Building trustworthy information spaces is everyone’s responsibility: UNESCO — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering people to navigate information critically, participate freely and contribute to a more trustworthy information environment. Global Media and Information Literacy Week is observed annually from October 24 to 31. This year’s theme is “We All Play a Part – Media and Information Literacy for the People”. In a message marking the week, UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany said promoting media and information literacy was a shared commitment that depended on contributions from all sectors of society. He added that the week provided an opportunity to draw global attention to the importance of media and information literacy, raise public awareness and review progress in ensuring everyone had access to these skills. UNESCO said this year’s programme would follow a participatory and decentralised approach, bringing together policymakers, educators, researchers, journalists, young people, digital content creators, regulators, parents and civil society organisations to address current challenges in the information landscape. The organisation said practical activities, stronger cross-sector cooperation and exchanges of experience between regions could help expand media and information literacy for all and strengthen international cooperation in this field. In its message, UNESCO reiterated its commitment to empowering people to critically assess information, participate freely and contribute to creating more trustworthy information spaces. It stressed that…