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According to the organisation's mission statement; "IREX Europe assists in the development of nations and peoples by providing services, programs, infrastructure and technologies that strengthen civil society, independent media, education and the functioning of democracy"<ref> IREX Europe [http://www.europe.irex.org/about/index.asp}</ref>.
 
According to the organisation's mission statement; "IREX Europe assists in the development of nations and peoples by providing services, programs, infrastructure and technologies that strengthen civil society, independent media, education and the functioning of democracy"<ref> IREX Europe [http://www.europe.irex.org/about/index.asp}</ref>.
  
In Iraq, IREX Europe is working in partnership with the [[BBC World Service Trust]] and [[Albany Associates]] to build a professional code of conduct and regulatory framework for Iraqi media.
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In Iraq, IREX Europe is working in partnership with the [[BBC World Service Trust]] and [[Albany Associates]] to build a professional code of conduct and regulatory framework for Iraqi media<ref> BBC World Service Trust [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/trust/middleeast/story/2007/10/070921_iraq_expression.shtml] </ref>.
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IREX Europe is also involved in a project run by the [[UN Democracy Fund]] (UNDEF) where it is Building a Sustainable Independent Nationwide News Agency for Iraq to "increase the scope of professional and objective news coverage supplied by the [[National Iraqi News Agency]] (NINA) to media outlets"<ref> IREX Europe, 2008 [http://www.europe.irex.org/programs/iraq/nationalnewsiraq.asp]</ref>. The project will "open seven new bureaus across the country, expanding its regional coverage and improving its services to customers en route to commercial viability"<ref> IREX Europe, 2008 [http://www.europe.irex.org/programs/iraq/nationalnewsiraq.asp]</ref>.
  
  
 
==Leadership==
 
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[[Drusilla Menaker]] - IREX Europe Associate Director
 
[[Drusilla Menaker]] - IREX Europe Associate Director
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==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 02:27, 16 April 2008

IREX Europe is the European arm of the International Research and Exchanges Board, a US non-profit organisation "specialising in education, independent media, Internet development, and civil society programmes in the United States, Europe, Eurasia, Africa, the Near East, and Asia"[1].


According to the organisation's mission statement; "IREX Europe assists in the development of nations and peoples by providing services, programs, infrastructure and technologies that strengthen civil society, independent media, education and the functioning of democracy"[2].


In Iraq, IREX Europe is working in partnership with the BBC World Service Trust and Albany Associates to build a professional code of conduct and regulatory framework for Iraqi media[3].


IREX Europe is also involved in a project run by the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) where it is Building a Sustainable Independent Nationwide News Agency for Iraq to "increase the scope of professional and objective news coverage supplied by the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) to media outlets"[4]. The project will "open seven new bureaus across the country, expanding its regional coverage and improving its services to customers en route to commercial viability"[5].


Leadership

Paige Alexander - President

Mark Whitehouse - Secretary

Mike de Villiers - IREX Europe Director

Drusilla Menaker - IREX Europe Associate Director


Notes

  1. IREX Europe [http://www.europe.irex.org/about/index.asp}
  2. IREX Europe [http://www.europe.irex.org/about/index.asp}
  3. BBC World Service Trust [1]
  4. IREX Europe, 2008 [2]
  5. IREX Europe, 2008 [3]