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The Director General of News Agencies of the Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (UNA) Mohammed bin Abd Rabbo Al-Yami called on Saturday to address hate speech, bias and misrepresentation in the media.
The Union of News Agencies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (UNA) participated in the work of the “BRICS Media Summit” hosted by the capital of Russia, Moscow, during the period (September 13-17, 2024), with a wide international presence. .
Al-Yami explained that “the summit is a high-level event to promote cultural and media pluralism in our world,” and said that “the Union was keen to strengthen its cooperation with media organizations in the BRICS countries, so it signed cooperation agreements with. major media institutions in Russia such as TASS News Agency and BRICS News Agency.” radio stations “Sputnik” and “Russia Today”, and also signed a cooperation agreement with the Union of Latin American News Agencies.
atHe indicated that “the Union is also keen to participate effectively in the forums and conferences organized in the BRICS countries, such as the “Russia-Africa Summit” for the year 2023, and the Kazan Forum for 2023 and 2024 .On the side of. at these conferences, the Union held discussion panels, the last of which was the Forum “Main Trends in the Transformation of the Information Field in” “The Modern World and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Countries,” organized last May 15 within the framework of the “Kazan Forum 2024,” with broad participation from media institutions in the BRICS group and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation countries.
atAl-Yami pointed out that “the relationship between the Union and media organizations in the BRICS countries is based on cooperation in several areas, especially finding a balance in the global flow of information, and building media content that takes into account and respects values spiritual and cultural that demonstrated to hundreds the strong foundations of our civilizations, as well as strengthening collective action to address… Islamophobia, hate speech, bias and misinformation.”
atHe emphasized that “the need for this cooperation is increasing day by day, especially in light of the crises and urgent issues we have seen, especially the ‘Palestinian issue’, which requires humanitarian treatment which comes to legitimize giving power to the Palestinian people. rights, including the establishment of its independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.” Al-Sharif,” stressing “the readiness of the Union to contribute to any initiative to strengthen media cooperation between BRICS and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, in a way that would widen bridges of dialogue and understanding and enhance peace and stability in our world.”
atIt is worth noting that the summit witnesses the broad participation of the leaders of the largest media organizations in the BRICS group, as well as media outlets from countries that have expressed interest in expanding cooperation with the group. The discussion sessions include discussions on the role of the BRICS media community in promoting stability in a multipolar world, as well as the technological aspects of information interaction between the BRICS countries.
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2024-09-15 18:37:24