The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and its partners are launching a Media Fellowship Project to report on the impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Nigeria. The purpose is to promote in-depth reporting on this major health issue, using an innovative multi-media communication approach which focuses on those most affected by and at risk of Avian Influenza (HPAI).

A seminar to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2009 was held at the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Lagos on 4 May 2009.  It was jointly organised by the UNIC and Media Rights Agenda (MRA), a media NGO which is one of UNIC’s partners.

The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) and the Women’s Optimum Development Foundation (WODEF) held an interactive forum on ‘Ending Violence against Women and Girls’ in Lagos on Monday 09 March 2009, to commemorate International Women’s Day.