It was marked on November 23, which was the fourth anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines, where 32 journalists were murdered. There has been total impunity for their killers. In an article published on our website, INSI President Richard Sambrook commended the global awareness campaign, noting that: “Campaigns like the International Day to End Impunity do make a difference.” “They provide an opportunity for lobby groups, media, politicians, and individuals to raise their collective voice and be heard. It sends a signal to those responsible for murder that their actions will not be forgotten or overlooked.”  INSI welcomed several initiatives this month related to the raising of awareness of the need to protect journalists and the issue of impunity, including the UN General Assembly’s adoption of a new resolution on protecting journalists in conflict and non-conflict zones earlier this week.  In London, we took part in a symposium of news organisations and media support groups to discuss the safety of journalists in Egypt and the surrounding region.  And at News Xchange, the global conference of the broadcast media which took place in Marrakech earlier this month, Director Hannah Storm and our BBC colleague Stuart Hughes led a tribute to journalists killed, injured and traumatised in relation to their work.  “Even though a great deal has happened in 10 years of news safety, this work is more necessary than ever before,” she said. This month was a particularly painful one for our colleagues in the Philippines, many of whose lives and livelihoods were torn apart by Typhoon Haiyan. Four journalists have been confirmed dead and four others remain unaccounted for, but it is likely those numbers will rise. Several media outlets – including community radio stations, which are a lifeline to locals – have been destroyed. INSI’s South East Asia coordinator Red Batario has been working to support colleagues. He wrote a powerful piece for us, describing how local media has been affected. INSI remains committed to helping our colleagues in the Philippines rebuild their lives and continue their valuable work which has kept members of the public across the Philippines informed about the typhoon and its aftermath. And we remain committed to helping ensure visiting news crews also remain safe and know how to be self-reliant, and avoid getting ill, when working in devastated environments. As such, we reissued our advice for covering natural disasters as the typhoon struck and published safety advisories in the aftermath of the devastation as well as health advice in collaboration with the Fleet Street Clinic in London.  For more information about what is being done to support journalists in the Philippines, or to find out how you can donate to the cause, please contact INSI. At INSI, we work to provide practical information, support and training to all journalists working in dangerous environments and we are often called on to share our expertise, as we did at an event hosted by the BBC for those interested in working in hostile environments, where INSI’s President, Director and Treasurer all contributed to the discussion. The same day, Hannah also took part remotely in an expert discussion organised by IREX on the subject of gender-based violence against journalists. This discussion touched on a joint project INSI has with the International Women’s Media Foundation: the first global survey into violence against women journalists. The results of this ground-breaking survey will be released by us next week in Bangkok at the UN’s Global Forum for Media and Gender.