You are warmly invited to attend the 'Prevention Forum' discussion series on 9 February 2017 from 3pm to 6pm at the United Nations Headquarters. The forum is co-organised by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations' (UNAOC) Media and Information Literacy programme and United Nations Academic Impact's (UNAI) Unlearning Intolerance' programme, under the theme - 'Media and Information Literacy: Educational Strategies for the Prevention of Violent Extremism'.

The event will also be an occasion for the presentation of the recently published United Nations Alliance of Civilizations - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Nordic Documentation Center for Mass Communication Research (UNAOC-UNESCO-NORDICOM) publication 'Opportunities for Media and Information Literacy in the Middle East and North Africa'.

The event will feature the following speakers:

  • Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
  • Cristina Gallach, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
  • Renee Hobbs, (Keynote Speaker) Professor of Communication Studies, University of Rhode Island
  • Ambassador Hahn Choonghee, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
  • Guy Berger, Director, Freedom of Expression and Media Development, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • Regina de Assis, Former Secretary of Education, Rio de Janeiro, Ministry of Education (Brazil)
  • Liam Hackett, Founder, Ditch the Label (UK)
  • Magda Abu-Fadil, Journalist and Commentator; Director, Media Unlimited
  • Jordi Torrent (moderator) Project Manager, Media Literacy Initiatives, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations

For more information on the event, visit: http://bit.ly/2j8HWVW  and click here to register by 6 February 2017