Communication And Information

January 17, 2023

UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

Created in 1997, the annual UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honours a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence […]
January 17, 2023

World Press Freedom Day 2023

Celebrated every 3rd of May, this year’s theme for the Day will be “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human […]
November 2, 2022

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 journalists have been killed around the world, with close to 9 out of 10 cases of these killings remaining judicially […]
May 16, 2022

What Next for African Students who Fled Ukraine?

We are calling on UNESCO, the Global Education Coalition, the European Commission, universities in Europe, Britain, the Irish States, Canada and the United States and all […]
May 16, 2022

International Essay Contest for Young People

This annual essay contest is organized in an effort to harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world’s youth in promoting a culture of peace […]
May 5, 2022

World Press Freedom Day 2022

3 May acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and is also a day of reflection among […]
April 19, 2022

UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize: Call for nominations

UNESCO is now receiving nominations for the 9th edition of the UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize. Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, as well as international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) maintaining […]
February 24, 2022

INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY 2022.

International Mother language day as declared by Unesco in 1999 and accepted by the UN in 2002 as part of a larger UN campaign to promote […]
February 16, 2022

CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD RADIO DAY 2022.

On the 14th of January 2022, the Ghana Institute of Journalism, in partnership with the Ghana Commission for Unesco, the Ghana Journalist Association, and Unesco Ghana, […]