Calls for Action

• Pandemic response must address gender-based violence, say faith-based groups

  
  Covid-19 responses of governments and civil society should include strategies to address and prevent sexual and gender-based violence, said a statement issued by a global collective of religious groups and faith-based networks. 
  by Staff

  Posted April 29, 2020

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• WACC endorses UN body’s call for human rights-centered Covid-19 response

  

      Multi-faceted responses to the pandemic must include the promotion of gender…

  by Staff

  Posted April 21, 2020

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• Communication Saves Lives: WACC Rapid Response Fund for Community Media

  
  In times of crisis, information saves lives.  In the response to Covid-19, we see how vital it is to get accurate and trusted messages to people so that they know what they need to do and where they can get help when they need it.  
  

  Posted April 08, 2020

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• Syrian refugees vulnerable in Covid-19 pandemic

  
  Amidst the coronavirus crisis, a community radio station supported by WACC Global in Amman, Jordan, is making sure that the plight of Syrians living in refugee camps in the Middle East is not forgotten. 
  Marites (Tess) Sison

  Posted April 08, 2020

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• Rights-based action in a time of Covid-19

  
  Communication saves lives, strengthens solidarity 
  
  

  Posted April 07, 2020

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• Gender and media alliances urge Commission on Status of Women to postpone adoption of Political Declaration

  
  A group of women’s rights organizations and non-governmental organizations is urging the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to postpone the adoption of the final draft version of its Political Declaration. The group is concerned that it “omits a clear commitment to ending violence against women and sexual minorities in all spheres including the media offline and online,” and to “eliminating gender stereotyping in the media.”
  

  Posted March 06, 2020

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• International Women’s Day 2020: Gender-balanced media for an equal world

  
  International Women’s Day (IWD) campaigns step up demands for the respect of women’s basic civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights.
  by Staff

  Posted March 04, 2020

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• Community radio promotes Indigenous rights in Abya Yala

  

  Communication is a human right and is a fundamental element for the exchange of knowledge and information, in pursuit of sustainable development for the people of Abya Yala.

  by Victor Maquin

  Posted February 11, 2020

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• Diversity important in public broadcasting, says WACC on World Radio Day

  
  On February 13,  World Radio Day, WACC Global joins UNESCO in urging radio stations worldwide to “uphold diversity, both in their newsroom and on the airwaves.”
  by Staff

  Posted February 10, 2020

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• What you need to know about AI and your communication rights

  

  How should civil society engage with the challenges and opportunities created by Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

  WACC Global’s No-Nonsense Guide to Communication Rights, Civil Society and Artificial Intelligence identifies several ways in which citizen groups, NGOs, charities, foundations, media, labour unions and faith-based groups who make up civil society can be involved in “processes that are shaping the development of AI.” 

  by Staff

  Posted January 03, 2020

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