Articles about United Nations Educational Scientific And Cultural Organization
Decriminalisation of freedom of expression in Africa
01 May 12
This meeting will follow UNESCO's World Press Freedom day conference in the same location from 4-5 May 2012. It will bring together organisations that have worked on the decriminalisation of laws limiting freedom of expression within Africa in the past, those that are well positioned to do so in the future, as well... [read more]
Maria da Conceicao Lourence
23 April 12
Regional relevance: Namibia
My most memorable experience with Gender Links was when I got to attend a drafting of a policy on care work. Many countries were being represented and I was standing for Namibia. My country has a policy on care work and I was able to report on how this had been formulated in Namibia. This meeting was part of the... [read more]
Media and good governance
20 April 12
Regional relevance: International
UNESCO has decided to pay tribute to the critical role played by the media in promoting democracy and good governance by choosing ‘Media and Good Governance’ as the key theme for this year’s celebration of World Press Freedom Day. Can one seriously speak of “good” governance while a relentless assault on... [read more]
Gender in Media Education Research launched in Mauritius
13 December 11
On 21 November, the University of Mauritius' Mass Communications Unit in partnership with the Gender Links (GL) Francophone Office in Mauritius launched the research on Gender in Media Education (GIME). In total, 104 participants (84 female and 20 male) including academics, media practitioners, students and... [read more]
Les gens ne mangent pas du charbon
07 December 11
Regional relevance: Africa
Quand nous parlons de changement climatique, il faut l’envisager dans sa globalité. Ce qui se passe entre le Mozambique et l’Afrique du Sud est un crime pour les communautés de cette région et par conséquent pour les populations en général. C’est le constat établi par des experts mardi matin lors... [read more]
Professional journalism and self regulation: new media, old dilemmas in South East Europe and Turkey
09 November 11
Regional relevance: International
This book examines the implementation of media accountability mechanisms created, operated and followed by media professionals on a voluntary basis. It was officially launched by UNESCO at the Conference on Journalism Ethics and Self-Regulation in Europe, held on 27 January in Paris.
The publication was produced... [read more]
Africa Platform on Access to Information
06 October 11
On 19 September 2011, the Africa Information and Media Summit (AIMS), which brought together the Pan African Conference on Access to information and Highway Africa, adopted the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI).
Access to information has not been on the top of the agenda for African countries. [read more]
Editor's note
16 September 11
by Saeanna Chingamuka
This month's edition has come out at a time when media practitioners including journalists, media educators and media activists are in Cape Town to attend the first Pan African Conference on Access to Information. The GMDC seminars have sought to give a voice to citizens on the... [read more]
This month's edition has come out at a time when media practitioners including journalists, media educators and media activists are in Cape Town to attend the first Pan African Conference on Access to Information. The GMDC seminars have sought to give a voice to citizens on the... [read more]
Gender Links becomes a coalition member of Windhoek +20 campaign
05 August 11
Gender Links (GL) is now a coalition member of the Windhoek +20 campaign. Among other things, GL will be canvassing the draft declaration on access to information with its partners, host seminars that provide citizens with a platform to debate access to information issues, put together a journal and also input in... [read more]
Building Sustainable Centres of Excellence in Journalism Education: The need for quality journalism education in Africa
18 June 11
Regional relevance: Africa
The most promising journalism education institutions in Africa are supported by UNESCO to become Centres of Excellence in journalism education. UNESCO contributes towards the strengthening of the capacities of these centers to offer high quality journalism education programs for aspiring and working journalists.... [read more]
