Professor Terry Tardy’s deliberation at the Media 21 peace and security training in Geneva, Switzerland under the Theme: “War and Peace, Exploring The Role of the Journalist” seemed an in-depth and breath taking reflection of the United Nations and other world bodies’ quest to grapple with challenges of keeping peace and taking into account its realities and attending consequences.
From Liberia to Sierra Leone, currently playing host to the blue helmets, and Sudan anticipating one expanding towards Palestine, journalists deeply involved with the everyday issues were assembled from May 18-22 in the Swiss City of Geneva.
Media 21—a blend of experienced media practitioners and former international correspondents— well aware about Geneva’s reputation as a host to hundreds of influential multi-national organizations preoccupied with efforts aimed at providing diverse services and badly needed assistance.
The trainings are fashioned to provide an encounter with journalists from key places of interest across the globe and a queue of international actors in Geneva. True to the Media 21 training architecture, delegates from Africa, Europe and the Middle-east, witnessed a fruitful experience sharing with actors from the United Nations, Red Cross and Inter-Peace among others.
Prof. Tardy recounted that despite the United Nations been more pronounced and domineering today in their assigned areas of peace keeping, blending military and civilian professionals to seek peace, come and a generic approach to transforming conflict prone society.
He recollected that the capstone doctrine released by the United Nations Department of Peace Keeping Operations clearly spell-out the terms and conditions which could give rise for the intervention of the United Nations blue helmets in any conflict zone.
He notes, among other things, that there must be a peace to keep before the world body moves in. The capstones doctrine and other connotations followed the 2000 Brahami’s report commissioned by former United Nations Secretary General Dr. Kofi Annan, who was apparently keen on solving the failures of the blue helmets with the Rwandan Genocide and Internationally failure apparently be a sad reminder .
Professor Tardy recognized in his presentation that the world body’s remains handicapped by funding and manpower hitches.
He painted a grim picture about the alarming disparity between officials at the United Nations headquarters in New York and men on the field noting that the ratio of men in the offices in New York is over hundred to one. The significant portion of the United Nations deployment being in Africa also tells another story. Terry’s presentations and a host of other fruitful information sharing that follow captured the motives seminar sought to espouse.
The Media 21 tradition seeks to part with the tradition of simply rambling through definitional concerns and media theories by addressing key issues that continue to plaque issues of the world.
From climate change to water safety, to human rights and security, journalists conversant with the everyday issues of the globe are engaged with key actors from strategic international groups.
By Alber Jaja, member of Media21 network from Liberia, journalist working for THE RENAISSANCE NEWSPAPER, TRUTH FM and REAL TV.
From Liberia to Sierra Leone, currently playing host to the blue helmets, and Sudan anticipating one expanding towards Palestine, journalists deeply involved with the everyday issues were assembled from May 18-22 in the Swiss City of Geneva.
Media 21—a blend of experienced media practitioners and former international correspondents— well aware about Geneva’s reputation as a host to hundreds of influential multi-national organizations preoccupied with efforts aimed at providing diverse services and badly needed assistance.
The trainings are fashioned to provide an encounter with journalists from key places of interest across the globe and a queue of international actors in Geneva. True to the Media 21 training architecture, delegates from Africa, Europe and the Middle-east, witnessed a fruitful experience sharing with actors from the United Nations, Red Cross and Inter-Peace among others.
Prof. Tardy recounted that despite the United Nations been more pronounced and domineering today in their assigned areas of peace keeping, blending military and civilian professionals to seek peace, come and a generic approach to transforming conflict prone society.
He recollected that the capstone doctrine released by the United Nations Department of Peace Keeping Operations clearly spell-out the terms and conditions which could give rise for the intervention of the United Nations blue helmets in any conflict zone.
He notes, among other things, that there must be a peace to keep before the world body moves in. The capstones doctrine and other connotations followed the 2000 Brahami’s report commissioned by former United Nations Secretary General Dr. Kofi Annan, who was apparently keen on solving the failures of the blue helmets with the Rwandan Genocide and Internationally failure apparently be a sad reminder .
Professor Tardy recognized in his presentation that the world body’s remains handicapped by funding and manpower hitches.
He painted a grim picture about the alarming disparity between officials at the United Nations headquarters in New York and men on the field noting that the ratio of men in the offices in New York is over hundred to one. The significant portion of the United Nations deployment being in Africa also tells another story. Terry’s presentations and a host of other fruitful information sharing that follow captured the motives seminar sought to espouse.
The Media 21 tradition seeks to part with the tradition of simply rambling through definitional concerns and media theories by addressing key issues that continue to plaque issues of the world.
From climate change to water safety, to human rights and security, journalists conversant with the everyday issues of the globe are engaged with key actors from strategic international groups.
By Alber Jaja, member of Media21 network from Liberia, journalist working for THE RENAISSANCE NEWSPAPER, TRUTH FM and REAL TV.
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