Reham Al-Farra
Reham Al-Farra | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 |
| Died | 19 August 2003 |
| Cause of death | Killed in the Canal Hotel bombing |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Alma mater | Yarmouk University |
Reham Al-Farra (1974–2003) was a Palestinian
Early life and education
Al-Farra was born in Kuwait, and graduated from the Faculty of Mass Communications at Yarmouk University in Jordan.
Career
Al-Farra worked as a journalist at the weekly newspaper
In 2002, Al-Farra joined the
Death
Al-Farra was killed along with other United Nations staff members in the terrorist Canal Hotel bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, on 19 August 2003.
Honours
In September 2003, the UN Department of Public Information decided to rename its annual training programme for young journalists “The Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalists' Fellowship Programme” in memory of her.[3]
On 19 September 2003, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan paid tribute to Al-Farra during a memorial ceremony for those killed in Baghdad: “You chose to work for the United Nations because you wanted to do something for others," Annan said. "You went to Iraq to make a contribution to the lives of your Arab brothers and sisters. It is their loss as much as ours that you were denied the chance to do that".
References
- ^ BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Victims of UN Baghdad blast
- ^ (Jordan journalism mourns Reham Al-Farra) Al-Riyadh Daily article dated 24 August 2003
- ^ The Official Records of the 16th meeting of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee- Fourth Committee- held at UN Headquarters NY on 29 October 2003, A/C.4/58/SR.16 (paragraph 38)
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