REHAM AL-FARRA MEMORIAL JOURNALISTS’ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME BEGINS AT HEADQUARTERS

Note to Correspondents

REHAM AL-FARRA MEMORIAL JOURNALISTS’ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME BEGINS AT HEADQUARTERS

The United Nations Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalists’ Fellowship Programme has begun its twenty-fourth session at Headquarters. The six-week Programme, conducted by the Outreach Division of the Department of Public Information, was formally opened by Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information.  It will continue until 15 October.

The General Assembly had, in 1980, requested the Secretary-General to initiate a programme of fellowships for broadcasters and journalists from developing countries.  Eleven junior and mid-level journalists and broadcasters are taking part this year in the six-week Programme, representing media organizations in Belize, Brunei Darussalam, Djibouti, Grenada, Guyana, Iraq, Latvia, Libya, Pakistan, Romania and the Solomon Islands.

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.  They will also visit major media organizations in New York, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta to observe their operations; and will also have opportunity to serve as temporary United Nations correspondents, covering United Nations meetings and activities on behalf of their organizations, supplementing where necessary the work of other correspondents they may have.

For further information, please contact Joanna Piucci, at (212) 963-7346, or Isabelle Broyer at (212) 963-9480.

Participants in 2004 Programme

Following are the countries, names and affiliations of the 10 participants in the 2004 Programme:

Name of Participant	Media Type	Country	Affiliation
Sponsored by the Department of Public Information
[Mr.] Keith K. SWIFT	TV	Belize	Channel 7 News
[Ms.] Norimah HAJI KAMIS	Radio/TV	Brunei Darussalam	Radio Television Brunei
[Ms.] Zeinab Mohamed HOUSSEIN	TV	Djibouti	Radio and Television of Djibouti
[Ms.] Linda Kathlyn STRAKER	Radio	Grenada	Grenada Wireless Communications Network
[Mr.] Gordon Anestase MOSELEY	TV	Guyana	WRHM Capitol News
[Mr.] Sarhang H.A. HARS	Print	Iraq	Liberal Education
[Ms.] Aija LULLE	Print	Latvia	Neatkariga Rita Avize
[Mr.] Abulkasim Alhadi ALAHMER	Radio	Libya	Voice of Africa Radio
[Mr.] Baqir SAJJAD SYED	Print	Pakistan	Daily Dawn
[Ms.] Daniela TUCHEL	Print	Romania	Libertatea
[Ms.] Alison OFOTALAU	Radio	Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corp.

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