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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14 January 2021 Elections and Media in Digital Times
25 November 2020 Balancing Act: Countering Digital Disinformation while respecting Freedom of Expression
17 November 2020 Protecting Freedom of Expression during the COVID-19 crisis: UNESCO issues Guidelines for Judicial Operators
16 September 2020 UNESCO World Trends Report in Freedom of Expression and Media Development now available in Russian
15 September 2020 Steering AI and advanced ICTs for knowledge societies: a Rights, Openness, Access, and Multi-stakeholder Perspective
5 May 2020 Publications on Media and Information Literacy
15 March 2020 UNESCO Series on Journalism Education
1 January 2020 Publications on Communication and Information, 2019-2020
1 July 2019 Gender-sensitive indicators for media: framework of indicators to gauge gender sensitivity in media operations and content
13 June 2019 Freedom of expression and public order: fostering the relationship between security forces and journalists
19 December 2018 UNESCO Launches Five Laws of Media and Information Literacy (MIL)
19 October 2018 UNESCO Journalists' Safety Indicators
10 August 2018 Media and information literacy: policy and strategy guidelines
9 May 2018 Accra Declaration
23 May 2017 UNESCO report 2016