Nominations for the 2010 Media Peace Awards Are Now Open Nationally

Closing date: 5pm, 10 September 2010.

These Awards were initiated as a National Program in 1978 and recognise the role of the media in promoting social justice and humanitarian issues as well as generating awareness within communities that leads to public debate and policy change.

Journalists and producers whose work has appeared in the Australian public media between 12 September 2009 and 10 September 2010 are encouraged to nominate now.

Of particular interest to those working in gender and development is the special award category ‘Increasing Awareness and Understanding of Women’s Rights and Issues’, sponsored by the Office of Women’s Policy. B.M.

For more information and to place a nomination, please visit UNAA.

Please note, IWDA does not necessarily endorse all the information contained in the newsletter, it is provided as an intended source of reference.

International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) is committed to collaborating with project partners and stakeholders to promote and support dialogue in relation to women, gender and development. As part of our ongoing strategy to advocate for best practice in the sector, we are pleased to bring you E-Gender – a mechanism for Australian and international readers to share information on their gender and development work, both nationally and internationally, as well as sharing international resources and items of interest.

Thank you for your feedback to date, and we encourage your ongoing input in this initiative. IWDA is keen to feature information about resources, events and opportunities in Australia and invites you to contribute. Please send information to be included to egender-items@iwda.org.au

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