Room XXVI, Palais des Nations, Geneva
The 2022 United Nations International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East is organized by the United Nations Department for Global Communications, as part of its special information programme on the question of Palestine.
This annual event aims to raise awareness of the question of Palestine and promote a peaceful settlement to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
It also aims to bring together journalists, media experts, think tanks, diplomats and members of academia from Israel, Palestine, the wider Middle East, Europe, the United States and other parts of the world to discuss media-related dynamics and trends connected to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
How to take part
To attend this event in person, please register here: Indico
The event will also be webcast live.
PROGRAMME
Thursday, 3 November 2022
Opening session
9:30 a.m.: Registration
10:30 a.m.: Opening session
Welcome remarks
- Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations at Geneva
Opening statements
- Ms. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations
- Ambassador Wolfgang Amadeus Brülhart, Swiss Envoy for the Middle East and North Africa
Messages
- H.E. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- H.E. Mr. Cheikh Niang, Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
Panel I - Honouring the legacy of Shireen Abu Akleh: Protecting journalists covering the conflict (10:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.)
Moderator: Ms. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations
Panelists:
- Mr. Gideon Levy, Columnist and member of the editorial board, Haaretz
- H.E. Dr. Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations
- Mr. Denis Masmejan, Secretary-General, Reporters Without Borders (Switzerland)
- Ms. Ana Luiza Massot Thompson-Flores, Director, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Office (UNESCO), Geneva
Panel II – Forgotten stories in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; how political news eclipses coverage of economic challenges (3 – 5 p.m.)
Moderator: Ms. Nanette Braun, Officer-in-Charge, Campaigns and Country Operations Division, UN Department of Global Communications
Panelists:
- Professor Edmund Gharib, Professor, American University
- Ms. Dalia Hatuqa, Multimedia journalist specializing in Israeli/Palestinian affairs
- Mr. David Rosenberg, Business editor, Haaretz
Friday, 4 November 2022
Panel III – Young journalists: opportunities and challenges (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
Moderator: Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service in Geneva
Panelists:
- Mr. Ali Ghaith, Communications Analyst, United Nations Development Programme, Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People
- Mr. Montaser Marai, Manager, Media Initiatives, Media Initiatives Department Aljazeera Media Institute
- Ms. Pnina Pfeuffer, Journalist, +972
Closing (12:30 – 12:45 p.m.)
Statement by Ms. Nanette Braun, Chief, Communication Campaigns Service, Campaigns and Country Operations Division, UN Department of Global Communications