UNESCO Communication and Information Weekly Newsletter
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"At the intersection of law and technology – knowledge of the algorithm is a fundamental right, a human right," argued American privacy law expert Marc Rotenberg, on Wednesday, 2 December during a Knowledge Café event organized by UNESCO's Communication and Information Sector at the Organization's Headquarters in Paris.
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04.12.15
UNESCO supports Right to Information in PalestineRepresentatives of government and civil society met in Ramallah on 1 and 2 December to lay the ground for the adoption of a Right to Information law in Palestine. At the seminar, organized by UNESCO in cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Ministry of Information, and attended by the key actors involved in the drafting and promoting of the right to information law, participants reviewed the latest draft of the law and agreed on amendments to bring it further in line with international standards and good practice.
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04.12.15
Applying UNESCO's Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media in Costa RicaOn 26 November, UNESCO hosted a working session between the National Ministry of Women's Affairs of Costa Rica (INAMU) and four experts coming from Paraguay and Uruguay. The objective was to allow an exchange between the experts, INAMU and UNESCO to understand the details and capacities required to apply the Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media (GSIM) developed by UNESCO.
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04.12.15
Go beyond COP21, UNESCO urges Russian journalistsWhile the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) currently taking place in the Parisian village of Le Bourget represents an important global event for the media to report on climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts, it should be treated as only a small part of a larger journalistic response aimed at raising public awareness of how climate change is adversely affecting societies and communities in all countries.
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03.12.15
Training on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators (MDI) in Thailand: Call for ApplicationsUNESCO Bangkok is accepting applications for a training session on international standards and good practices in media policies for stakeholders in Thailand's media sector. The training will be conducted in English from 25 to 27 January 2016 in Bangkok.
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03.12.15
Director-General condemns killing of cameraman Christophe Nkezabahizi in BurundiThe Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today denounced the killing of television cameraman Christophe Nkezabahizi and called for an investigation into the crime, which included the killing of his wife and two children.
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The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned the killing of radio journalist Pow James Raeth in South Sudan and called for an investigation into this crime.
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02.12.15
First regional meeting held in the Dominican Republic to discuss Internet Governance and Info-EthicsEminent experts, legislators and civil society representatives from Latin American and Caribbean countries - Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Colombia, Argentina and Uruguay among others -, met in Santo Domingo on 26th and 27th November 2015 to share experiences and explore common regional approaches to Internet Governance and Info-Ethics in building open and inclusive Knowledge and Information Societies.
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01.12.15
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2015: Inclusion MattersParis, 1 December—UNESCO will host a conference, "Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities," on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December. The Day is celebrated every year to raise awareness and mobilize support for critical issues relating to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society and development.
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30.11.15
Academia and students discuss outcomes of UNESCO study on media development in Jordan"This is a must read for every media student in Jordan" said Dr. Ezzat Hijab, Professor at the Faculty for Communication at the Middle East University, at the end of a session on UNESCO's Report on Media Development in Jordan organized in Amman last week. "We will discuss within our faculty how to best integrate it into the syllabus of the media curricula", he added.
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The old Women's Gaol Atrium at Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, hosted on 17 November 2015, the launch of UNESCO's report on "World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development-Special Digital Focus 2015". The report explores emerging opportunities and challenges for press freedom in the digital age, with a focus on online hate speech, protection of journalism sources, the role of internet intermediaries in fostering freedom online, and safety of journalists. The event brought together about 40 media lecturers, media researchers, free expression defenders and journalism promoters from South Africa.
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30.11.15
UNESCO celebrates International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesThe International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been commemorated since 1992 to promote awareness and mobilize support for critical issues relating to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society and development. The Day works to promote action to raise awareness about disability issues and draw attention to the benefits of an inclusive and accessible society for all.
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