Resource Center of Responses to COVID-19

Mon, May 11, 2020

UNESCO is the UN agency with a specific mandate to promote “free flow of ideas by word and image”. It welcomes the immense efforts of communication and information communities to tackle the current COVID-19 crisis, including:

• sharing lifesaving information, debunking misinformation,
• strengthening the implementation of the fundamental right to information,
• leveraging the use of public interest media, ICTs and OER for e-learning, and connecting people online.

UNESCO is closely monitoring the impact of this crisis on media freedom, safety of journalists, and the fundamental right to access information.

In a context of unprecedented challenges for the media and digital technology sectors, UNESCO has created a “resource center” of selected responses to COVID-19.
It includes a collection of examples of actions related to communication and information made available for the purpose of:

• sharing practices,
• identifying priorities,
• facilitating partnerships,
• amplifying good practices,
• providing advice and technical assistance to governments and relevant national stakeholders, and
• fostering North-South, South-South, and triangular cooperation.

This "clearing house" provides a non-exhaustive list of illustrative examples. It will continue to evolve with the COVID-19 pandemic and the quick development of responses.

Some of these initiatives have been led or directly supported by UNESCO. They are labeled with an asterisk (*). Others are implemented by official partners or other relevant stakeholders.

For questions, comments, and information on additional initiatives please write to: resourcecenter-covid19@unesco.org

https://en.unesco.org/covid19/communicationinformationresponse/mediasupport

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