Perugia Declaration for Ukraine (updated) 2023 – Press Kit

The updated Perugia Declaration for Ukraine can be found here

Background information about the declaration

Sign the declaration here

In 2022 more than 200 media support organisations joined the GFMD to draft and promote the Perugia Declaration for Ukraine which was launched at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia. The declaration was translated into 10 languages and has been the basis for the policy and advocacy efforts of GFMD and its members and partners throughout the year.

One year after the launch of the Perugia Declaration for Ukraine, GFMD is reaching out in collaboration with the organisers of the International Journalism Festival to propose additional calls to action to strengthen the further implementation of the declaration (Find the full text of the declaration here).

We kindly invite our members and partners to use the updated Perugia Declaration for Ukraine in policy and advocacy activities around World Press Freedom Day 2023.

Social media posts & visuals

Below you will find sample posts and visuals for social channels both in English and Ukrainian. Feel free to share these posts with colleagues and your wider network so we can reach as many key media actors as possible.

Visuals both in English and Ukrainian can be found here.

Handles: 

Global Forum for Media Development

Twitter: @MediaGFMD
LinkedIn: Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
Facebook: Global Forum for Media Development
YouTube: @MediaGFMD 

International Journalism Festival

Twitter: @journalismfest 
Instagram: @journalismfest/ 
YouTube: journalismfest
Telegram: journalismfest 
Facebook: International Journalism Festival

Hashtags

#PerugiaDeclaration4Ukraine, #WPFD23, #WorldPressFreedomDay, #IJF23, #MediaDev, #StandWithUkraine

Twitter

General tweet

English 

🇺🇦 One year after the launch of #PerugiaDeclaration4Ukraine, @MediaGFMD in collaboration with @journalismfest proposes additional calls to action to support media and journalists in #Ukraine.

➡️ Full text of the updated declaration: https://gfmd.info/perugia-declaration-for-ukraine-2023 #MediaDev #WPFD #IJF23

Ukrainian 

🇺🇦 Через рік після запуску #PerugiaDeclaration4Ukraine, @MediaGFMD у співпраці з @journalismfest пропонує додаткові заклики до дій для підтримки медіа та журналістів в Україні.

➡️ Повний текст оновленої декларації тут: https://gfmd.info/perugia-declaration-for-ukraine-2023  #MediaDev #WPFD #IJF23

Call to action tweet

English 

🇺🇦  @MediaGFMD continue to support journalists and independent media in #Ukraine and strives to implement media assistance in more relevant and efficient ways.

📑 Read and share the updated #PerugiaDeclaration4Ukraine: https://gfmd.info/perugia-declaration-for-ukraine-2023  #MediaDev #WPFD23 #IJF23

Ukrainian 

🇺🇦 @MediaGFMD продовжує підтримувати журналістів і незалежні медіа в Україні та прагне запроваджувати допомогу медіа більш актуальними та ефективними способами.

📑 Читайте та діліться оновленою #PerugiaDeclaration4Ukraine: https://gfmd.info/perugia-declaration-for-ukraine-2023 #MediaDev #WPFD23 #IJF23

LinkedIn/Facebook

English

🇺🇦 One year after the launch of #PerugiaDeclaration4Ukraine, the Global Forum for Media Development in collaboration with the International Journalism Festival proposes additional calls to action to support media and journalists in #Ukraine and strengthen the further implementation of the declaration.

➡️ Find the full text of the updated declaration here: https://gfmd.info/perugia-declaration-for-ukraine-2023 #MediaDev #WPFD #IJF23

Ukrainian

🇺🇦 Через рік після запуску #PerugiaDeclaration4Ukraine, Global Forum for Media Development у співпраці з Міжнародним фестивалем журналістики пропонує додаткові заклики до дій для підтримки медіа та журналістів в Україні та посилення подальшого впровадження декларації.

➡️ Повний текст оновленої декларації дивіться тут: https://gfmd.info/perugia-declaration-for-ukraine-2023 #MediaDev #WPFD #IJF23

About Perugia Declaration for Ukraine

Perugia Declaration for Ukraine was launched at the International Journalism Festival on April 9, 2022. As a result, 219 media organizations signed it, we were able to translate it into 10 languages helping us to mobilize further and better support Ukrainian journalists and media (You can read more about GFMD’s emergency media support for Ukraine here). The Perugia Declaration has been the basis for our policy and advocacy efforts throughout the year, most notably on 4 May at the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) Conference in Uruguay 2022 at a high-level session “Safety of Journalists in Ukraine War” organised by UNESCO and GFMD (Watch the full session here)

This year GFMD reached out in collaboration with the organisers of the International Journalism Festival to assess the declaration’s impact and identify ways to strengthen its further implementation. On 20 April 2023 the updated Perugia Declaration was announced during the session “Investigating the crimes of war” at the International Journalism Festival (watch it here).

GFMD’s Campaigns and Communications Manager Liza Bezushko discuss collective policy and advocacy efforts around the updates of the Perugia Declaration for Ukraine.

Relevant resources

If you’re interested in GFMD’s emergency media support for Ukraine, check out:

• MediaDev Fundraising Guide in Ukrainian
• GFMD Ukraine media support information sharing email list
• High-level session “Safety of Journalists in Ukraine War” organised by UNESCO and GFMD at the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) Conference in Uruguay, 4 May 2022. (Watch the full session here)
• Briefing on Providing Psychological Support for Ukrainian Journalists
• Overview of the GFMD’s Ukraine media support in 2022

Get in touch!

Feel free to send us your questions or suggestions at communications@gmfd.info.