Geneva – IOM International Organization for Migration/ the UN Migration Agency signed MOU on a joint project with the British Ambassador Thorda Abbott-Watt.

IOM with the support of the UK government will conduct a joint project aimed to strengthen capacity of the local journalists to cover counter-trafficking (CT) and migrant vulnerability issues in mass media, and build closer collaboration among journalists, students, civil society actors, on the CT and human rights.

This project will connect journalists from national newspapers, TV and radio to the public organizations and young media students in terms of the trafficking response and engage in dialogue to avoid harmful stereotypes and myths. The program will be based on theoretical and practical learnings of global human rights activism in the context of organizing information awareness-raising campaigns to prevent and combat irregular migration and human trafficking. It will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussion and introspection on the role and responsibilities of journalists and media professional and the importance of coherent work of all the actors.

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For additional questions, please contact:

Dovlet Chariyev

IOM Communication Focal Point

E-mail: dchariyev@iom.int

Tel:+99312 488407