As part of the Social Media 4 Peace initiative, the United Nations screened A Thousand Cuts
After a short introduction from Louise Haxthausen, Director of the UNESCO Liaison Office in Brussels, the screening was followed by a Q&A with:
Panellists
- Maria Ressa – Journalist and CEO of Rappler
- Laura Bretea – Policy Officer, Democratic Governance, European Commission DG International Partnership (INTPA)
- Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi – Chief of UNESCO Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section
- Deborah Seward (moderator) – Director of the UN Regional Information Centre (UNRIC)
Social Media 4 Peace
This event provided an opportunity to discuss how to strengthen the resilience of societies to the spreading of online harmful content on social media, and promote peace narrative rather than hate, the objectives of the new UNESCO project Social Media 4 Peace.
The screening of ‘A Thousand Cuts’ was organised in collaboration with Cine-ONU Vienna and Cine-ONU Geneva