Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2025 – Feature Conference

Marcela Avila

Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2025 
"Minds Over AI - MIL in Digital Spaces"

23 October 2025 - 8:00 am - 24 October 2025 - 7:00 pm

Location: Catagena, Colombia
Rooms: Catagena, Colombia
Type: Cat IV – International Congress 
Arrangement type: Hybrid 

Commemorated every year on 24 – 31 October, Global Media and Information Literacy Week is a major occasion for mobilizing worldwide stakeholders to raise awareness, increase national take-up and celebrate the progress achieved towards Media and Information Literacy for all.

Theme of Global MIL Week 2025: “Minds Over AI - MIL in Digital Spaces”.

This year’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week Conference will be hosted by UNESCO and the Republic of Colombia on 23 and 24 October 2025 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. It will focus on the intersections of media and information literacy (MIL) and artificial intelligence (AI), exploring how AI is reshaping the information landscape and how MIL is crucial to empower individuals to critically engage with AI-driven content. 

Livestreaming

→ 23 October (Day 1) - English              → 24 October (Day 2) - English
→ 23 October (Day 1) - Spanish             → 24 October (Day 2) - Spanish


Programme                                                       Day 0 - MIL Alliance event
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Practical Information                                   Youth Hackathon 2025
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Registration 

If you wish to attend the conference in person or follow it online, please complete the registration form.

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Visual Identity  

Download here the official conference visuals and customizable templates for adapting to your own event communications.
 

Media Accreditation 

Registration link for media

Contact for Colombian media:

• Marcela Chía: +57 322 9487517
• Laura Aponte: +57 310 5858767

Contact for international media: Clare O'Hagan, UNESCO

How does UNESCO promote Media and Information Literacy worldwide?

Access our dedicated webpage             MIL Alliance
Click here →                                             Click here →

Read our policy brief on generative AI   Discover how UNESCO aims to empower youth
Click here →                                             Click here →
 

About 

UN Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
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Past Edition
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Global MIL Week 2025 - Minds Over AI - MIL in Digital Spaces

UNESCO · 2025 
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Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of Global Media and Information Literacy Week 24–31 October 2025

UNESCO. Director-General, 2017
- (Azoulay, A.)
· October 2025 

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