Deutsche Welle Rousbeh Legatis is a peace and conflict researcher, former UN correspondent and international consultant on the role of journalists as actors in conflict transformation processes. In a 2019 interview with #mediadev, he discussed how the media can participate in peacebuilding. What role does the media...
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) The media shape how the public perceives the risks posed by hazards; these perceptions in turn influence the set of strategies for the mitigation of future vulnerabilities in the form of taxes, opportunity costs, lifestyle changes, and more. 1....
Helen McElhinney Recently, the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development hosted a conference on the risks and opportunities of AI on humanitarian action. I kicked off my presentation on disinformation by asking the senior policy makers gathered a few questions about basic social media literacy: Can you...
Suman Basnet Nepal suffered a decade-long civil war fought between the Maoist guerillas and government forces from early 1996 till the end of 2006; it ended with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord on 21 November 2006. The conflict caused the death of approximately 17,000,...
CLEAR Global Language rights are a vital dimension of sustainable development and humanitarian aid. The following article outlines why they are important, what lessons have been learnt, and how innovative technologies can help in crisis and conflict situations. At CLEAR Global, we help people to get lifesaving...
Alan Finlay, Valeria Betancourt, and others1 What follows is the Introduction to a special edition of Global Information Society Watch titled “WSIS+20: Reimagining horizons of dignity, equity and justice for our digital future”, published in May 2024 by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). It sets...
