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Jānis Kārkliņš, ADG/CI

Communication and Information Sector Information Meeting for Ambassadors and Permanent Delegates to UNESCO 7 September 2010, 11 am-1pm Room IX. Jānis Kārkliņš, ADG/CI. Information Meeting for Ambassadors and Permanent Delegates to UNESCO.

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Jānis Kārkliņš, ADG/CI

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  1. Communication and Information Sector Information Meeting for Ambassadors and Permanent Delegates to UNESCO 7 September 2010, 11 am-1pm Room IX Jānis Kārkliņš, ADG/CI

  2. Information Meeting for Ambassadors and Permanent Delegates to UNESCO • Welcome of Delegates and invitees, and presentation by Jānis Kārkliņš, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information • Presentation by Mogens Schmidt, Deputy Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, and Director of the Division for Freedom of Expression, Democracy and Peace • Presentation by Wijayananda Jayaweera, Director of the Communication Development Division • Presentation by Indrajit Banerjee, Director of the Information Society Division • Open for questions and answers

  3. Major Programme V: Overarching Objective Pluralistic Inclusive Building inclusive knowledge societies through communicationand information Open Equitable

  4. Empowering people through the free flow of ideas and by access to information and knowledge Communication and Information

  5. CI’s mission: to assist Member States in the achievement of internationally agreed development goals and commitments Dialogue Freedom of expressionFreedom of information Development of communication Development Democracy Access to information and knowledge

  6. CI flagship activities and projects • World Press Freedom Day/ Guillermo Cano WPF Prize • Intergovernmental Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC ) • UNESCO Media Development Indicators • Building centres of excellence in journalism education • Memory of the World Programme • World Digital Library initiative • Follow-up and implementation of WSIS outcomes in light of 2015 review • Use of ICTs in education and science (including ICT CFT) • Information for All Programme (IFAP )

  7. CI at Headquarters Total 64 staff members: 38 Professionals (incl. 3 Associate Experts) and 26 General Service staff

  8. AFRICA ACI posts: *Accra Addis Ababa Dakar *Harare Nairobi Windhoek *Yaoundé NPO posts: Bamako Bujumbura Dar es Salaam *Kinshasa Libreville CI in the Field Sector in 34 UNESCO Offices20 Advisers for Communication & Information (ACI) 16 National Programme Officers (NPO) EUROPE & NORTH AMERICA NPO posts: *Moscow New York (shared with BPI/ERC) LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN ACI posts: Kingston Montevideo Quito San Jose NPO posts: Brasilia Havana Kingston ASIA/PACIFIC ACI posts: Apia Bangkok *Beijing *Jakarta *New Delhi Tehran NPO posts: Almaty New Delhi*Islamabad(3 emergency temp posts) Associate expert: Kathmandu ARAB STATES ACI posts: Cairo Rabat Ramallah Baghdad (special assignment until 2011) NPO posts: Amman Beirut Doha * Vacant Posts

  9. Major Programme V: Budget Breakdown

  10. Distribution of Funds

  11. Accents in CI’s activities for next 12-18 months • Enhanced engagement with Member States • Mainstreaming gender issues within CI programs • Promotion of freedom of expression on the Internet • Ethical and Professional Standards in Journalism • Promoting community media and fostering Community multimedia centres (CMCs) • Strengthening of the Memory of the World programme • Revisiting the UNESCO Charter on the Preservation of Digital Heritage • Streamlining WSIS follow-up and implementation activities in the light of the 2015 review • Increased intersectoral cooperation with all UNESCO Sectors • Seeking EXB funds for CI programme activities and projects

  12. Thank you

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