UNICEF report says Early Childhood Development is key to achieving Sustainable Development Goals A global UNICEF report, launched in Abuja this morning, shows that Nigeria is putting its children at risk of under-development, both physically and mentally, because critical national policies are not providing an adequate foundation for their growth. During the first years […]

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UNESCO has launched the Five Laws of Media and Information Literacy (MIL). The graph is in five languages (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese). The graphs are also available on the UNESCO MIL website.  The Arabic and Russian versions are coming soon.

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UNESCO is carrying out a research on media and information literacy globally. We are inviting the response of experts, practitioners, teachers or policy makers involved in the field of media and information literacy. Your participation is crucial and will help to inform UNESCO’s design and expansion of its media and information literacy programme globally. Please […]

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The UNAOC and IOM have put together, with support from the Open Society Foundation, PLURAL+ Discussion Guides. PLURAL+ is a Youth Video Festival on Migration, Diversity and Social Inclusion. Short videos produced by youth on these very timely topics. The guides are available in English, French, Arabic and Spanish: http://pluralplus.unaoc.org/plural-discussion-guides-multilingual/ They are an excellent resource […]

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By Ibrahim Altay Against the overwhelming influence of the media on society, individuals must be protected by a safety net in the form of media literacy; a course that was adopted by the U.S., Canada and Europe in the recent years, yet neglected in Turkey. When snowfall is severe, elementary, middle and high schools around […]

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