Fostering Freedom of Expression

As the United Nations agency with a specific mandate to promote “the free flow of ideas by word and image”, UNESCO works to foster free, independent and pluralistic media in print, broadcast and online. Media development in this mode enhances freedom of expression, and it contributes to peace, sustainability, poverty eradication and human rights. Read more

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25 July 2022 UNESCO launch fifth global consultation on the implementation of the 1980 Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist
9 June 2022 Media literacy in action: experts, government, society
7 June 2022 UNDP and UNESCO launched Online Community Accelerator in Kyrgyzstan
24 May 2022 Kazakhstan: discussion of the draft annual report on the state of access to information
5 May 2022 Tajikistan and Central Asia: World Press Freedom Day 2022
7 April 2022 Conference on a model for teaching journalism for sustainable development
4 April 2022 Gender equality in cultural life in focus of issue 18 of UNESCO Tracker Culture & Public Policy
10 March 2022 Webinar on validation of the MediaSDG journalism education and training platform
7 February 2022 To all civil society organizations working with the Universal Periodic Review mechanism
22 January 2022 How to improve COVID-19 coverage: Webinar for journalists offered by UNESCO, WHO and Knight Center. Register for free now!
2 November 2021 Launch Safety of Journalists Indicators Report in Kazakhstan
11 October 2021 Call for Projects
“UNESCO-Aschberg programme for artists and cultural professionals”
15 September 2021 Supporting the Establishment of Networks of Media Lawyers in Kazakhstan
12 July 2021 Judiciary Training on Freedom of Expression
17 May 2021 21 May: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development