With the participation of Syria, the 31st International Federation of Journalists Conference kicks off in Muscat

With the participation of a delegation from the Syrian Journalists Union, the work of the 31st conference of the International Federation of Journalists “Congress” kicked off today at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Center in the Omani capital, Muscat, during which Musa Abdel Nour, the President of the Union of Journalists, was elected as a member of the Executive Office of the Asia Pacific Journalists Union.

350 journalists representing unions and press federations from 100 countries will participate in the conference, which will continue until June 3, in addition to the participation of more than 50 journalists and media professionals from newspapers, radio stations, television stations and online newspapers from different countries of the world, discussing several axes on “spying on journalists and combating impunity from punishment for crimes committed against journalists and media workers.”

During the conference, representatives of the journalists’ unions in Asia and the Pacific launched their new regional group “Asian Pacific Journalists Union”, which is the fourth regional group of the International Federation of Journalists after the Federation of European Journalists, the Federation of African Journalists and the Federation of Latin American and Caribbean Journalists where the head of the Syrian Journalists Union, Musa Abdel Nour, won the membership of the Executive Office of the Asia Pacific Journalists Union.

The conference, hosted by the Omani Journalists Association in Muscat, began with an introductory press conference with the participation of union leaders from around the world to discuss the impact of the Corona virus crisis on the press and newsrooms and the initiatives launched by the International Federation of Journalists and its members from unions and press associations to save jobs and lives during the past two years, followed by a meeting for the Gender Council and its elected administrative body, which was won by Raeda Waqqaf, Vice-President of the Syrian Journalists Union, in the Council’s vice-chair elections.

During the Gender Council meeting, the measures and initiatives taken by the Council in the past three years and the adoption of the Council’s policies for the coming period 2022-2025 will be discussed. Participants will discuss violence against female journalists, closing the wage gap, and enhancing women’s access to leadership positions in media institutions.

It is noteworthy that the conference is held once every three years and opens the way for member unions to meet and discuss the union’s work program and elect its new leadership.

 

NR