With just turned 82, the Mayor of Arbolito is the oldest in the entire country.
Since the previous period, when there were 9 Municipalities in Cerro Largo, the ruler of the historic locality, some 30 kilometers away from the departmental capital, has become an example and reference for other colleagues.
After the last session of the Federation of Mayors, Luis Segui He spoke to the media that covered the meeting.
“It coincided with my birthday because the Federation marked it that way. Anyway, I thank you very much. I am grateful for all that attitude they have had. As they prepared it. It doesn’t matter to me” expressed the Mayor of Arbolito.
“I found out recently that I am the Mayor of the country” he told proudly. “They are all younger” added in relation to the other 124 Heads of Municipal Government that the country currently has. “I don’t know if older and older is different, but in any case I can tell you that I continue to feel comfortable and satisfied with what I have learned after reaching a certain age. I really believed that he was not going to be on the mat. Life in the rural area, life in the countryside has been healthy, happy and very sincere. I dedicated myself to rural tasks for many years dealing with very few people. Every time I meet people with different levels of preparation, it’s like I got a key to put it, I don’t know if in the heart or in the mind that he has given me to coordinate these things. I didn’t rehearse, I’m like that naturally. I feel comfortable” remarked.
“I always try to match what I do with what I speak and what I speak with what I do” expressed Luis Segui. “People give me tremendous strength, not only on days like today but with every payment I go, every place I go. Every friend that I have made in life I keep, I learn, I attend. I have no words to thank all those who in one way or another support me. All old people accumulate a life story. It seems that a report that is covered wakes up on a day like today with tremendous joy ” manifested.
Don Luis Seguí is one of the most beloved and respected Mayors at the level of the Cerro Largo Federation. “Personally, I am convinced that every time we have a meeting with each one, we outline the issues that are of interest to all because the Law of Municipalities is one” he finished saying.
The Vice President of the Republic, Beatriz Argimón, participated this Wednesday 4 in the official closing of the international conference for World Press Freedom Day 2022, organized by the United Nations Organization for Culture, Science and Education (Unesco ) and the national government. “Without freedom, there is no democracy,” she stressed, adding that “it is impossible to conceive of freedom of expression without journalism.”
The event, between May 2 and 5, takes place at the Punta del Este Convention Center with the presence of the Minister of Education and Culture, Pablo da Silveira, and the Deputy Director General of Communication and Information of Unesco, Tawfik Jelassi.
Under the slogan “Journalism under digital siege”, the Global Conference for World Press Freedom Day 2022 discussed the impact of the digital age on freedom of expression, the safety of journalists and access to information and Privacy. The agenda includes conferences and panels with international experts and recreational activities in different parts of the country.
In his speech, Argimón thanked UNESCO for having chosen Uruguay as the annual venue for the event and highlighted the work of the national government for its organization and execution. In addition, he highlighted the importance of reflecting and discussing freedom of expression and the professional practice of journalism. “Freedom is in the essence, in the DNA of the Eastern people,” he said.
Uruguay is a country with a high degree of democratic adherence, which implies great respect for freedom of expression, he added, and stressed that citizens respect and value the role of the media as a defense of freedom.
The hierarch maintained that all people must have equal opportunities to receive, seek and impart information through any means of communication without any discrimination. In this sense, he highlighted the law on access to public information and the strategy defined by the Government regarding open data for the period 2021-2024.
The validity of freedom of expression and the exercise of journalism supposes an in-depth discussion of all the actors involved on legal frameworks, technological advances, the economic viability of undertakings, professional ethics, gender policies and the promotion of good practices. journalistic practices, he assured.
He also mentioned other issues addressed during the conference and which should be studied in greater depth, such as the safety of journalists and access to information. In addition, he pointed out the importance of local media that spread the activities of their towns. “They are the ones who build citizenship and democracy,” he specified.
“Freedom of expression and the professional exercise of journalism constitute an essential pillar of democratic life, and those of us who exercise government responsibilities must avoid any measure that could threaten journalistic work and the media,” he concluded.
Before the final speeches, international experts discussed information as a common good. The panel was made up of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy, Ana Brian Nougreres; the president of the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (INAI) and of the Global Privacy Assembly, Blanca lbarra Cadena; the president of the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), Jorge Canahuati, and the vice president of the International Federation of Journalists, Zuliana Lainez.
Also participating were the executive director of the Canadian Human Rights and Indigenous Affairs Policy Division, Jeffrey Marder; the vice-president of the UNESCO International Program for the Development of Communication, Pablo Medina Jiménez; the executive director of the International Fund for Public Interest Media, Sheetal Vyas; the Minister of Communication and Information of Sierra Leone, Mohamed Rahman Swarav, and the Commissioner of the European Union for International Association, Jutta Uroilainen.
