@UNESCO 🇺🇳 Assistant Director-General Communication and Information
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Women journalists are vital to advancing peace and amplifying voices from conflict zones.
Wonderful to see @mariaressa, @MelissaFleming, distinguished women journalists and @UNESCO’s Gender Equality Director sharing their insights on Women, Peace and Security agenda.
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Our audiovisual heritage preserves the cultural memory of societies for future generations. 🎥
On #WorldDayforAudiovisualHeritage, thank you @JapanGov 🇯🇵 for its valuable support in safeguarding this shared heritage.
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In the heart of Mogadishu, a living history is being saved.
Through @UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme–JFIT initiative, funded by @JapanGov, the Radio Mogadishu archive is being digitized, protected, and preserved for future generations.
This #AudiovisualHeritageDay, let’s safeguard memory before it disappears.
🎥 Watch the story.
#ForThePeople @mextjapan @DelUnescoJapan
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🌍 Content creators play a key role in advancing #MIL
Thanks to Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa, a South African content creator and educator, for highlighting the importance of verifying sources, exploring diverse perspectives & encouraging young people to look beyond their feeds.
📱 Content creators play a part.
South African content creator and educator Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa shares why young people should check sources, explore different perspectives and go beyond their feeds to do their own research.
🔗 unesco.org/en/weeks/media-in…
#GlobalMILWeek #WeAllPlayAPart
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The first flagship event of #GlobalMILWeek 2026 brought together global expertise in Cairo! 🇪🇬
Through @UNESCO Chairs and the UNITWIN MILID Network, we connect researchers, bridge policy and practice, and build a global knowledge hub for #MIL.
#WeAllPlayAPart
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In a health crisis, rumors spread as fast as the virus.
Clear, trusted information can shape how communities respond.
In 🇨🇩 #DRC, @UNESCO assessed communities’ information needs, media habits, and exposure to rumours about #Ebola.
Read more: tinyurl.com/mr68ef75
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🌍 An important milestone in strengthening global cooperation on #MediaAndInfoLiteracy!
🎉 16 MIL Alliance Chapters have been established, bringing members together to strengthen regional collaboration and advance thematic priorities in #MIL.
🔗 bit.ly/4Bnd20q
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🎉 Let's celebrate the power of youth!
Meet 4 winning teams of #YouthHackathon 2026:
✨PEKA
✨I thought I knew you
✨Beyond the Bubble
✨Lucide
🔗Discover more: bit.ly/4ixH8a5
#WeAllPlayAPart #GlobalMILWeek #MIL
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🎉#GlobalMILWeek 2026 starts today!
@UNESCO is playing its part.
Now it’s your turn! 🌍
Join our global campaign #WeAllPlayAPart.
Every piece counts in building a more media- and information-literate world. 🧩
#MIL #MediaAndInfoLiteracy
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Content creators increasingly influence today's information ecosystem.
@UNESCO/@Google piloted the first #SuperCreators Toolkit workshop in Brazil on ethical AI in content creation.
22 creators tested the toolkit and affirmed its relevance.
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Access to information is essential for development.
So is the ability to govern and use data responsibly.
Ahead of #WorldDevelopmentInfoDay, discover how
@UNESCO helps countries strengthen capacities for inclusive digital futures.
🔗 bit.ly/3TWEWQ6
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Is your country data ready for responsible #AI?
@UNESCO, @BeSmartAfrica & @datawise_AFR brought together 60+ African policymakers and regulators to explore AI-ready public data.
More to come in the #AIReadyData for Africa webinar series!
🔗 unesco.org/en/data-governanc…
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55% of participants in the @UNESCO-Oxford #MOOC on freedom of expression are women!
Over 8,500 women are strengthening their knowledge of freedom of expression and the rule of law.
📚 Register by 23 November: tinyurl.com/3nnv6ba5
@UniofOxford #WomenInJustice
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Journalists need strong legal protection to report freely and safely.
Thank you, @UNESCOUK 🇬🇧 and @UKAmbUNESCO, for renewing support to @UNESCO’s Global Media Defence Fund and strengthening legal protection through the Media Freedom Coalition’s expert networks.
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Pleased to meet with @Heledd_Plaid, Welsh Government Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport.
Thank you, Minister, for the discussion on Wales’ priorities at @UNESCO including the #MediaAndInfoLiteracy parents guide and toolkit promoting multilingualism on digital platforms.
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3 more days until #GlobalMILWeek2026! 🌍
What can you do to help shape a healthier information environment?
From the information we consume to the stories we share, we all play a part.
📅 24–31 October
The information we consume. The stories we share. The choices we make. We all have a role to play in shaping our information environment.
🌍 Global Media and Information Literacy Week is coming!
📅 24–31 October 2026
Stay tuned: unesco.org/en/weeks/media-in…
#WeAllPlayAPart #GlobalMILWeek
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Pleased to join the launch of Paraguay’s Indigenous Climate Action Plan
Congratulations to @fapi_paraguay and thanks to @DelegacionPy for the invitation and to @UNESCO_DG for his support!
Protecting Indigenous languages and knowledge through @ILDecade is vital to climate action
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Lasting progress for Indigenous languages requires collective action.
@UNESCO’s renewed collaboration with @Moto and the Lenovo Foundation for @ILDecade shows the power of partnerships to mobilize expertise, resources and action for #IndigenousLanguages
bit.ly/4zD8T6L
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Delighted to welcome Ambassador of Lithuania 🇱🇹 H.E. @GMarcinkevicius to @UNESCO.
A fruitful exchange on journalists’ safety, #MediaAndInfoLiteracy, youth and #AI, and the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change.
Looking forward to working together!
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Behind every data gap is someone policy can’t see.
A new @UNESCO initiative brings data producers & policymakers together to close those gaps.
First stop: a workshop in Dakar, Senegal 🇸🇳 organised with @KASonline using UNESCO’s #ROAMX universality indicators.
@UNESCO_Dakar
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🌎 How can we thrive in a connected world while protecting our digital well-being and mental health?
Join the conversation across Latin America during #MILWeek2026 and explore how #MIL can help us navigate the digital world.
📅 Explore the programme: goo.su/BM0N9F
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