MIL Youth: A cornerstone to implementing Access to Information policies in South East Europe

Webinar, 21 October 2020. Media and Information Literate Youth: A cornerstone to implementing Access to Information policies in South East Europe

To celebrate the IDUAI and Global MIL Week 2020, UNESCO held on 21 October a regional webinar about youth's crucial role in implementing Access to Information (ATI) policies and Media and Information Literacy (MIL) policies and strategies in South East Europe.
The empowerment of youth through MIL to think critically about the information they receive and awareness about their' right to know' is of critical importance, not only for their development as citizens but also their country's democratic future.
This webinar was held as part of the UNESCO EU-funded entitled' Building Trust in Media in South East Europe and Turkey- Phase 2', which aims, among others, to pilot MIL in formal and informal education in the region and address the surge of disinformation in the region. UNESCO is hoping to lead the change for youth to act as leaders and co-creators of media and information literacy to build youth resilience against the disinfodemic.

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