🌳For every environmental degradation crime around the world there are investigative journalists and scientists trying to do their jobs of informing the general public and alerting governments.

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📢 Have you missed our event 'A Press for the Planet: protecting journalists and scientists in defense of the environment'?

📌 You can watch it here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k…
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“Le Conseil des droits de l'homme a bien sûr des responsabilités fondamentales pour protéger les libertés des journalistes et de la #presse .” - Omar Zniber, Président de United Nations Human Rights Council à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse célébrée à ONU Genève cette semaine

This week, United Nations Geneva and UNESCOGeneva marked the World Press Freedom Day with a special #WPFDGeneva2024 event focused on the protection of journalists in defense of the environment.

We spoke to United Nations Human Rights Council President and the UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 General Conference President⬇️⬇️

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'It's imperative to recognise the connection between:

🌳Environmental protection

✒️Democracy & press freedom

🧪Scientific knowledge

🧑‍⚖️The rule of law'

@‌UNEP Programme Coordinator Marika Palosaari at the Press for the Planet event 👉tinyurl.com/yckdztx8

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Had the honour to advocate for a Press for the Planet and present the #WPFD2024 Joint Statement co-signed by UN GA President, UN ECOSOC President President, United Nations Human Rights Council President and myself to all Permanent missions, at the UN Office in Geneva. Congrats to UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Liaison Office and all co-organizers.

Les journalistes & scientifiques contribuent à distinguer les faits de la fiction. Pourtant, ces personnes, notamment les femmes, sont de plus en plus attaquées.

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Had an excellent meeting with Amb. Omar Zniber, United Nations Human Rights Council #President , about the impact of our #WPFD2024 Joint Statement and perspectives for further cooperation on key issues related to human rights in the areas of UNESCO’s mandate. Thanks for the warm welcome, President Zniber!

Emb Claudia Fuentes Julio expuso hoy en #WPFDGeneva2024 , en seguimiento a Conferencia #DíaMundialDeLaLibertadDePrensa 🇨🇱, destacando rol crucial de la prensa & defensores del medio ambiente para informar libremente sobre #cambioclimático , #contaminación y pérdida de #biodiversidad

Happening now in Geneva: a joint UN Environment Programme UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 UN Human Rights 🇦🇹 🇨🇱 Geneva Press Club event to recognize the key role played by environmental journalists and reaffirm the importance of the freedom of the #press in democratic societies.

At UNESCOGeneva to speak about Internews Earth Journalism Network, including how to defending climate journalists from attack and how to help them work amid a sea of disinformation. An important part of #WorldPressFreedomDay

📻Au moins 749 journalistes traitant de questions environnementales ont été attaqués au cours des 15 dernières années - 🎙️Andrea Cairola de l'UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 est l'invité de notre podcast #ONUInfoGenève 🇺🇳 à l'occasion de la journée de la liberté de la #presse
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UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève 'A free & independent media is in everybody's interest to respond to the global #environmental crisis.'

H.E. Amb. Désirée Schweitzer stresses #Austria 's engagement through UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists & the Issue of Impunity & more.

▶️ ohchr.org/en/safety-of-j…

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève Claudia Fuentes Julio 'Science and human rights are intertwined.'

Abdoul Thioye of UN Human Rights calls upon governments to protect scientists who uncover activities with detrimental impacts on the planet & to combat #climate disinformation while upholding the protection of the #Right2Info .

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève Claudia Fuentes Julio Abdoul Aziz thioye UN Human Rights Partners H.E. Amb. Omar Zniber, United Nations Human Rights Council President, stresses that the best Council tools to connect the role of the media & awareness raising in the context of #climatechange are the #UPR & Special Rapporteurs mandates.

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève Claudia Fuentes Julio Abdoul Aziz thioye UN Human Rights Partners Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG UN Special Procedures UPR Info H.E. Amb. Zniber, United Nations Human Rights Council President, & H.E. Amb. Simona-Mirela Miculescu, UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 #GC42 President, presented a joint statement launched on #WorldPressFreedomDay , emphasizing #FreedomOfExpression in the context of the #TriplePlanetaryCrisis .

▶️ unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0…

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève Claudia Fuentes Julio Abdoul Aziz thioye UN Human Rights Partners Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG UN Special Procedures UPR Info UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Simona-Mirela Miculescu The panel on combating #ClimateDisinformation , moderated by Geneva Press Club ED Isabelle Falconnier, highlighted how #misinformation on #environment from TV, social media, polarized political debate & investments in hushing the #ClimateCrisis , have caused journalists to self-censor.

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève Claudia Fuentes Julio Abdoul Aziz thioye UN Human Rights Partners Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG UN Special Procedures UPR Info UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Simona-Mirela Miculescu Isabelle Falconnier Internews Meera Selva Fondation Hirondelle University of Guyana - OFFICIAL Renaud De Villaine of UN Human Rights highlights the multifaceted nature of #disinformation and stresses how solutions lay in the #humanrights -based approach as States are mandated to tackle disinformation & ensure the safety of journalists.

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève Claudia Fuentes Julio Abdoul Aziz thioye UN Human Rights Partners Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG UN Special Procedures UPR Info UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Simona-Mirela Miculescu Isabelle Falconnier Internews Meera Selva Fondation Hirondelle University of Guyana - OFFICIAL Renaud de Villaine The panel on protecting #EnvironmentalJournalists & scientists stressed the connection between attacks against them and contextual restrictions of #FreedomOfExpression & how local journalism is more trusted by people & should be a leading voice on #climate information sharing.