UNESCO will provide support to Afghan media outlets in the production of conflict-sensitive, humanitarian, health and educational public interest content. The project will benefit at least 6 million Afghan citizens, with a specific focus on reporting addressed at women, girls and youth.
UNESCO will also be partnering with civil society organizations and local journalists’ unions to train an estimated six hundred journalists on conflict-sensitive reporting, digital and physical safety, and train journalism students and community volunteers on journalism best practices and community reporting.
The project will be fully aligned with the United Nations Transitional Engagement Framework (UN TEF) and funded by the European Union Neighborhood Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE) under the crisis response window of the rapid response pillar.
In his most recent report on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for peace and security, (A/77/340-S/2022/692), the Secretary General of the United Nations has documented repeated human rights violations against journalists and media outlets, curtailing freedom of the media and the safety of journalists in the country. The report details the rising humanitarian needs of around 24.4 million people (59 percent of the Afghan population), which have been further exacerbated by the sharp economic decline and economic crisis, protracted vulnerability and recent earthquakes and natural hazards affecting the country.
