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Monday, September 08, 2014

UN/Panos Europe - New Media-Friendly Glossary to Ensure Appropriate Terminology on Migration

How should the media report on migration?

"The glossary is the result of a year-long project supported by the Open Society Foundations. United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and Panos Europe Institute reached out to a scientific committee composed of eight international and civil society organisations working in the field of migration to draft the first version of this glossary: IDMC, IFRC, ILO, IOM, OHCHR, PICUM, TdH and UNHCR. The definitions provided by these ogranisations were subsequently reviewed by an editorial committee of media professionals, specialised in migration, working at The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, University of Columbia and the Sydney Morning Herald.

The glossary was first presented in Bali (Indonesia), during the 6th Global Forum of the UNAOC."