Baghdad, Iraq, 4 May 2019 – World Press Freedom Day this year promises to be a milestone for journalists in Iraq, with the Government expected to establish a National Mechanism for the safety of journalists and ending impunity for crimes related to targeting the freedom of expression, after positively responding to the Voluntary National Review of Safety of Journalists and Access to Information.

Baghdad, 2 May 2019 — The second Joint Steering Committee for the UNESCO project “Reviving the Spirit of Mosul by Rebuilding its Monumental Landmarks” was convened on Thursday 2 May 2019 in Baghdad at the Prime Minister’s Guest House, chaired by H.E Dr. Abdul Latif Al Heymem, President of the Sunni Religious Endowment of Iraq, in the presence of Ms. Salma Al Darmaki, representing the Ministry of Culture of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay met with the President of the Republic of Iraq, Barham Saleh on Monday at UNESCO Headquarters during his visit to France.

Mosul is coming back and residents are having their say. UNESCO and UN-Habitat recently hosted the first in a series of public meetings in the Old City, giving residents an opportunity to contribute their ideas for reconstruction of some of the hardest hits sections of this historic city.