05/02/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/02/2021 00:49
World Press Freedom Day 2021: Information as a Public Good
Cambodia joins media professionals and governments around the world in commemorating the World Press Freedom Day, which takes place annually on the 3rd of May. World Press Freedom Day is an important occasion to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists for their efforts and struggle in the exercise of their profession
This year s World Press Freedom Day theme Information as a Public Good serves as a call to affirm the importance of cherishing information as a public good, and exploring what can be done in the production, distribution and reception of content to strengthen journalism, and to advance transparency and empowerment while leaving no one behind. The theme is of urgent relevance to all countries ac
Seema Mustafa, senior award-winning journalist and founder of
The Citizen, India s first independent online newspaper . Mustafa is the president of India s Editor s Guild.
Rod Sims, Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Under his direction, the ACCC published a study that found internet companies benefitted from Australian news content without being able to seek appropriate compensation.
About the Conference
The five-day conference will comprise over 40 sessions and plenaries including three thematic ones discussing current issues on media viability, the transparency of online platforms, and strengthening media and information literacy capacities. [Register now here]
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03/12/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/12/2021 03:17
UNESCOâs Sustainable Cultural Tourism Strategy for Southern Africa gets thumps up
Over 60 stakeholders who attended the presentation of the UNESCO Sustainable Cultural Tourism Strategy (STCS) for Southern Africa on 8 March 2021 agreed that the strategy was well elaborated and captured the most important elements to support cultural tourism in the region.
Speaking during the online meeting, UNESCO Regional Director and Representative to SADC, Prof. Hubert Gijzen emphasised the importance of dialogue between culture and tourism stakeholders at sub-regional and national levels with a view to strengthen sustainable cultural tourism and contribute to sustainable development.
03/09/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/08/2021 22:38
2021 International Women s Day
This year s theme for the International Day,
Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world , celebrates the incredible efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
UNESCO New Delhi joins its voice to that of the entire UN family in India by celebrating 2021 International Women s Day.
International Women s Day is an occasion to celebrate the progress made towards achieving gender equality and women s empowerment but also to critically reflect on those accomplishments and strive for a greater momentum towards gender equality worldwide. It is a day to recognize the extraordinary acts of women and to stand together, as a united force, to advance gender equality around the world.
03/08/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/08/2021 11:24
Celebrating Women in Leadership on International Women s Day 2021
International Women s Day is celebrated each year on March 8. This day serves as an occasion to celebrate the progress made towards achieving gender equality and women s empowerment but also to critically reflect on those accomplishments and strive for a greater momentum towards gender equality worldwide. It is a day to recognize the extraordinary acts of women and to stand together, as a united force, to advance gender equality around the world. Under the theme, Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in COVID-19 World , in 2021 UNESCO joins its voice to that of the entire UN family by celebrating this International Women s Day.