Jeddah, September 27 (BNA) The Federation of News Agencies of the Organization of the Islamic Conference will host on Thursday the General Supervisor of the Official Media in Palestine, Ahmed Assaf.
The hosting comes within the virtual media forum organized by the United Nations Association under the slogan “The Role of News Agencies in Supporting the Palestinian Cause: Challenges and Opportunities”, with the participation of representatives of member news agencies, permanent representatives to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and senior officials from the Organization Islamic and its affiliates.
Assaf will review Palestine’s media aspirations and the roles assigned to news agencies in member states to achieve media integration with press institutions in Palestine.
The United Nations Association of Journalists in Islamic Countries invited to attend the discussions of the forum, which will be broadcast via the Zoom platform.
The forum is based on the resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly and Islamic Conferences of Information Ministers, which called on member states to continue educating public opinion about the Palestinian cause.
The Acting Director-General of the United Nations Union, Muhammad Abed Rabbo al-Yami, indicated that the forum aims to develop a preliminary vision for joint media work to enhance communication between Palestinian media institutions and their counterparts in the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.