The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Yaounde joined UNESCO and the Ministry of Communication to commemorate the 2013 World Press Freedom Day in an official event organized to mark the Day in Yaounde, on 3 May.

An exposition by media organs in the country, organized on the esplanade of the Ministry of Communication brought together media practitioners, and other actors in the domain, as well as Government  and the UN Officials.

An exhibition by UNIC Yaounde alongside national media organs was the main highlight of the event. UNIC prepared press kits comprised of UN Basic documents, the UN Secretary-General’s message for the Day, the UN Secretary-General/UNESCO joint Statement and other background information on the history of the commemoration, which were distributed to participants at the event. A guided tour of the stands by the Minister and his entourage was one of the highlights of the ceremony, as they had the opportunity to appreciate the rich diversity and dynamism of the Cameroon media landscape, through the different publications and reports displayed by these organs .

Theoccasion was graced by an animation by the CRTV Orchestra, and the speeches were punctuated by musical interludes in an event, which witnessed a huge attendance of Journalists.

The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Yaounde commemorated the Nelson Mandela International Day on Monday 18 July 2011 with 2 events:

UNIC Staff 67-minute voluntary service at the Gynaeco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital, Ngousso – Yaounde and a film Screening of “Invictus” with at Goethe Institut.

UNIC Yaounde staff volunteered to the Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Ngousso – Yaounde on 18 July 2011 to mark the day and share messages of working for humanity and the Millennium Development Goals precisely MDG 4/5/6 (to reduce Infant and Maternal Mortality and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS and Other Diseases).

UNIC Staff members; Anne Nsang, Therese Tommo and Jean Njita assisted with attending to hospital’s patients. Each staff member handled patients at several posts, namely: taking blood pressure, weight measure and Consultation/Examination of patients, assisting and running errands for doctors with patients’ cards.

It was a great humane experience as the media witnessed the “67 minute” devotion to the service of humanity as Nelson Mandela. UNIC handed copies of the Secretary-General’s message and UNGA Resolutions for distribution to the media, out-patients and the hospital staff as well as MDG and Mandela Day posters.

UNIC Yaounde also organized the screening of the film “Invictus”.

The 133 minutes long film captivated the attention of about 40 youth participants and the media including the President of the National Youth Council, Mr Abdoulay Abdoulrazack and members of the UN Youth Association (UNYA).

At the end of the film, UNIC’s National Information Officer invited participants to share their views after watching the film and the variety of topics from “I learnt to be forgiving as Nelson Mandela” to “I admire nelson Mandela for his leading role to unite people, races and promote democracy and peace”.

UN Information Centre (UNIC) Yaounde assisted United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to organize media coverage of the Official Event to mark World Refugee Day 2011. This UNHCR event coorganized with Ministry of External Relations of Cameroon Government was held on Thursday 15 June 2011 at the Yaounde Town Hall esplanade.

About 600 Refugees were in attendance to parade flags of their countries, display in dance and song, cultural fantasia and messages of Peace and Hope. All the messages and speeches highlighted the theme of the day “Even one refugee forced to flee, one refugee forced to return to danger is one too many” and the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee convention.

In Cameroon, UNHCR confirms that there are about 100,000 refugees, of these 84,000 Central Africans found in the East and Adamawa provinces of Cameroon.

UN Information Centre (UNIC) Yaounde assisted United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to organize media coverage of the Official Event to mark World Refugee Day 2011. This UNHCR event coorganized with Ministry of External Relations of Cameroon Government was held on Thursday 15 June 2011 at the Yaounde Town Hall esplanade.

About 600 Refugees were in attendance to parade flags of their countries, display in dance and song, cultural fantasia and messages of Peace and Hope. All the messages and speeches highlighted the theme of the day “Even one refugee forced to flee, one refugee forced to return to danger is one too many” and the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee convention.

In Cameroon, UNHCR confirms that there are about 100,000 refugees, of these 84,000 Central Africans found in the East and Adamawa provinces of Cameroon.