[WSIS CS-Plenary] UN Changes Goal post for Tunis Phase for Media, etc

[Rik Panganiban]

Could you be more specific about what problems journalists from  
Africa are experiencing in getting accredited?   Because its not  
clear from your message. Thanks.

Rik Panganiban
CONGO

On Nov 15, 2005, at 6:35 AM, editor at it-telecomdigest.com wrote:

> Is everyone, particularly civil society members, NGOs, etc, aware  
> that the UN
> system, in particular the media accreditation unit, has made things
> practically impossible for many journalists in many African  
> countries to be
> accredited to attend the Tunis Phase of the WSIS?
>
> That they suddenly changed the system - or moved the goal posts -  
> regarding
> requirements for accreditation from what obtained in Geneva, as  
> against what
> they want for Tunis? And many African journalists, frustrated by  
> the change
> simply labelled the UN system as having preconceived plans to  
> thwart the WSIS
> process, originally initiated by Tunisia.
>
> So, civil society groups, you have a problem on your hands.
>



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