(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The opening ceremony was chaired by the representative of the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection. The Head of the UNESCO Bamako Office and the Chief of Operations of EUCAP Sahel-Mali were also present. The objective of the two three days trainings, which gathered fifty officers from the national police, the gendarmerie, the National Guard, Civil Protection, trainers from EMP-Bamako and ten journalists, was to establish more professional relations between security forces and journalists, thereby fostering an enabling environment for freedom of expression and the safety of journalists. Moreover, four...
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