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07/04/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/04/2024 10:55
UNESCO Director-General deplores death of cameraman Valery Kozhin in Ukraine
Press release
UNESCO Director-General deplores death of cameraman Valery Kozhin in Ukraine
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, has deplored the death of cameraman Valery Kozhin in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on 13 June.
UNESCO
4 July 2024
I deplore the death of Valery Kozhin and call for a thorough investigation into the circumstances. Journalists serve the critical role of informing the world in conflict situations and must therefore be protected. I reiterate my call for the observance of international humanitarian law, including United Nations Security Council Resolution 2222 on the protection of journalists, media professionals and associated personnel in situations of conflict.
Audrey AzoulayUNESCO Director-General
Valery Kozhin, a Russian national, was a cameraman for Russian television channel NTV. He was reportedly killed in a shelling attack that also severely injured a fellow journalist he was accompanying from the same media outlet, near the city of Horlivka in eastern Ukraine, temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation.
UNESCO promotes the safety of journaliststhrough global awareness-raising, capacity building and by coordinating the implementation of the UN Plan of Actionon the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity.
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With 194 Member States, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization contributes to peace and security by leading multilateral cooperation on education, science, culture, communication and information. Headquartered in Paris, UNESCO has offices in 54 countries and employs over 2300 people. UNESCO oversees more than 2000 World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves and Global Geoparks; networks of Creative, Learning, Inclusive and Sustainable Cities; and over 13 000 associated schools, university chairs, training and research institutions. Its Director-General is Audrey Azoulay.
"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed" - UNESCO Constitution, 1945.
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