Vienna Conference on Journalist Safety in November

More+Events ♦ Published: September 29, 2022; 22:41 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Vienna Conference on Journalist Safety will be held on November 3 and 4. The event will be held under the title "Safety of Journalists: Protecting media to protect democracy", in cooperation between the Austrian Foreign Ministry, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at Palais Niederösterreich and online.

The 2012 United Nations (UN) Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists contains concrete measures to strengthen their safety and combat impunity. To mark the tenth anniversary of the Action Plan, the Austrian Foreign Ministry will host a high-level conference in Vienna on November 4, 2022.