UNESCO hosted a webinar in the Latin American region to address the relationship between law enforcement agents and journalists, with respect to the maintenance of public order while upholding the fundamental rights to freedom of expression and access to information.

UNESCO and the Ministry of Environment of Uruguay organized a clean-up day in coastal areas and a workshop in place focused on concepts about the risk of plastic and microplastics in the environment.

UNESCO together with MERCOSUR, IDB, SEGIB and OEI are publishing the project Assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on cultural and creative industries, which estimates the macro and microeconomic effects of the restrictions imposed by the pandemic on this sector

With the support of UNESCO's International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), the Regional Alliance for Free Expression and Information will carry out a training project for journalists from four countries in the region to monitor the SDGs using access to public information.

The challenge Comprometidos (Engaged) with the oceans, in alliance with National Geographic which promotes youth fighting the challenges faced by the oceans, is now finished.

Organized by Chequeado and supported by UNESCO's International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), the proposal will seek to contribute to ongoing training for 2000 journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean, offering tools on how to cover issues of social polarization.