The Digital Democracy Initiative (DDI) was launched on 28 March with a virtual event that explored how to amplify the voice of civil society in the digital age. The DDI takes up the pledge of the Danish-led Tech for Democracy initiative “to make digital technologies work...
At its General Assembly on 11 and 18 March 2023, the WACC Caribbean regional association selected new leadership and discussed areas of communication rights engagement for the next four years. Regional focal areas On the agenda as likely focal points for WACC Caribbean in 2023–2027 are documentation...
The WACC online discussion “From Words to Action: Statements on Communication for a Better Future” on 3 April will give members and partners the opportunity to consider how statements on communication could be used to drive social change.Everyone from civil society networks to intergovernmental forums...
Since the start of the Russian invasion more than a year ago, over 8.1 million people have fled Ukraine. Nearly 4.9 million have obtained some form of temporary protection in different European countries — a major humanitarian challenge for the region, without counting the more...
The membership of WACC has elected Embert Charles, a communications and media specialist from the West Indies, to a second two-year term as president of the global association for communication rights, for 2023-2027. Charles has been president of WACC Global since 2019. A native of Saint...
Women journalists and activists can use the internet to their advantage and find support to help them stay safer online, concluded speakers at “Safe Zone: Creating media space for diverse women with ICT,” an event organized by WACC and Global Forum for Media Development partners...