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Monday, February 3, 2014

ARTICLE 19 and GFMD on the importance of access to information and independent media in the Post-2015 development agenda

Dear all,

Thank you for signing the joint statement coordinated by ARTICLE 19 and GFMD on the importance of access to information and independent media in the Post-2015 development agenda.

STATEMENT
I can confirm that we received over 170 signatures from over 70 countries, from all five continents.

Attached you will find copies of the statement, in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian, with the full list of organisations.

Please note that the statement will be released on MONDAY 3 FEBRUARY.

It is therefore embargoed until Mon 3 Feb. Please do not post, release or share the statement more widely until Monday.

PRESS RELEASE
Attached is a copy of a Press Release which you can use to promote the statement and your involvement in the statement to local, regional and international media. Currently the press release is only in English but I will circulate translated press releases in French and Spanish (and possibly Portuguese) on Monday.

SOCIAL MEDIA
The statement is timed to coincide with the start of the 8th Open Working Group for the Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore it would be great if you could consider using social media to promote the statement.

Hashtags which we particularly recommend using are:
#OWG8
#Post2015
#SDGs

If you use twitter, you might want to consider using some of these tweets to promote the statement, linking it to your website, or ARTICLE 19’s or GFMD’s:

We join @article19org & @mediagfmd to call for the #UN to recognise importance of media freedom & access to info in #Post2015 #OWG8 #SDGs

Media freedom & access to info = crucial for global development & must be part of #Post2015 #SDGs ahead of #OWG8

Access to info & media freedom = essential for development. We support @article19org & @mediagfmd joint statement for strong governance goal in #Post2015 #SDGs #OWG8

CIRCULATING STATEMENT AT UN OPEN WORKING GROUP (3-7 Feb)
ARTICLE 19 will be in New York and we will be circulating copies of the statement as part of our advocacy. If you or any colleagues will also be at the OWG meeting, please get in touch with me (in English, French or Spanish) so that perhaps we could discuss how we might be able to work together for more coordinated advocacy.

Charlotte Gill
Campaigner

ARTICLE 19
Defending freedom of expression and information

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