May 14, 2018 - Council. This week Rwanda is hosting the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development from 7 to 8 May
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Photo: World Press Freedom Day commemorations- Keeping Power in check: Media,
Justice and the Rule of Law, Dodoma-Tanzania 2-3 May 2018 "A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy" - Nelson Mandela
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Message of the Director Dear
Colleagues
and
Partners,
Last week we celebrated World Press Freedom Day and UNESCO was closely involved in celebrating it in Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Tanzania.
Moreover, the office also
contributed towards the main event that took place in Accra, Ghana on 2 to 3 May 2018 in leading the parallel Session on National Mechanisms for Safety of Journalists. As a result, the African Union announced the creation of a working group on safety of journalists and a platform to present safety of journalists concerns under the African Union Peace and Security Council. This week Rwanda is hosting the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development from 7 to 8 May 2018 and UNESCO will be represented by the Deputy Director General at this important event. ITU and UNESCO jointly established the Broadband Commission in 2010 with an aim to expand broadband access in every country — at all stages of development — to support achievement of the internationally agreed Development Goals. In Kenya, UNESCO is organizing a Regional workshop Advancing Education for Sustainable Development Policies in Eastern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya from 8 to 10 May 2018. The workshop will provide technical support to Member States to integrate the ESD (target 4.7) through formal, non-formal and informal education structures in order to ensure quality and inclusive education and lifelong learning for sustainable development and societies. All the Education National Programme Officers will be in Nairobi and will provide national backstopping for implementation of this very important priority. I
wish
you
a
productive
week
!
Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta
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Announcement
Call for Papers/Presentations in EN, FR, ES - Global Media and Information Literate Cities: Voices, Power and Change Makers The annual Global MIL Week activities and the feature conference are important opportunities for stakeholders globally to celebrate the progress achieved towards the process of "MIL for all". Global MIL Week also enables connections and sharing of creative projects, the latest research, new ideas, and information across countries and stakeholders involved in MIL, and in print, screen-based and digital media. How to get involved: Click here!
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News of the week Young People develop Mobile Applications for Preservation of Traditional Games in Kenya
Rwanda celebrates World Press Freedom Day with a changing media landscape
Regional Workshop: advancing Education for Sustainable Development Policies in Eastern Africa
Somalia
launches
Multi-Stakeholder
Forum
for
Safety
of
Journalists
Building peace and social cohesion through documenting the living cultural heritage of South Sudan's diverse ethnic communities
Setting the PACE for Pan African Education
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Missions Karalyn
Monteil
Annual UNCT Retreat and meeting with national authorities concerning the Culture Programme 14
to
18
May
2018
Asmara, Eritrea
Upcoming events
Regional workshop, Advancing Education for Sustainable Development Policies in Eastern Africa 8 to 10 May 2018 Nairobi, Kenya
Rwanda Broadband Commission meeting & Transform Africa Summit 9 to 10 May 2018 Kigali, Rwanda
ICT Infrastructure Sustainable Management Training 10 to 11 May 2018 Kampala, Uganda
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Birthdays Louise-Agnes Mackongo 9 May
Alice Ochanda 10 May
Publications & Videos
VIDEO:
Protecting
Imagine
Journalism
a
World
sources
without
in
the
Press
Digital
Freedom
Age
Survey on Privacy in Media and Information Literacy with Youth perspectives
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Tweet of the Week on @UNESCOEast: "I hope to see free and open internet, accessed and governed by all" @GEngida56 @KICTANet @ggithaiga @UnescoEast https://bit.ly/2JZXOEh
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