Chetan Soni

Communication & Information

Promoting free flow of ideas by word and image

UNESCO’s Constitution promotes the ‘free flow of ideas by word and image’ to advance intercultural understanding and mutual knowledge. Its Communication and Information Sector (CI Sector) empowers key actors to safeguard fundamental human rights, both in online and off-line spaces, focusing on the following fields:  

  • Freedom of expression and the safety of journalists
  • Media development and media in emergency
  • Media and information literacy and digital competencies
  • Universal access to information and digital inclusion
  • Digital policies and digital transformation
  • Documentary heritage - Memory of the World programme.
Digital Platform Governance: Building a Global Forum of Networks

18-19 June 2024 in Dubrovnik

India's Literary Treasures Inscribed in the 2024 MoW Committee for Asia and the Pacific Regional Register
UNESCO hosts workshops on Internet Universality in South Pacific Islands
Communication & Information

Promoting free flow of ideas by word and image

#InternetForTrust - Highlights Video

A global dialogue to guide regulation worldwide

21-23 February 2023, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris

UNESCO hosted in Paris the “Internet for Trust” conference to discuss a set of draft global guidelines for regulating digital platforms, to safeguarding freedom of expression and access to information.

To access all #InternetForTrust sessions visit: https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference

 

 

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Facts and Figures

137
UN Member States

have adopted various Access to Information legal guarantees

8,324
languages

are documented with approximately 7,000 still in use

Memory of the World: UNESCO launches first book on African Documentary Heritage