World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development
UNESCO and 1 OCEAN documenting the ocean’s greatest migration
Each winter, in the cold waters where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans converge, the ocean reveals one of its most powerful expressions of life. In line with the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030), UNESCO and the 1 OCEAN initiative, led by photographer and documentary filmmaker Alexis Rosenfeld, document the planet’s largest animal migration—an ancient phenomenon that sustains entire marine ecosystems and underscores the urgent need to protect the ocean’s living systems.
CTRL + ALT + MUTE: Silencing one woman journalist is silencing a thousand women’s voices
Nearly 75% of women journalists surveyed by UNESCO have faced online violence, and one in four received physical or death threats. As AI amplifies abuse through deepfakes, doxxing, and harassment, UNESCO calls for stronger action to counter AI-facilitated gender-based violence through dialogue, advocacy, and policy reform—ensuring safer spaces for women in the media.
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UNESCO in brief
UNESCO is the United Nations organization that promotes cooperation in education, science, culture and communication to foster peace worldwide.
The Organization provides key services for its Member States, setting global norms and standards, developing tools for international cooperation, producing knowledge for public policies and building global networks of sites and institutions inscribed on its lists.
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Magazine: The UNESCO Courier
Reconstruction: reconciling the past and the future
In this issue, The UNESCO Courier explores the myriad technical, social, cultural, and symbolic dimensions of reconstruction. From Mosul to Christchurch, Warsaw to AlUla, Mostar to Beijing, the examples bear witness to societies' capacity to transform trauma into a collective revival.
