Dear colleagues, 

You are cordially invited to a high-level side-event on "Providing Safe Refuge to Journalists at Risk in an Increasingly Dangerous World" hosted by the The Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations and the High level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom on the margins of the high-level week of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly.

Date: Thursday, 22 September 2022
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the UN (One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 885 Second Avenue, 48th floor, NY

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, H. E. Mr. Jan Lipavský, will participate in the event.

The event will be held in-person and in a virtual format in English with no interpretation. The event will also be livestreamed via YouTube.

You will find enclosed the invitation and concept note.

Please be advised that the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the UN will be closely following official New York City guidance related to Covid-19 safety, therefore wearing face masks is recommended for all in-person participants.

We look forward to seeing you all in-person or virtually!