(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Consultations on UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists held in Iraq UNESCO held a series of consultations in Iraq with representatives of the Government, parliament, media institutions and civil society as part of ongoing effort related to implementation of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. Iraq is a first-phase country for the ground-breaking UN-wide initiative, which has taken on added urgency as 2013 has seen the number of killings of journalists spike with none of the perpetrators brought to justice. UNESCO met with representatives from 21 different...
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