Paris Peace Forum decides to create an Int’l fund to support media

PARIS, 14 November 2021, (TON): The participants of the fourth Paris Peace Forum decided to create an international fund to support the media. This is stated in the final communiqué of the fourth Paris Peace Forum, circulated.

The report notes that the new international fund was created “to ensure the development, sustainability and independence of mass media of public interest.”

The forum participants emphasized that independent media are a necessary element of democracy and help to counter misinformation, as well as contribute to the holding of free and fair elections.

The Paris Peace Forum is held annually on the anniversary of the end of the First World War.

The forum is attended by leaders of states, heads of various international organizations, foundations and companies.

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