FRANCE 24 and PassBlue win UN journalism prize for reporting on Gaza war

FRANCE 24

18 December 2024 at 12:44 pm·1-min read

Award-winning journalists Jessica Le Masurier (L), Dulcie Leimbach, Damilola Banjo and Fatma Khaled at the UNCA Awards at Casa Cipriani in New York City on 13 December 2024.

PassBlue and FRANCE 24 have been awarded a UN Correspondents' Association (UNCA) prize for three investigative stories on the Gaza war that they co-published over the course of 2024.

The all-female reporting team won the silver Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize from the UN Correspondents' Association.

This prize is for written media and is named in honour of Elizabeth Neuffer, the Boston Globe bureau chief at the United Nations, who died while on assignment in Baghdad in 2003.

The UNCA Awards recognise journalists from around the world who have provided the best print, broadcast and electronic media coverage of the United Nations, UN agencies and field operations.

Read the award-winning stories below:

Fogbow, a US firm with military links, eyes maritime plan for Gaza aid

A private US firm run by former military and ex-CIA members is pushing plans to build a movable jetty off Gaza’s coast so more lifesaving goods can get into the besieged Palestinian enclave. But UN officials, aid workers and several European government officials have expressed doubts about the project and voiced scepticism over the group’s origins and motives.

‘Flour massacre’: Lifesaving aid becomes a deadly struggle in Gaza

Australian Associated Press
Plan to make Britain 'world leader' in AI
The UK government wants Britain to lead the world in AI with the prime minister set to unveil a plan to fast-track data centres and upskill graduates.
Australian Associated Press
10-man Barca thrash Real 5-2 to win Spanish Super Cup
Barcelona have claimed the Spanish Super Cup for a record-extending 15th time with a 5-2 win over Real Madrid in the final in Jeddah.
Australian Associated Press
Dembele double as PSG remain unbeaten in French league
Paris Saint-Germain are seven points clear at the top of the French league halfway through the season after a 2-1 win over Saint-Etienne.
Australian Associated Press
No 'Kvaradona', no problem for Serie A leaders Napoli
Napoli has taken control of Serie A even without injured and unsettled star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Australian Associated Press
Robertson pulls off stunning Masters snooker fightback
Australia's top cueman Neil Robertson has taken advantage of a late call up to the Masters snooker event with a stunning fightback to beat John Higgins 6-5.
Australian Associated Press
Allen's Bills crush Broncos, set up Ravens clash
AFC East champions Buffalo have advanced to the divisional round for a fifth straight postseason with a 31-7 wild-card playoff win over Denver.
Australian Associated Press
Search resumes for man in rain-swollen dam
Emergency services have begun searching for a man missing in a dam after jumping off a wall into the water and failing to resurface.
Australian Associated Press
'Nothing to lose' for underdog Aussie in Open debut
Twelve locals are in action on day two of the Australian Open and none have a tougher challenge than rising star Maya Joint.
Australian Associated Press
Atletico Madrid extend streak, lead league at halfway
Atletico Madrid will enter the second half of the Spanish league season with a one-point lead from Read Madrid.
Australian Associated Press
Maxwell concedes Test selectors made right call
Veteran allrounder Glenn Maxwell holds no grudges over the Australian selectors' decision to leave him out of the Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka.
Australian Associated Press
Motorists leave $140m in toll relief unclaimed: govt
Motorists in western Sydney have missed out on $140 million of state toll road relief since the assistance was introduced last year, the NSW government says.
Australian Associated Press
Explosive Gardner most crucial in 50-over format
Ashleigh Gardner's hard-hitting approach might appear better suited to T20 cricket, but it is in the 50-over format where the allrounder has returned to form.
Australian Associated Press
In-form Fowler helps Man City cruise in Women's FA Cup
Mary Fowler, fresh from her nomination as the WSL fans' player of the month for December, has helped Man City ease into the fifth round of the Women's FA Cup.
Australian Associated Press
Spurs in scare before FA Cup escape, United KO Arsenal
Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham narrowly avoided FA Cup humiliation at little Tamworth as holders Man Utd won a penalty shootout at Arsenal.
Australian Associated Press
Leipzig give Klopp wings to launch his new Red Bull job
Coaching great Jurgen Klopp has watched RB Leipzig beat Werder Bremen 4-2 as he began his new job with Red Bull.
Australian Associated Press
Sanders follows Price tracks with fifth Dakar stage win
Daniel 'Chucky' Sanders has taken his fifth motorcycle stage of the 2025 Dakar Rally, matching fellow Aussie Toby Price, who achieved the feat in his 2016 win.
Australian Associated Press
Replica Olympic medals given to fire-hit US swim great
Gary Hall Jnr, famed for his "smash them like guitars" comment about the Aussie Olympic swim team, is to be given replica medals after the LA fire disaster.
Australian Associated Press
Twelve days' reproductive health leave could save $26b
A new report reveals the staggering impact of reproductive health problems on productivity, feeding calls for extra leave entitlements.
Australian Associated Press
Explosion, fire at service station kills 15 in Yemen
Health officials in Yemen say at least 15 have been killed in an explosion and fire at a service station.
Australian Associated Press
Saville among Aussies on Open scrap-heap after day one
Daria Saville was left to despair missed opportunities in her first-round loss to Anna Blinkova, with no Australians celebrating victory on day one of the Open.

Fogbow, a US firm with military links, eyes maritime plan for Gaza aid

‘Flour massacre’: Lifesaving aid becomes a deadly struggle in Gaza

Latest stories