29 Apr 2020 World Press Freedom Day: WACC urges support for independent, unbiased media
“Journalism without Fear or Favour” is the theme of World Press Freedom Day, Sunday, May 3, 2020. It takes place in a complex landscape, where traditional media and social media...
29 Apr 2020 Pandemic response must address gender-based violence, say faith-based groups
Covid-19 responses of governments and civil society should include strategies to address and prevent sexual and gender-based violence, said a statement issued by a global collective of religious groups and faith-based networks. The Faith in Beijing...
28 Apr 2020 Northern Uganda: Ensuring rural farmers have a say in Covid-19 response
WACC is surveying its community media partners on their response to COVID-19 and their needs to help keep the communities they serve informed and safe. Community media need your help!...
27 Apr 2020 Extraordinary measures, extraordinary protections
More than 100 civil society groups have urged governments not to use the global coronavirus pandemic as cover for future pervasive electronic snooping but to make sure data is erased once the health crisis is over.
24 Apr 2020 Uganda: Women’s radio gets creative in sharing Covid-19 information
WACC is surveying its community media partners on their response to COVID-19 and their needs to help keep the communities they serve informed and safe. Community media need your help!...
22 Apr 2020 In Togo, raising awareness about Covid-19 is complex work
WACC is surveying its community media partners on their response to COVID-19 and their needs to help keep the communities they serve informed and safe. Community media need your help!...
21 Apr 2020 WACC endorses UN body’s call for human rights-centered Covid-19 response
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The United Nations Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development (IATF), with the endorsement of the IATF Multi-Faith Advisory Council, has urged governments and international bodies to ensure that their policies...
21 Apr 2020 Bangladesh: Community radio brings life-saving Covid-19 information to rural communities
WACC is surveying its community media partners on their response to COVID-19 and their needs to help keep the communities they serve informed and safe. Community media need your help!...
