Chetan Soni
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Communication & Information

Upholding Information as a Public Good

UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector (CI Sector) empowers key actors to safeguard fundamental human rights, both in online and off-line spaces, focusing on the following fields:  

Global Media and Information Literacy Week Feature Conference 2024

30-31 October 2024, Amman, Jordan

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Freedom of expression and the safety of journalist
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Media development and media in emergency
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Media and information literacy and digital competencies
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Documentary heritage - Memory of the World programme
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In Numbers

1,700+
journalists killed since 1993
496
Memory of the World inscriptions

on the International Register since 1995

137
UN Member States

have adopted various Access to Information legal guarantees

70%
of World’s languages in danger of disappearing
Nearly 73%
of women surveyed have experienced online violence
12%
of AI researchers globally are women
86%
impunity for crimes committed against journalists
Nearly 66%
of the World’s population is online

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OLD - Communication & Information

Promoting free flow of ideas by word and image

OLD - #InternetForTrust - Highlights Video

A global dialogue to guide regulation worldwide

21-23 February 2023, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris

UNESCO hosted in Paris the “Internet for Trust” conference to discuss a set of draft global guidelines for regulating digital platforms, to safeguarding freedom of expression and access to information.

To access all #InternetForTrust sessions visit: https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference

 

 

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