Difference between revisions of "Global Coalition Strategic Communications Working Group"
(→Meetings) |
(→Meetings) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
==Meetings== | ==Meetings== | ||
| − | * 2015: 'Representatives from 32 countries of the [[Global Coalition]] against ISIL met on 28 October at the Coalition’s [[Strategic Communications Working Group]] in London. The meeting was hosted by the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, [[Tobias Ellwood]] and co-chaired by US Under Secretary of State [[Rick Stengel]] and the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr [[Anwar Gargash]].'<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-holds-meeting-of-representatives-from-the-global-coalition-against-isil UK holds meeting of representatives from the Global Coalition against ISIL] 28 October 2015. From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP.</ref> | + | * 2015: 'Representatives from 32 countries of the [[Global Coalition]] against ISIL met on 28 October at the Coalition’s [[Strategic Communications Working Group]] in London. The meeting was hosted by the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, [[Tobias Ellwood]] and co-chaired by US Under Secretary of State [[Rick Stengel]] and the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr [[Anwar Gargash]].'<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-holds-meeting-of-representatives-from-the-global-coalition-against-isil UK holds meeting of representatives from the Global Coalition against ISIL] 28 October 2015. From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP.</ref> |
* 2016: 28th October. | * 2016: 28th October. | ||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
::Dr [[Anwar Gargash]] praised the member's efforts and emphasized the need for the coalition to further step up its activities and reach new audiences. Further echoing this need, Sheikha [[Lubna Al Qasimi]], the UAE Minister of State for Tolerance, shared with the group the UAE's vision of tolerance and highlighted effective methods of creating resilience against extremism in the society. | ::Dr [[Anwar Gargash]] praised the member's efforts and emphasized the need for the coalition to further step up its activities and reach new audiences. Further echoing this need, Sheikha [[Lubna Al Qasimi]], the UAE Minister of State for Tolerance, shared with the group the UAE's vision of tolerance and highlighted effective methods of creating resilience against extremism in the society. | ||
| − | ::Additionally, the working group members exchanged experiences with media companies and the creative community about their mutual efforts to challenge the extremist narrative in the online space. Representatives from the media and creative community included [[twofour54]], [[MBC]], [[Sky News Arabia]], [[Affinis Lab]], and [[Quantum Communications]].<ref>https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/248953187/abu-dhabi-hosts-meeting-of-working-group-on-strategic-communications-of-global-coalition-to-counter-daesh Abu Dhabi hosts meeting of Working Group on Strategic Communications of Global Coalition to Counter Daesh], ''big news Network'', 29th October 2016, 07:12 GMT+11.</ref> | + | ::Additionally, the working group members exchanged experiences with media companies and the creative community about their mutual efforts to challenge the extremist narrative in the online space. Representatives from the media and creative community included [[twofour54]], [[MBC]], [[Sky News Arabia]], [[Affinis Lab]], and [[Quantum Communications]].<ref>[https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/248953187/abu-dhabi-hosts-meeting-of-working-group-on-strategic-communications-of-global-coalition-to-counter-daesh Abu Dhabi hosts meeting of Working Group on Strategic Communications of Global Coalition to Counter Daesh], ''big news Network'', 29th October 2016, 07:12 GMT+11.</ref> |
Revision as of 15:19, 3 April 2020
Meetings
- 2015: 'Representatives from 32 countries of the Global Coalition against ISIL met on 28 October at the Coalition’s Strategic Communications Working Group in London. The meeting was hosted by the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Tobias Ellwood and co-chaired by US Under Secretary of State Rick Stengel and the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Anwar Gargash.'[1]
- 2016: 28th October.
- The Strategic Communications Working Group of the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh convened in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Abu Dhabi, to take stock of its efforts on combating Daesh's online propaganda and recruitment.
- The eighth meeting of the working group was hosted by Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, who co-chaired the meeting together with Richard Stengel, Under-Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, US Department of State, and Tobias Ellwood, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for the Middle East and Africa), UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- The meeting was attended by senior officials from 29 coalition countries, as well as a selected number of experts, including participants from Al Azhar, Hedayah, Sawab Centre, the Coalition Communication Cell in London, and private sector entities.
- The meeting provided a venue for discussions on the anti-Daesh communications activities of coalition members, an exchange of views on future challenges in the fight against Daesh, including the battle to liberate Mosul, and a platform to exchange optimal messaging strategies amongst members of the working group.
- Dr Anwar Gargash praised the member's efforts and emphasized the need for the coalition to further step up its activities and reach new audiences. Further echoing this need, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, the UAE Minister of State for Tolerance, shared with the group the UAE's vision of tolerance and highlighted effective methods of creating resilience against extremism in the society.
- Additionally, the working group members exchanged experiences with media companies and the creative community about their mutual efforts to challenge the extremist narrative in the online space. Representatives from the media and creative community included twofour54, MBC, Sky News Arabia, Affinis Lab, and Quantum Communications.[2]
- 2017:
Notes
- ↑ UK holds meeting of representatives from the Global Coalition against ISIL 28 October 2015. From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP.
- ↑ Abu Dhabi hosts meeting of Working Group on Strategic Communications of Global Coalition to Counter Daesh, big news Network, 29th October 2016, 07:12 GMT+11.
