QNA participates in forum on recognition of Palestinian state

Doha: Qatar News Agency (QNA) participated in an international media forum titled Media and the Palestinian Right: Practical Steps to Build on Palest...

Doha: Qatar News Agency (QNA) participated in an international media forum titled “Media and the Palestinian Right: Practical Steps to Build on Palestine Recognition Initiatives.”

The forum was organised yesterday by the Union of News Agencies of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (UNA) in collaboration with the General Secretariat for Institutional Communication of the Muslim World League.

The forum, held via video conference, aimed to discuss practical steps to enhance international media cooperation in support of recognising Palestine. It also sought to explore ways to promote media coverage of the situation in Palestine that encourages such recognition and contributes to enabling the Palestinian people to achieve their legitimate rights, foremost among them the establishment of an independent state.

The participants included representatives from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and its affiliated bodies, media representatives from European countries that have officially recognised Palestine as well as representatives from international media organisations, religious leaders, and intellectual and cultural figures. The forum discussed several key topics, including practical steps to bolster international media cooperation regarding the recognition of the State of Palestine.

This includes enhancing news exchange and supporting journalists’ right to access conflict zones in Palestinian territories while ensuring their safety during their work. Additionally, the forum addressed ways to promote media terminology that supports the rights of the Palestinian people based on international law, and to avoid incorrect terms that distort their cause or undermine their humanity and legitimate rights as any other people worldwide.