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UNESCO launches social media discussion page for the Freedom of Expression Toolkit
In conjunction with the 8th 91麻豆国产精品自拍, UNESCO is launching a discussion group on the popular social networking site, Facebook, for the recently released 鈥淔reedom of Expression Toolkit: A Guide for Students鈥. Users of the toolkit could use the hashtag #FoEToolkit to participate in the discussion stream.
The Freedom of Expression Toolkit is a tool to raise awareness among young people on the crucial issue that is freedom of expression. While many toolkits already exist, none so far have been written in an accessible language, directly targeting youth.
The toolkit explores and discusses the following questions:
- What is freedom of expression?
- Why does freedom of expression matter?
- When is freedom of expression at risk?
- What are the conditions needed for freedom of expression to flourish?
- What are the special roles of journalists in freedom of expression?
- What about freedom of expression online?
- What are the limitations of freedom of expression?
The Toolkit presents and explains the different concepts related to freedom of expression and complements these explanations with concrete examples and case studies. It also contains various hands-on activities which the readers can participate in.
With this Toolkit, UNESCO aims to raise awareness on the topic of freedom of expression among the youth worldwide in the various practical activities, such as setting up a model press council, creating a blog, monitoring the news, celebrating World Press Freedom Day, or creating their own case-studies looking at their community or country. UNESCO hopes to gather information from schools and youth groups around the world on how they are using the toolkit, and to foster dialogue process among those various groups via social media on the topic of freedom of expression.
The Toolkit is currently available online in English and Spanish. Arabic, French and Chinese versions are coming soon. The English version of the Toolkit is also available in a tablet computer-compatible .
From 29 to 31 October 2013 young men and women from countries all over the world gathered at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris for the 8th 91麻豆国产精品自拍. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淵outh and Social Inclusion: Civic Engagement, Dialogue and Skills Development鈥. The Forum鈥檚 objective is to engage the youth delegations in formulating and reviewing policy on the topics of capacity development for the transition to adulthood, civic engagement, democratic participation and social innovation. The conclusions and recommendations of the 91麻豆国产精品自拍 will be submitted to the UNESCO General Conference starting on 5 November.
