“Thousands of journalists are working on the ground in Ukraine, often without the necessary protective equipment or training. This is especially true of Ukrainian journalists, who previously worked on local issues, and are released as war correspondents. without being prepared for the risks they run,” says the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), in a statement.
UNESCO announces that “It will supply a first batch of 125 Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kits, made up of bulletproof vests with the word ‘Press’ and helmets.”
“Previous experiences of journalism in war zones have shown that having quality PPE can save lives. For this reason, UNESCO will work with its partners so that as many journalists as possible on the ground in Ukraine have this vital equipment”explains Audrey Azoulay, Director General of UNESCO.
They will be distributed through Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the International Federation of Journalists (FIP), “starting next week”.
Another measure adopted by UNESCO is training to operate in a war zone.
“Unesco translates into Ukrainian and makes available in several other languages its training manuals for journalists in ‘hostile environments’, developed jointly with RSF,” according to the statement.
The organization will also launch “Online Workshops” on Hostile Environments and Psychological Traumain collaboration with the IFJ and RSF.
The body is currently working with the IFJ “to relocate the two Ukrainian journalists’ federations to offices in Poland, near the Ukrainian border,” the statement added.
Source: Ambito
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