09 Oct 2020 Newsletter: A day in the world’s news
WACC/GMMP Newsletter by waccglobal...
11 Feb 2020 Community radio promotes Indigenous rights in Abya Yala
Communication is a human right and is a fundamental element for the exchange of knowledge and information, in pursuit of sustainable development for the people of Abya Yala. Knowledge makes us free and ignorance makes us slaves by denying our freedom of expression and the...
06 Dec 2019 Highlighting traditional and Indigenous climate knowledge at COP25
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Some 25,000 government, private sector, scientific community, and civil society representatives from over 200 countries are currently attending the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid, Spain. It is increasingly clear that climate change is no longer a future problem – the past five years have been the...
26 Jun 2019 UN-appointed panel calls for global cooperation to ensure safe, ‘inclusive digital economy and society for all’
An expert panel convened by the UN has urged greater cooperation among governments, civil society and the private sector, saying that while the rise of digital technologies has resulted in “unprecedented advances,” it has also posed “profound new challenges” to people’s human rights.
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12 Mar 2018 Radio Progreso- Defending Human Rights in Honduras
An interview with Fr Ismael Moreno, Director of Radio Progreso
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11 Jan 2016 In Myanmar community radio can enhance democracy and development
Myanmar’s general elections in November 2015 have set the stage for more open and transparent media and communication.
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09 Dec 2015 ¿Por quién doblan las campanas?
Reportaje del proyecto Periodismo Ciudadano para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos implementado con el apoyo de la WACC y del Otto per Mille de la Iglesia Valdese.
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23 Sep 2015 Between fear and hope: MECC seeks a new media concept
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) has held a consultation to discuss a new communications strategy for the organization.
...30 Jul 2015 ACT Alliance workshop discusses making development effective
Making faith-based development efforts more effective and accountable was the theme of a workshop organized by ACT Alliance, of which WACC is a member, 17-19 July in Addis Ababa.
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03 Jun 2015 Communication rights essential to sustainable development
In a presentation entitled “Sustainable Development Meets Communication Rights,” WACC General Secretary Rev. Dr. Karin Achtelstetter addressed an event in Nuremberg, Germany, marking the Luther Decade.
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