The fund, which will be administered by UNESCO, will be used to support, train and provide legal help for journalists around the world
. Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and UK's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. The UK is giving $3.75 million over the next five years while Canada has committed just over $765,050.The fund was announced on Wednesday in London by the UK's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt at the first Global Media Freedom Conference, which is hosted by the UK and Canada.
The United States, which was not a co-sponsor of the conference, was barely mentioned except to lament how President Donald Trump often disparages the press.Clooney did not utter Trump's name, but said"The country of James Madison has a leader today who vilifies the media, making honest journalists all over the world more vulnerable to abuse.
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