Fostering Freedom of Expression

As the United Nations agency with a specific mandate to promote “the free flow of ideas by word and image”, UNESCO works to foster free, independent and pluralistic media in print, broadcast and online. Media development in this mode enhances freedom of expression, and it contributes to peace, sustainability, poverty eradication and human rights. Read more

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8 December 2022 UNESCO cooperates with three regional programs to address violence against women journalists from Central Asia
11 November 2022 UNESCO: We must protect artists and defend the right to freedom of expression!
19 October 2022 Archives and Public Access to Information
9 October 2022 Media Forum of Turkic-Speaking Journalists celebrates Alma-Ata Declaration+30
8 September 2022 Kazakhstan: Journalists for Media Independence and Safety of the Profession
9 June 2022 Media literacy in action: experts, government, society
7 June 2022 UNDP and UNESCO launched Online Community Accelerator in Kyrgyzstan
24 May 2022 Kazakhstan: discussion of the draft annual report on the state of access to information
5 May 2022 Tajikistan and Central Asia: World Press Freedom Day 2022
7 April 2022 Conference on a model for teaching journalism for sustainable development
4 April 2022 Gender equality in cultural life in focus of issue 18 of UNESCO Tracker Culture & Public Policy
10 March 2022 Webinar on validation of the MediaSDG journalism education and training platform
7 February 2022 To all civil society organizations working with the Universal Periodic Review mechanism
22 January 2022 How to improve COVID-19 coverage: Webinar for journalists offered by UNESCO, WHO and Knight Center. Register for free now!
2 November 2021 Launch Safety of Journalists Indicators Report in Kazakhstan