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A robot head with data synapses in place of a brain and with a human-looking face

01 Jun 2026 AI everything – Except humanity

Posted at 14:33h in Comment, Digital Justice 0 Comments

We’re talking about AI but with little, if any, convergence between industry and civil society. If the silos endure, risks will too. ...

Hilary Nicholson, Sarah Macharia, Kalliope Mingeirou, Amie Joof-Cole, Cirenia Celestino Ortega, Aimee Vega Montiel, Albana Shala, Sara Speicher speak on Zoom during the launch

11 Dec 2025 GMMP 2025: Global Report launch initiates strategic re-think to drive gender equality in the news

Posted at 12:08h in Event, Gender, GMMP, GMMP 2025, News 0 Comments

With progress towards media gender parity on a plateau, women’s rights advocates are taking time to pause, reflect, and innovate. Gender equality in the global news media is at a crossroads 30 years after the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, the 2025 Global Media...

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29 Oct 2025 Abuse of AI for disinformation and tech-facilitated gender-based violence

Posted at 21:44h in Africa, Blog, Digital Justice, News, WACC Africa 0 Comments

We all can take control and make a difference when it comes to digital justice. And being media literate is an important first step. In this regional reflection for UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week, WACC Africa Secretary Lekan Otufodunrin explores why each of...

Scales of justice with a card reading "fake" outweighing one reading "fact"

04 Dec 2024 Webinar presents tools, strategies to tackle disinformation

Posted at 11:29h in Digital Justice, Event, News, WACC Africa 0 Comments

Faith communities can use practical tools, strategies, and global advocacy to counter — and prevent — the spread of false information, the webinar “Religion and Disinformation: How to be a trusted source” yesterday illustrated with case studies and approaches from the Africa region.Organized by WACC...

Laptop screen with title page of A Vision for a More Just and Humane Society

22 Nov 2024 Webinar to offer tools for faith communities to address misinformation and disinformation

Posted at 12:54h in Communication Rights, Digital Justice, Event, News 0 Comments

A webinar on 3 December organised by WACC and the World Council of Churches (WCC) aims to help faith communities and individuals be more effective in preventing and mitigating the spread of misinformation and disinformation. The event "Religion and Disinformation: How to be a trusted source”...

About 18 men and women from the Indigenous Community Radio Network stand together with a banner in Nepalese.

11 Oct 2024 WACC partner forum to give communication rights response to UN Global Digital Compact

Posted at 12:24h in Communication Rights, Digital Justice, News, One Year Projects 0 Comments

Some 25 of WACC’s grassroots partners in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East will explore the communication rights implications of the newly adopted United Nations Global Digital Compact and develop a joint plan of action for advocacy when they meet on 22–25 October in Kathmandu,...

07 Dec 2023 Kigali Declaration outlines African commitment to eliminating gender violence in and thorough the media

Posted at 09:58h in Gender, News 0 Comments

Participants at the African Women in Media (AWiM) Conference 2023 agreed on principles for change by adopting the Kigali Declaration on the Elimination of Gender Violence in and through Media at the event’s closing session on 1 December. The action-oriented document addresses gender-based violence in news...

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18 Sep 2023 Africa Climate Summit: To save a planet in crisis, we need community media

Posted at 11:48h in Climate Justice, Comment 0 Comments

The Africa Climate Summit 2023 on September 4–6 in Nairobi came with high expectations of radical proposals to address climate change. “Driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the world,” the theme promised. In their Nairobi Declaration from the Summit, African heads of...

Group of 36 adult men and women, the majority people of colour, standing in two rows and a row kneeling looking at the camera. They are outside on a lawn in front of a cream-coloured building with dark green trim. Some peple are wearing traditional dress from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

14 Aug 2023 WACC partner forum outlines agenda for just digital future

Posted at 13:02h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, News, One Year Projects 1 Comment

WACC project partners from 17 countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East have outlined a vision for a process of digital transformation rooted in justice and focused on the common good as the international community moves towards the 20-year review of the World Summit...

28 Jul 2023 WACC partner forum aims to develop common agenda to advance digital justice

Posted at 13:03h in Digital Justice, News, One Year Projects 2 Comments

WACC project partners Africa, Asia, and the Middle East will focus on advancing digital justice in a world in digital transformation when they meet for a learning, exchange, and networking consultation on 1–3 August in Nairobi, Kenya. The gathering “Communication Rights: Towards a Digital Justice Agenda”...