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23 May 2025 WACC Annual Report 2024 highlights collective work to enable a future for all

Posted at 18:26h in Climate Justice, Communication Rights, Digital Justice, Gender, Indigenous, Migrant voices, News 0 Comments

WACC’s Annual Report 2024 “Enabling a Future for All” brings to life the organization’s collective work last year to advocate for digital justice, gender justice, and climate justice, and to put people at the center of digital societies.“WACC has added its voice to the struggle...

16 May 2025 Seizing the day for communication justice: Latest Media Development focuses on upcoming WSIS+20

Posted at 11:05h in Communication Rights, Digital Justice, Gender, News 0 Comments

Is the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) in July the last chance for communication justice?The high-level event will review progress in the past 20 years toward the WSIS vision of a people-centered, inclusive, and development-oriented information society.It may the final opportunity to establish...

23 Apr 2025 Vote for communication rights in WSIS contest profiling digital success stories

Posted at 11:35h in Communication Rights, Digital Justice, News, WSIS+20 0 Comments

WACC members, friends, and partners have a unique chance to promote communication rights in practice on a global stage by voting for network entries nominated for the WSIS Prizes 2025.The contest, run by the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), recognizes activities that leverage...

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19 Mar 2025 WACC partners outline pathways to social justice–oriented implementation of Global Digital Compact

Posted at 11:05h in Digital Justice, News, One Year Projects 0 Comments

Will the United Nations Global Digital Compact (GDC) meets its aim of fostering an inclusive, open, safe, and secure digital future for all?Its success or failure hangs on how it is put into practice, say WACC and its partners, in a new implementation roadmap rooted...

27 Jan 2025 Big Tech undermine free speech and democracy

Posted at 08:00h in Comment, Communication Rights, Digital Justice 0 Comments

The right to freedom of expression alone is not enough to protect democratic communication and public debate, which are the cornerstones of society. This right, while essential, does not create avenues to address power imbalances in how people communicate and shape public opinion. A tech mogul...

09 Dec 2024 Communication rights uphold human rights

Posted at 08:00h in Comment, Communication Rights 0 Comments

"Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now” is the theme of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2024. The focus is on people’s inalienable rights – regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, or other status – which must be guaranteed if the world is to have...

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19 Nov 2024 Latest Media Development focuses on global vision of digital justice

Posted at 13:54h in Communication Rights, Digital Justice, Digital Rights, News 0 Comments

“A Global Vision of Digital Justice,” the most recent issue of WACC’s journal Media Development, delves deeper into the question of how democratic and inclusive governance frameworks can be designed for today’s digital information society. The United Nations Summit of the Future in September 2024...

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14 Jun 2024 WACC’s Annual Report 2023 spotlights work for communication justice for all

Posted at 13:48h in Climate Justice, Communication Rights, Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, Indigenous, Migrant voices, News, One Year Projects 0 Comments

WACC’s Annual Report 2023 “Communication Justice for All” showcases the organization’s collective work last year to speak up for and advance just, inclusive, and community-led communication worldwide.“WACC believes in communication that builds and shapes community, enhances participation, and promotes freedom. Communication that demands accountability, builds...

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05 Jun 2024 WSIS+20 Forum session outlines recommendations for gender-just digital governance

Posted at 10:20h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, News, WSIS+20 0 Comments

A New Gender Deal should be included as part of the outcomes of the 20-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) if our digital future is to be an inclusive and empowering one for women and girls, panelists stressed at a...

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28 May 2024 WACC session at WSIS+20 Forum to envision a gender-equal digital future

Posted at 10:11h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, News, WSIS+20 0 Comments

With the aim to reimagine the digital landscape through a gender-just lens, WACC and the Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) are organizing a session at the World Summit on the Information Society - WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event in Geneva. Themed "Gender Equality and Inclusion...