Issues that are important to Ukraine today are also being discussed at the international level. In Paris, during a session of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations of the UNESCO Executive Board, representatives of the Ukrainian delegation—which includes Chair of the National Council Olha Herasymiuk—drew attention to Russian attacks on the media and media infrastructure, restrictions on the right to access information, and the deaths of journalists.
Representatives of the Ukrainian delegation emphasized that the war directly affects people’s ability to receive information, and that the safety of journalists and the resilience of the media are essential for preserving this right. This right is in the daily work of journalists in Ukraine, who continue to report during rocket attacks, work from sites under fire, and risk their own lives so that people can receive accurate information. The meeting also served as a reminder of the journalists who paid the ultimate price for this work—those who lost their lives as a result of Russian aggression.
The Committee members thanked Ukraine for hosting the conference marking the 25th anniversary of UNESCO’s “Information for All” (IFAP) Programme. Among the conference’s key topics, they highlighted, in particular, multilingualism in cyberspace.
As a reminder, Olha Herasymiuk Chair of the National Council is participating in the 225th session of the UNESCO Executive Board as part of the Ukrainian delegation. The session is taking place on October 5–20 in Paris.
For your information, an international conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the UNESCO IFAP “Information for All” programme took place in Kyiv on September 7. Its participants—members of the IFAP National Committee, scholars, researchers, representatives of UNESCO, the public, and government institutions—discussed the program’s role in the world and Ukraine’s influence on its activities and the international agenda in the information sphere.
