IMPORTANT:

Munema is closer every day, and delegates need to follow a specific dress code, the image below shows examples of appropite suits.

Feel free to put your questions regarding the topic on the comment section of this post, or ask one of the staff members.

News 05 / 08 /18

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Director-General deplores death of Abdul Rahman Ismael in Syria

The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has denounced the killing of Syrian journalist Abdul Rahman Ismael Yassin in Eastern Ghouta (Syria) on 20 February.

“I deplore the death of Abdul Rahman Ismael Yassin,” the Director-General said. “I call on all parties to mobilize in order to guarantee the safety of reporters and enable them to carry out their mission without fearing for their lives.”

Abdul Rahman Ismael Yassin was a reporter for the Hammouriyeh Media Centre. He was seriously injured by shrapnel during a bomb attack while preparing a report on the effects of the airstrikes on the city of Hammouriyeh and died from his wounds.

UNESCO promotes the safety of journalists through global awareness-raising, capacity-building and a range of actions, notably the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity.

News 03 / 18 / 18

‘Assasination of Human Rights Defender.’ 

Investigation of the killing of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes

Brazilian authorities should be doing a fast, exhaustive and independent investigation of the murder of human rights defender, Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes.

Both were gunned down last Wednesay, March 14^th, after a car stopped next to theirs. But Franco and Gomes weren’t alone inside the car, a press officer was with them, but fortunately he was not killed, he was just injured.

News 03 / 04 / 18

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‘Requests to create protocols for protection of the LGBT+ community in Torreon.’ 

Deputy Flor Estela Renteria Medina asked the National Council to Prevent Discrimination, to activate the protocols in order to pay attention and to protect the LGBT+ community in Torreon,

Coahuila, because of some alleged discriminatory actions the mayor Jorge Zermeño practiced.

“It is important that the city council of Torreon knows that everyone in Mexico is equal before the law. The Constitution guarantees that no person, by his skin color, social position, religion, race, gender or sexual orientation must be discriminated”, she exposed.

In a press conference, Renteria Medina, informed that with this goal, if an LGBT+ member gets his right violated, Conapred will protect them of any violation they receive.

The deputy of Coahuila informed that since two months ago, the new city council has been doing a persecution and an authoritarian and violent attitude to these people’s rights.

Medina said that the world has been evolving and has become more plural, so that respect towards human rights must be the thing to rule the actions in all situations and circumstances.