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UNESCO Communication and Information Weekly Newsletter

• 04.11.16 Global MIL Week 2016: MIL at the heart of learning and education The inspiring second day of the UNESCO-led Global MIL Week 2016 Feature Event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, brought to light on the relevance and urgency of policy on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) around the world. Media and Information Literacy and the Global MIL Week received high recognition from the government of Brazil, with the Secretaries of Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Transparency, Oversight and Control and the State of Sao Paolo. These high-level officials together with representatives from UNESCO, the University of Sao Paulo and the Global Alliance for Partnerships om MIL expressing commitment in advancing MIL and called for MIL to be placed on the global development agenda.

• 04.11.16 Youth day at Global MIL Week: Critical thinking in focus With over 150 participants present at the Kick Start of the Youth Day on Wednesday, November 2nd, the UNESCO's Global MIL Week 2016 celebration officially started in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Throughout two discussion panels young people spoke to youth and adults and engaged in a series of workshops on Media and Information Literacy (MIL). The first day of the Feature event of the Global MIL Week focused on critical thinking for youth and "hands-on" practical experiences.

• 04.11.16 UNESCO and the SIAO train 30 Arts and Crafts stakeholders on the opportunities offered by e-commerce In addition to the traditional artisans' skills, communication about their products and access to their customers are vital elements for the development and the sustainability of their businesses. Hence, a better knowledge of existing tools and solutions for the expansion of their activities is considered as crucial by UNESCO, particularly in the context of its programme promoting lifelong learning opportunities.

• 03.11.16 Twenty-one new records added to the Regional LAC Register of the Memory of the World Programme This news item will be available in English soon. It is only available in Spanish at the moment.

• 03.11.16 No to impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in the Arab Region On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the International day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session held in 2013, and celebrated on 2 November, UNESCO Office in Beirut, Maharat Foundation, and the Gulf Center for Human Rights organized an event entitled: "No to impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in the Arab Region" on Wednesday 2 November 2016, at the UNESCO Regional Office in Bir Hassan.

• 02.11.16 Press Freedom Groups Launch Video Campaign Calling for an End to Attacks against Journalists in Yemen "No to Impunity" is the key message several international press freedom and media development groups and Yemeni journalists share on 2 November, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.

• 02.11.16 Women's Entrepreneurship, Digital Dialogue and Exchange Among Young Girls: Keys to Sustainable Development in Burkina Faso ICTs transform access to information in Africa and young people's search for employment. Smartphones and Internet are now more and more accessible to the greater public and constantly expanding. The ICT sector plays a strategic role in the economic development of countries and is at the heart of interactions between industry, services, and local content. The sector has also directly and significantly contributed to the economic growth cycle and job creation in recent years. It is expected that ICTs will produce effects similar to those induced by major technological developments during the industrial revolution which began in the nineteenth century. In Burkina Faso, one of the least connected countries in Africa, young people, and particularly girls, continue to have difficulties in accessing information, and more precisely, access to job offers.

• 02.11.16 UNESCO Trains Young Women Leaders in Burkina Faso in Mobile App Development ICT use, development, and growth are determining factors of growth in West African countries. Promoting their use and their dissemination in vital areas such as the fight against poverty is crucial for youth, especially for girls.

• 02.11.16 Young Girls and ICT: The Perfect Combination to Fight Poverty in Burkina Faso To reduce the digital divide within the country, Burkina Faso has, over the years, supported actions to diffuse and use Information and Communications Technology in favor of women. Despite the favorable political context, more efforts are needed to address the continuing divide.

• 31.10.16 Calling for concrete actions on the Safety of Journalists, UN and partners mark the Day to End Impunity On 27 October 2016, together with the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations, UNESCO organized an Interactive Panel discussion on "Safety of Journalists and Ending Impunity in Conflict Situations" at the UN Headquarters in New York on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (2 November).

• 31.10.16 Pakistan roundtable opens door for information sharing on safety of journalists A meeting of 20 experts from government, civil society and media in Islamabad on 27 October has identified an opportunity for NGOs to feed their research on journalistic safety to the government of Pakistan to contribute to official statistics on the issue.

• 31.10.16 On the road to the future: a bus campaign to promote the agenda 2030 in Senegal (in French) « Je choisis l'ODD 1 éradiquer la pauvreté car au Sénégal c'est un mal qui touche beaucoup de personnes. » Abdou Gueye est élève en première L au lycée Limamou Laye à Guédiawaye, comme lui ils sont nombreux à être venus découvrir tout au long de la journée les objectifs de développement durable (ODD) à bord du bus apprêté pour l'occasion par le groupe communication du Système des Nations Unies au Sénégal (SNUS) dont l'UNESCO fait partie intégrante. Il rajoute "La promotion du développement durable nous concerne tous, chacune de nos actions a un effet immédiat sur le développement durable du Sénégal et du monde en général."

• 31.10.16 UNESCO supports African national broadcasters to develop gender equality action plans The transition experienced by Africa, with the recent liberalization of the media space, has been marked by the expansion of audiovisual, written and online media organisations. This demand for freedom of expression and information has generated debates on a variety of issues which, until then, had been taboo or ignored. The concept of gender equality is one of them.

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