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27 Mar 2024 Ten communicators honored as WACC Laureates

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WACC’s Board of Directors has named ten individuals as new Honorary Lifetime Members in recognition of their long-time dedication to advancing communication for all. Since 1995, WACC has celebrated individuals from around the world who have upheld the organization’s vision and mission of promoting communication rights...

01 Jun 2023 WACC Board of Directors moves to strengthen mission of communication for all

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WACC’s newly appointed international Board of Directors determined steps to strengthen the organization’s mission to promote communication rights as a cornerstone for more just societies when it met in London, UK, on May 10–12. Under the leadership of WACC President Embert Charles and Vice President Mathilde...

01 Jun 2023 General Secretary: WACC must steer course toward a global dialogue platform on communicative freedom

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The WACC ship has set a course for the future and that is to focus on building a transformative movement that helps shape government policies and actions “founded on human dignity, human rights, and democratic principles,” General Secretary Philip Lee told the organization’s Board of...

01 Jun 2023 WACC President calls for purposeful approach to communication for all in post-Covid era

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President Embert Charles has urged the WACC Board to draw on the wisdom of maturity to promote the mission of communication for all in a post-pandemic world marked by diverse threats to human rights and just societies. “We are all living a second half of life...

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23 May 2023 Development and digital access: Fostering equitable pathways to inclusion

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Organizations committed to equal, inclusive and sustainable development can take steps to promote a technology ecosystem rooted in human rights, agreed participants at a recent seminar exploring development and digital access co-organized by WACC and the CDAC Network. Information and communication technologies lacking a human rights...

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08 May 2023 New WACC Global Board to hold first meeting

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The new WACC UK Board of Directors is meeting in London on 10–12 May to receive reports on WACC’s program, finances, membership, and outreach and to rearticulate the vision and mission of the global organization for communication rights. The Directors will hear from each of the...

31 Mar 2023 WACC Global appoints Juha Rajamäki as treasurer

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The WACC Board of Directors has appointed Juha Rajamäki, a TV journalist and producer from Finland, as treasurer of the global association for communication rights for the time period 2023–2027. He succeeds Stephen Brown, whose term comes to an end on May 30.A former president...

23 Mar 2023 Embert Charles re-elected as WACC president

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The membership of WACC has elected Embert Charles, a communications and media specialist from the West Indies, to a second two-year term as president of the global association for communication rights, for 2023-2027. Charles has been president of WACC Global since 2019. A native of Saint...

26 Sep 2019 WACC president urges board, members to ‘get into the trenches again’

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President Embert Charles has urged WACC’s new Board of Directors to roll up their sleeves to “reenergise our global movement, regroup and give a stronger voice to the regions.”...