UN and the Netherlands Launch Initiative to Protect Journalists
UN Human Rights and UNESCO have joined forces with the Netherlands in a two-year initiative to promote press freedom and…
How to Stop Infodemics During the Covid-19 Epidemic
As false or manipulated information continues to proliferate online during the Covid-19 epidemic, the Forum on Information and Democracy has…
Scope of Covid Health Bulletin Extended to Cover Global Protests
Now in addition to conventional coronavirus stories, the Covid Health Bulletin will also cover the spate of public protests against…
UNESCO Reports Global Surge in Attacks Against Journalists
OPENING STATEMENT Today, there is no organization in the world that is working effectively to protect journalists from state excesses…
Covid Pandemic Increasing Educational Crisis: UNESCO Chief
This year, 900 million (of the world’s 1.5 billion) pre-primary to secondary students were set to return to school between…
Virtual Launch of 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report
On 23 June the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) will host its first-ever virtual launch of the 2020 GEM Report on…