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Guidelines for the governance of digital platforms: safeguarding freedom of expression and access to information through a multi-stakeholder approach Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO Guidelines for an Internet for TrustSafeguarding freedom of expression and the right to information while dealing with dis- and misinformation, hate speech, and conspiracy theories requires a multistakeholder approach. This is the reason why UNESCO, the leading UN agency for the promotion and protection of freedom of expression and to information, is launching Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms. The Guidelines outline a set of duties, responsibilities and roles for States, digital platforms, intergovernmental organizations, civil society, media, academia, the technical community and other stakeholders to enable the environment where freedom of expression and information are in the core of digital platforms governance processes. The Guidelines were produced through a multi-stakeholder consultation that gathered more than 10,000 comments from 134 countries. These global-scale consultations fostered inclusive participation, ensuring a diversity of voices to be heard, including those from groups in situation of marginalization and vulnerability. Cultivating an Internet of Trust is a shared responsibility among all stakeholders. It calls upon us all to sustain an enabling environment for freedom of expression and the right to information. 
Countering Holocaust Denial and Distortion through Education: A Guide for Teachers Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: UNESCO Antisemitic hate speech, disinformation, and conspiracy theories thrive during crises, making it vital for teachers to address these issues in school curricula. Social media has significantly amplified the spread of such harmful content, including Holocaust denial and distortion. These falsehoods, rooted in antisemitic prejudice and conspiratorial thinking, threaten our shared historical memory and promote hatred. To effectively combat these issues, it is essential to have a comprehensive understanding of the Holocaust —how and why the genocide of the Jewish people occurred. This knowledge helps us recognize the causes and risk factors, contributing to the prevention of future atrocity crimes and the fight against antisemitism. In the digital age, it is also imperative to be able to decipher the manipulation of history, and the misrepresentation of the past.The guide provides teachers with the necessary tools and guidance to prevent the spread of Holocaust denial and distortion. It equips teachers with knowledge, teaching principles, and strategies to foster digital literacy, historical understanding, and critical thinking in learners. Aimed primarily at history and social sciences teachers, it outlines key concepts, teaching methods, and approaches to counter Holocaust denial and distortion. 
User Empowerment through Media and Information Literacy Responses to the Evolution of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) Year of publication: 2024 Author: Divina Frau-Meigs Corporate author: UNESCO Key messages Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI are having a significant impact on people’s engagement with information, digital technology, and media. This raises concerns about control human agency and autonomy over information, decision making, gender equality, and freedoms in general. User empowerment through Media and Information Literacy (MIL) as a response to GAI, which is still in its infancy, needs to be fully deployed and public policy makers should be concerned in developing it well from the outset. MIL is necessary to build people’s ethical use of synthetic media, i.e. video, text, image or voice content fully or partially generated by AI-systems. The societal opportunities being deepened by GAI include: access to information, participation, employability, creativity, lifelong learning and creative industries. The societal potential risks being deepened by GAI include: disinformation, loss of data privacy, threats to integrity of elections, surveillance, lack of source reliability, discrimination, including gender-based and racial stereotypes, and copyrights violations. Building on familiarity in the face of urgency, AI literacy can be embedded in MIL to teach and train all sorts of communities (educators, librarians, youth workers, women networks, etc.). Ensuring explainable AI is key to both the design of MIL curricula and to the design of policy and governance around GAI. To build trust in information and education, source reliability needs to be revised to encompass the different types of “evidence” provided by GAI. MIL can train informed people from outside the technology industry to participate in the design, implementation and regulation of AI, in a manner that remains human-centered, gender-responsive and mindful of the public interest. Training for MIL is within the remit of governments and institutions of higher education, which have a duty to ensure MIL policy actions are sustained and strengthened over time, to be future-proof, in the face of an ever-evolving AI/GAI. L’autonomisation des utilisateurs grâce aux réponses apportées par l’éducation aux médias et à l’information à l’évolution de l’intelligence artificielle générative (IAG) Year of publication: 2024 Author: Divina Frau-Meigs Corporate author: UNESCO Messages clés L’intelligence artificielle et l’IA générative influent grandement sur les rapports des indivi- dus à l’information, aux technologies numériques et aux médias. Mais cela ne va pas sans inquiétudes quant à leur contrôle, au pouvoir d’action et à l’autonomie dont disposent les utilisateurs vis-à-vis de l’information, à la prise de décisions, à l’égalité des genres et aux libertés en général. . Pour constituer une réponse à l’IAG, technologie qui en est à ses balbutiements, l’autonomisation des utilisateurs grâce à l’éducation aux médias et à l’information (EMI) doit être pleinement déployée, et les autorités publiques doivent s’efforcer de la promouvoir dès le début. L’EMI est indispensable pour garantir une utilisation éthique des médias synthétiques, c’est-à-dire des vidéos, textes, images et sons totalement ou partiellement créés à l’aide de systèmes d’IA. L’IAG offre de nombreuses opportunités sociales dans différents domaines, dont l’accès à l’information, la participation, l’employabilité, la créativité, l’apprentissage tout au long de la vie et les industries créatives, entre autres. Il existe cependant des risques sociaux potentiels aggravés par l’IA générative, dont : la désinformation, la perte de contrôle sur la confidentialité des données, les menaces pour l’intégrité des élections, la surveillance, le manque de fiabilité des sources, la discrimination notamment fondée sur le genre et les stéréotypes raciaux et les violations des droits d’auteur. Pour mettre à profit la familiarité face à l’urgence, la maîtrise de l’IA pourrait être intégrée dans les programmes d’EMI afin d’éduquer et de former des communautés très diverses (éducateurs, bibliothécaires, animateurs pour la jeunesse, réseaux de femmes, etc.). Pour bien concevoir non seulement les programmes d’EMI mais aussi la gouvernance de l’IAG et les politiques connexes, l’IA explicable joue un rôle essentiel. Pour renforcer la confiance dans l’information et l’éducation, la fiabilité des sources doit être réexaminée pour englober tous les différents types de « preuves » fournies par l’IAG. L’EMI peut former des acteurs éclairés n’appartenant pas au secteur de la technologie afin qu’ils contribuent à la conception, à la mise en œuvre et à la réglementation de l’IA d’une manière qui reste centrée sur l’humain, sensible au genre et soucieuse de l’intérêt public. La formation dans le cadre de l’EMI relève des gouvernements et des établissements d’enseignement supérieur, qui doivent veiller à ce que les actions politiques en la matière soient soutenues et renforcées dans la durée, pour s’adapter aux évolutions constantes de l’IA/IAG. 
International Day of Education 2025: Artificial Intelligence and Education: Preserving Human Agency in a World of Automation Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: UNESCO International Day for Education 2025 aims to: Examine new possibilities offered by AI, especially for teaching, learning, assessment and educational administration. Promote the development of critical AI literacies by equipping educators and learners with the competencies needed to understand, use and influence AI technologies, in line with the UNESCO AI competency frameworks for teachers and students. Ensure that AI complements, rather than replaces, the essential human elements of learning, including the cultivation of in-person relationships and emotional intelligence. Día Internacional de la Educación 2025: Inteligencia Artificial y educación: preservar la autonomía humana en un mundo de automatización Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: UNESCO El Día Internacional de la Educación 2025 tiene por objeto: Examinar las nuevas posibilidades que ofrece la inteligencia artificial, especialmente en la enseñanza, el aprendizaje, la evaluación y la gestión educativa. Promover el desarrollo de alfabetizaciones críticas en IA, dotando a educadores y estudiantes de las competencias necesarias para comprender, utilizar e influir en las tecnologías de IA, en línea con los marcos de competencias en IA de la UNESCO para docentes y alumnos. Garantizar que la IA complemente, y no reemplace, los elementos humanos esenciales del aprendizaje, incluyendo la construcción de relaciones interpersonales y el desarrollo de la inteligencia emocional. Journée internationale de l’éducation 2025 : L’intelligence artificielle et l’éducation : préserver l’autonomie dans un monde automatisé Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: UNESCO La Journée internationale de l’éducation 2025 vise à : Examiner les nouvelles possibilités offertes par l’IA, en particulier pour l’enseignement, l’apprentissage, l’évaluation et l’administration éducative. Promouvoir le développement de compétences critiques en matière d’IA en dotant les éducateurs et les apprenants des aptitudes nécessaires pour comprendre, utiliser et influencer les technologies d’IA, conformément aux cadres de compétences en IA de l’UNESCO pour les enseignants et les élèves. Veiller à ce que l’IA complète, plutôt qu’elle ne remplace, les éléments humains essentiels de l’apprentissage, notamment le développement des relations en présentiel et de l’intelligence émotionnelle. 
Journey through the MILtiverse: Media and Information Literacy Toolkit for Youth Organizations Year of publication: 2024 Author: Sandra Acero Pulgarin | Natalia González-Gil | Alejandro Santamaría Virviescas Corporate author: UNESCO Empowering Youth Organizations with and for Media and Information LiteracyIn an era where digital interactions dominate, young people must be equipped with more than just basic digital literacy skills. Media and Information Literacy (MIL) has become an essential competency, enabling them to critically navigate the overwhelming ow of information in our fast-paced and complex information ecosystem. \With the Internet user base getting younger every day — data shows that one in three internet users is a child — countries worldwide are increasingly working on integrating MIL into their education systems. Despite these advancements, many young people still grapple with challenges such as disinformation, hate speech, and other harmful online content. Additionally, new technologies continue to emerge, creating challenges with unknown impacts. For example, 80% of young people aged 10 to 24 use AI multiple times a day for education, entertainment, and other purposes. Global youth organizations are at the forefront of UNESCO’s eorts to promote MIL among young people through informal education. This toolkit serves as a primary resource to help these organizations incorporate MIL into their strategies, policies, and operations, aiming to make MIL a lasting component of their practices and peer-to-peer educational programs. Join us on this journey through the MILtiverse and empower the next generation by making MIL a fundamental life competence for their futures. 
Mainstreaming Social and Emotional Learning in Education Systems: Policy Guide Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: UNESCO Why social and emotional learning is key to transform education Since 2015, there has been significant progress towards reimagining education for wider societal transformation in support of peace, justice, inclusion, equality and sustainability. Yet, the existing challenges have intensified, and new ones have emerged. The world is witnessing a resurgence of multiple forms of conflict and violence, from racism and discrimination, to hate speech and armed conflict. Our efforts to build sustainable peace through education are falling short. Some 250 million children are still out of school, and those in school are not acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills they need. This guide makes the case for integrating Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in collective efforts to transform education. It highlights the impact of SEL in improving academic achievement, reducing drop- out rates, and improving overall mental health and well-being, and importantly, in strengthening emotional and relational dynamics of classrooms, schools, communities, and societies. The guide synthesizes the latest research and practice from the world, including case studies of concrete SEL implementation. It provides policy-makers with preliminary guidance to facilitate their conceptualization and integration of SEL in all facets of their education systems to build long-lasting peace and sustainable development. 
Reporting on Migrants and Refugees: Handbook for Journalism Educators Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO Covering migration: A challenge for journalism educators worldwide This handbook enables journalism educators worldwide to address one of the challenges of the 21st century – migration and refugee matters. In a set of thirteen modules, journalism educators are provided with a comprehensive curriculum. It covers all aspects needed to train analysis, research, presentation, marketing, and ethics of migration coverage.The handbook is unique as it comprises results of communication studies as well as political and social sciences. It has been developed by an international and cross-cultural group of media researchers, media educators and media practitioners.Journalism educators will be enabled to jump-start a new curriculum. Journalism students will learn that matters of migration and forced displacement are concerned about human beings and therefore require knowledge and awareness of accurate facts, reliable sources, ethical reporting and good practices. Experienced journalists will benefit from using the volume as a self-learning tool, and media development organizations may adapt the curriculum to their training plans.The project will impact a more comprehensive coverage of migrant and refugee matters in countries of origin, transit and destination, and a more balanced and informed public debate across countries and cultures.