News in English     | 28.09.2018. 20:11 |

UN BiH team presents awards to journalists

FENA Press release

SARAJEVO, September 28 (FENA) - The United Nations Team in Bosnia and Herzegovina today presented the awards for a journalistic contribution in informing about the goals of sustainable development in BiH and their promotion in 2017.

Acknowledgments for the journalistic contribution to the promotion of a tolerant and inclusive society, equality and the prevention of discrimination were presented to: Dragan Bursać for "The Third Shooting of a young boy Petar from Konjic" published in Al Jazeera Balkans, Ana Kotur-Erkić for "People with Disabilities See Again Thanks to Chainsaws" published on discriminacija.ba, Lidija Pisker, RFE, for "Being a Second-class Citizen - Discrimination against Roma", Sanel Kajan, Al Jazeera Balkans, "BiH neglects children with disabilities" and Aida Hrnjić, Al Jazeera Balkans, for "How the State Became the Owner of Our Car".

Sixty-three journalists from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina applied for the competition, who published 121 papers and articles on topics on promotion of inclusion, non-discrimination, non-violence, respect for diversity, preservation of the environment and prevention of climate change.

The works mirror the problems of today's society, but also point to the solutions in the light of the Sustainable Development Goals / Agenda 2030.

The expert jury comprised of representatives of the media community and organizations / institutions involved in the implementation of UN projects, together with UN representatives, selected the best works from all the categories.

The award ceremony was opened by UN Resident Coordinator Sezin Sinanoglu, joined by Geeta Narayan, UNICEF Representative and UNFPA Representative Doina Bologa.

The first ever winner of UNICEF Letter of Thanks for contributing to the promotion and protection of children's rights in the media is Lidija Pisker.

Dajana Ilić, Adisa Ajdaslić and Ibrahim Sofić also received the letter of thanks from UNICEF.

 

(FENA) S. R.

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