Global Media and Information Literacy Week
Global Media and Information Literacy Week, commemorated annually, is a major occasion for stakeholders to review and celebrate the progress achieved towards “Media and Information Literacy for All”.
UNESCO and members of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance are calling partners all over the world to promote Global Media and Information Literacy Week by organizing and registering events/activities online or offline. Together with its Feature Events (International Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Conference and Youth Agenda Forum), Global Media and Information Literacy Week links up local events around the world to promote Media and Information Literacy connections across disciplines, professions and borders.
Global Media and Information Literacy Week in 2021
Theme: Media and Information Literacy for the Public Good
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2021 is hosted by South Africa and organized in cooperation with the European Commission. This year marks 10 years since the seeds of Global Media and Information Literacy Week were planted in 2011 in Fez, Morocco. This was long before the exponential rise in disinformation, political polarisation, increasing influence of digital platforms and the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the current ecosystem of complex and sometimes contradictory messages and meanings, it is hard to conceive of the public good being advanced, if the public is disempowered in the face of opportunities and threats. Each individual needs to be equipped with media and information literacy competencies to understand the stakes, and to contribute to and benefit from information and communication opportunities.
Get involved
Stakeholders and citizens can get involved in the Global Media and Information Literacy Week celebrations in many ways.
Videos from the Feature Conference
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News
- Hack Media and Information Literacy for Better Futures: Call for applications
- Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2021: Official website launched
- Deep dive for policymakers into media and information literacy: UNESCO and the United Nations University prepare first online course
- School managers in Mongolia discuss possibilities for integrating media and information literacy components into school curricula
Background materials
- UN Resolution adopted by the General Assembly (2021)
- General Conference Resolution(2019)
- Previous sessions of Global Media and Information Literacy Week: 2020 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016