Comprometidos is one of the main UNESCO initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean within the framework of the UNESCO operational strategy on youth 2014-2021, specifically Axis 3: Civic engagement, democratic participation and social innovation.  Comprometidos is an initiative that seeks to actively engage youth from Latin America and the Caribbean with the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. It is organized by UNESCO’s Regional Bureau of Science for Latin America and the Caribbean – UNESCO Montevideo, jointly with Ashoka and Socialab since 2015.  

The South Africa and Rwanda National Commissions for UNESCO and UNESCO are co-organizing with the support of the University of Pretoria, the University of Stellenbosh and the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR) a Virtual Sub-Regional Consultation on the first draft of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Eastern and Southern Africa.

UNESCO, in collaboration with the Regional Education Group for Latin America and the Caribbean for Risk, Disaster and Migration Management, has launched the webinar series "Leave no one behind in times of COVID-19". The seminar aims to: - Reflect on the role of evaluation in the right to education, and how to ensure its appropriate use in crisis contexts- Discuss relevant evaluation mechanisms, which take into account the complexities that exist in the context of the pandemic.- Share national experiences of formative evaluation, reflecting on relevant elements to be considered for replication in other contexts.

Over half a billion people in India use the Internet today, and this number is expected to register double-digit growth in the next few years. Rising internet usage, together with millions of smartphone users and growing mobile data traffic, sets the context for transformational change in the country. The new generation in India is clearly ‘mobile first’, with 1.16 billion mobile phone subscriptions and more than 13 billion apps being downloaded in 2019 alone.Seeing Through Misinformation: A Framework for Identifying Fake Online News

Within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in October 2019 between UNESCO and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) to strengthen the protection of freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and the safety of journalists in the Latin American region and the Caribbean, the Diploma for Journalists on Human Rights was designed.

The conference will focus on the impact of proactive disclosure of information on health, education and inclusive and gender-sensitive initiatives. The key modalities of the online conference is to promote priority areas in policy dialogues, and it is within IFAP’s mandate to influence policy by advocating the six priority areas of IFAP in light of Covid-19 and its implications across all sectors of society. Hence, this event brings together subject matter specialists on the following IFAP Objectives and related themes. By connecting access to Information in Times of Crisis to the IFAP priority areas, the conference aims to bring about policy recommendations and good practices that can be put in place to advance public access to information whilst saving lives and building trust in the context of IDUAI 2020 through and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

Articial Intelligence (AI) is ambiguous: It has enormous potential for generating social welfare and for accelerating human progress and sustainable development. At the same time, the rapid development of AI and related technologies raises ethical concerns including questions on how to deal with the perpetuation of bias, AI capacity building and education, privacy, data disclosure and access to data. The fast technological advances in AI also have the potential to disrupt industries, economies and entire societies.