2021 United Nations International Media Seminar on ̽��ѡ in the Middle East

The 2021 United Nations International Media Seminar on ̽��ѡ in the Middle East will be held virtually this year on 16 and 17 November 2021. Organized by the United Nations Department for Global Communications, in the context of its special information programme on the question of Palestine, this annual event aims to sensitize public opinion to the question of Palestine and promote a peaceful settlement to the Israel-Palestine conflict. It also aims to bring together journalists, media experts, think tanks, diplomats and members of academia from Israel, Palestine, the wider Middle East, Europe, the United States and other parts of the world to discuss media related dynamics and trends connected to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

The two-day event will be hosted on . It will also stream live on , , and . People are strongly encouraged to use the hashtag #UNMediaSeminar to contribute to the discussions and/or send their questions to the panelists via social media.?Questions can be sent in the lead up to or during the seminar.

The event will be held in English, and simultaneous?Arabic interpretation will be available.

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