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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by William Horsley
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA is organising an Online Talk\nby  William Horsley\nPress freedom ‘under attack’: what’s really at stake?\non 6 May at 11.00 am London time on ZOOM\nModerator is Fiona O’Brien \nTicket £5 \n\nWe have scheduled this talk to coincide with World Media Freedom Day at a time when Media freedom faces a severe global decline due to surging political repression\, violence against journalists\, and economic fragility. Among the challenges facing the media are authoritarian censorship\, Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs)\, dangerous working conditions in conflict zones\, and the rapid spread of misinformation\, which collectively fuel widespread self-censorship. The UK has played an active role in developing policies to protect Journalists launching our National Committee for the Safety of Journalists in 2020 and the UK’s National Action Plan for the Safety of Journalists was first launched in 2021 and refreshed in 2023. In 2025 the UK’s National Committee for Safety of Journalists  focused on three priority areas: enhancing the criminal justice response to crimes against journalists; supporting journalists and their employers to tackle online and offline harassment; and – with a non-legislative focus – tackling the risks posed by SLAPPs and other abusive legal threats against journalists. \nWilliam Horsley will draw on his 35 years’ experience as a BBC journalist and foreign correspondent\, and his ‘second career’ as a press freedom advocate and international director (2009-2026) of the Centre for Freedom of the Media at University of Sheffield \nHe will share his analysis of the ‘democratic backsliding’ associated with increasingly harsh suppression of critical media worldwide\, and the countervailing efforts by press freedom advocates and international institutions to protect the Fourth Estate in recent times. \nBio \nUK Chairman of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ); co-founder of the Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM) and Emeritus Professor at the University of Sheffield; former BBC foreign correspondent and TV & Radio programme presenter; author of the OSCE Safety of Journalists Guidebooks and consultant to UNESCO and the Council of Europe; co-author of Who Controls the Narrative? Legal Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in the Commonwealth (2025); member of the RSF London Bureau Advisory Board.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-william-horsey/
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SUMMARY:FCDOA Online Talk by Fiona Clouder: Wednesday 27 May
DESCRIPTION:FCDOA Online talk by \nFiona Clouder\n‘Latin America – From Canning to Mining – Opportunity’ \nWednesday 27 May at 11.00 GMT on ZOOM \nModerated by Dr Christopher Sabatini \nsenior fellow for Latin America at Chatham House \nAdmission free \n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89177206719?pwd=kBuhfGGKhzKsWvFgbuft8x5C6LTFFa.1 \nMeeting ID: 891 7720 6719\nPasscode: 112959 \n  \n\n  \n\nWe are delighted to welcome Fiona Clouder\, former UK Ambassador to Chile and a leading expert on Latin America\, for a talk exploring the region’s historic ties with the UK\, current strategic priorities\, and the opportunities that lie ahead. \nFiona will open with a brief look at the UK’s longstanding connections with Latin America\, including the origins and impact of the FCDO’s Canning Agenda\, which she led to revitalise UK engagement across the region. She will also touch on her work as Regional Ambassador for COP26\, driving collaboration with governments and businesses towards a Net Zero world. \nThe main focus of her talk will look forward: \n\ncritical minerals and the energy transition\,\ngeopolitics and regional dynamics\, and\nemerging opportunities for the UK in an increasingly strategic part of the world.\n\nAbout Fiona Clouder \nFiona Clouder has extensive experience in Latin America\, both as a senior diplomat and in the private sector\, particularly in mining\, energy\, environment\, and the geopolitics surrounding these sectors. She served as UK Ambassador to Chile (2014–2018) and later as Regional Ambassador for Latin America and the Caribbean for COP26 (2020–2022). \nHer diplomatic career has spanned trade and investment\, defence and prosperity\, science and innovation\, and environmental policy. Before joining the FCO in 2001\, she worked with the Research Councils (now UKRI)\, where she helped develop the UK’s early approach to science diplomacy and established the global Science and Innovation Network (UKSIN). \nIn addition to running her own consultancy\, Fiona works with The Ambassador Partnership and is: \n\nSenior Advisor to Appian Capital Advisory\,\nDirector at the Chilean Cobalt Corporation\,\nDistinguished Fellow at RUSI\,\nChairman of the Anglo Chilean Society\, and\na Board Member of Canning House\, the UK’s leading forum on Latin America.
URL:https://fcdoa.org.uk/event/fcdoa-online-talk-by-fiona-cloudesly/
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