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.