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Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists

Every 4 days
a journalist is killed.
607
ongoing or unresolved cases of killed journalists.
54
African Union Member states

covered by a continental mechanism to monitor attacks against journalists

11,500
law enforcement agents and security forces

trained on freedom of expression and safety of journalists related issues.

7
Memorandum of Understanding signed

with regional human rights courts, international judicial and police associations.

Over 80
news outlets in 14 languages

Coverage on data presented in "The Chilling"

Over 3000
women journalists and allies trained since 2021
432.000
views of the #JournalistsToo campaign video

in April-May 2021

6,200 times
#JournalistsToo cited on social media

1.6 M people reached, 43.000 engagements with 170 M impressions.

Universal Access to Information

8,324
languages

are documented with approximately 7,000 still in use

Around 1,500
languages risk losing their users in the near future
2,101
languages in countries

have been updated in the World Atlas of Languages

123 countries
participated in 2022

in the UNESCO Survey on SDG 16.10.2

24 countries
reported on good practices

in promoting gender equality in access to information

135
UN Member States have adopted

constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information.

30 countries
have Open Standards policies
Over 60
online events have been organized

to raise awareness and strengthen capacities on the OER Recommendation since adopted in 2022.

Media and Digital Empowerment

24 countries
took steps to develop national policy and strategy

on media and information literacy.

Over 500
youth organizations

equipped to counter disinformation with Media and Information Literacy.

395
youth organizations around the globe

trained to integrate media and information literacy in their policies and operations.

Independent and pluralist media

375
community media outlets

more sustainable thanks to policy reforms, and technical and editorial support.

1,700
media professionals from community radios

trained with technical and editorial skills (2018-2021)

Internet Universality Indicators

303
ROAM-X indicators

including 109 identified as “core” indicators

6
completed assessments of IUIs:

Benin, Brazil, Germany, Kenya, Senegal and Thailand.

44
countries where the assessment is progressing

Documentary Heritage

494
Memory of the World inscriptions

on the International Register since 1995

95
National MoW Committees established by Member States

Enabling better preservation of and access to documentary heritage

≈ 1,500
policymakers and documentary heritage experts

empowered to advocate for sustainable preservation and accessibility of documentary heritage

AlUla and Arab documentary heritage in numbers
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International Programme for the Development of Communication

115 million USD
channeled to development worldwide
2,200
projects approved and supported
In over 140
countries of implementation

Journalism Education

18
Institutions

upgraded their curricula

35
Universities worldwide

have been sensitized to IPDC's Journalism Education resources

Information for All Programme

Around 20
virtual events and online conferences organized worldwide
2
regional projects linked to COVID-19 organized

Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists

375
community media outlets

more sustainable thanks to policy reforms, and technical and editorial support.

Over 500
youth organizations

equipped to counter disinformation with Media and Information Literacy.

54
African Union Member states

covered by a continental mechanism to monitor attacks against journalists

Global Media Defence Fund

Over 80
projects supported around the globe

for a total envelope of approx. USD $2.7 million.

1.4 million
Estimated US $ amount available in financial grants

under the 2022 Call for Partnerships.

Over 3,000
journalists, 600 lawyers and 100 NGOs

directly benefited through the actions supported by the GMDF.