Keyword: United Nations

• Communication rights underlie peace and social justice

  

  WACC urges members and partners to stand by oppressed and marginalised peoples.

  By: Staff

  Posted: December 08, 2017

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• Better communication helps tackle incitement to violence

  

    United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the launch of the Plan of…

  By: Staff

  Posted: July 17, 2017

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• Improving access to online information and knowledge

  

  Accessibility and affordability are communication rights.

  By: Staff

  Posted: July 04, 2017

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• WACC plays its part on International Women's Day

  

  Ending news media sexism is crucial to achieving gender equality.

  By: Staff

  Posted: March 07, 2017

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• WACC gender and media consultation complements CSW2017

  
  WACC is bringing brings 19 project partners from 17 countries to participate in a consultation on “Gender and Media: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post 2015 Era”.
  By: Staff

  Posted: January 30, 2017

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• ʺMedia compactʺ supports gender equality

  
  Agreement vows to scale up media focus on women’s rights and gender equality issues through editorial coverage and decisions, complemented by gender-sensitive corporate practices.
  By: Solange De Santis

  Posted: March 23, 2016

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• U.N. panel cites need for action against sexism in media

  

  U.N. panel of experts calls for coordinated action to combat sexism in the portrayal of women in news and popular culture.

  By: Solange De Santis

  Posted: March 18, 2016

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• Human Rights Day sees campaign launch

  

    The theme of Human Rights Day 2015 is "Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always". The 2015…

  By: Staff

  Posted: December 10, 2015

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• End media sexism by 2020, leaders tell UN news conference

  

  UN press conference on launch of Global Media Monitoring Project 2015 report hears call to end gender disparity in news media by 2020.

  By: Staff

  Posted: November 23, 2015

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• Forum addresses roles of women in conflict, peace-building

  
  A three-day forum at the U.N. Church Center in New York marks the 15^th anniversary of a U.N. resolution on women’s roles in war and peace-building and will highlight such issues as religious extremism and media coverage.
  By: Staff

  Posted: October 29, 2015

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