Sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
(Mr.) Sam RITH	Print	Cambodia	Phnom Penh Post
(Ms.) Mazwin NIK ANIS	Print	Malaysia	The Star
(Ms.) Anne Francia TORRES	TV	Philippines	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation

For further information, please contact Joanna Piucci, tel.: (212) 963-7346.

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