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Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impactsSDG 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levelsYear Filter 20242022202120202019Field units Filter UNESCO Office in BrusselsUNESCO Office in KathmanduVeniceABCDEFGIJKLM (-)NPSUVYZ News A Press for the Planet: UNESCO brings scientists, journalists, and students together on advancing environmental journalism in Nepal9 May 2024 News Media coverage of environmental crisis awarded with the support of UNESCO in North Macedonia7 May 2024 News Women-led research teams receive unique catalyst grants for climate action17 November 2022 News ICT Ministers in Africa pledge support to implementation of Windhoek+30 Declaration10 November 2021 News Windhoek+30 Declaration calls for affirming information is a public good6 May 2021 News Leading Minds Reflecting on Information as a Public Good to Participate in World Press Freedom Conference in Windhoek16 April 2021 News 30th Anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration18 February 2021 News Amanpour, Cadwalladr, O’Brien and Maalouf are participating at World Press Freedom Conference29 October 2020 News Ressa, Aristegui, Attalah and Caruana Galizia among confirmed speakers at World Press Freedom Conference9 October 2020 News Global conference on press freedom postponed due to COVID-1912 March 2020 News Call for proposals for sessions at World Press Freedom Conference 2020 and pre-registration for participants now open2 December 2019
News A Press for the Planet: UNESCO brings scientists, journalists, and students together on advancing environmental journalism in Nepal9 May 2024
News Media coverage of environmental crisis awarded with the support of UNESCO in North Macedonia7 May 2024
News ICT Ministers in Africa pledge support to implementation of Windhoek+30 Declaration10 November 2021
News Leading Minds Reflecting on Information as a Public Good to Participate in World Press Freedom Conference in Windhoek16 April 2021
News Amanpour, Cadwalladr, O’Brien and Maalouf are participating at World Press Freedom Conference29 October 2020
News Ressa, Aristegui, Attalah and Caruana Galizia among confirmed speakers at World Press Freedom Conference9 October 2020
News Call for proposals for sessions at World Press Freedom Conference 2020 and pre-registration for participants now open2 December 2019