07 Aug 2019 WACC urges policymakers to revitalize Indigenous languages
On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, WACC is drawing attention to the urgent need to promote Indigenous languages at both national and international levels....
07 Aug 2019 ‘Communal’ commitment needed to revitalize Canada’s Indigenous languages
Every two weeks, at least one of the world’s 7,000 distinct languages “disappear,” the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages warned over a decade ago.
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30 Jul 2019 WACC project among award recipients at 2019 Parker Lecture
The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), WACC’s flagship initiative since 1995, will receive the Donald H. McGannon Award at the United Church of Christ’s 37th annual Everett C. Parker Ethics in Telecommunications Lecture and Awards Breakfast October 17, in Washington,...
26 Jul 2019 More efforts needed to implement Access to Information worldwide: UNESCO
A survey conducted by UNESCO has found that 125 of the UN’s 193 member states have enacted right to information laws or similar provisions.
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19 Jul 2019 Starting them young: Indigenous community radio in Colombia conducts training for future media practitioners
Fifty young Kankuamos, Wiwas, Koguis, and Arthuacos recently took part in a media production and communication rights training organized by Tayrona Estereo, an Indigenous community radio station in Colombia.
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17 Jul 2019 Advancing Newar Indigenous language, literature and culture via radio
Radio Newa FM, a community radio station based in Kirtipur, Nepal, has launched a series of field visits and dialogues on Indigenous heritage and Indigenous rights across the Kathmandu Valley....
16 Jul 2019 GMMP seeks country coordinators for parts of Asia and Eastern Europe
The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), scheduled for 2020, is still in need of volunteer national coordinators for several countries in Asia and Eastern Europe.
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12 Jul 2019 Developing a global spirit of compassion
Youth and climate stand out at UN forum on sustainable development.
09 Jul 2019 Narrow the gaps! The United Nations is listening
UN meetings are often bureaucratic. This one has a sense of urgency.
With its rather dull title, the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development is taking place in New York 9-18 July 2019. Its theme...
08 Jul 2019 SDGs bound to fail without civil society, access to information
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The growing trend of shrinking civic spaces around the world is likely to end or reverse progress towards reducing inequality, ensuring inclusion, and achieving a sustainable future for all, a research by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has concluded.
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