Results-Based Report on IPDC Projects Implemented in 2021-2022
Paris: UNESCO; International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2023), 40 pp.
Contains illustrations
Other editions: also published in French
"Since its founding in 1980, the IPDC has worked to foster and secure a healthy environment for free, pluralistic, and independent media in developing countries, countries in transition, and countries in conflict and post-conflict situations. Through this mandate, the Programme has since dedicated over $115 million to media development through more than 2,200 projects, carried out in at least 140 countries. In 2021, the IPDC Bureau approved a total of 86 project proposals and 9 Special Allocation initiatives. Nine of those projects, approved through the Rapid Response mechanism, reported to the Bureau in 2022. This report therefore covers 77 projects and the 9 Special Allocation initiatives approved in 2021, implemented in at least 90 countries over the course of 2021 and 2022." (Executive summary)
Executive Summary, 5
Overview of Programmatic Outputs 12
1 Media development projects implemented by grassroots organizations: supporting media pluralism and gender equality, countering hate speech, and promoting access to information, 12
2 Monitoring the enabling environment for media and information through UNESCO indicators assessments and the SDGs, 16
3 Confronting emerging media policy issues, particularly media viability and internet transparency, 19
4 Empowering journalism education institutions, 20
5 Fostering the safety of journalists, 23
Special Allocations, 27
Contribution to Priority Gender Equality, 32
Contribution to Priority Africa, 35
Challenges and Lessons Learned, 37
Sustainability, 39
Overview of Programmatic Outputs 12
1 Media development projects implemented by grassroots organizations: supporting media pluralism and gender equality, countering hate speech, and promoting access to information, 12
2 Monitoring the enabling environment for media and information through UNESCO indicators assessments and the SDGs, 16
3 Confronting emerging media policy issues, particularly media viability and internet transparency, 19
4 Empowering journalism education institutions, 20
5 Fostering the safety of journalists, 23
Special Allocations, 27
Contribution to Priority Gender Equality, 32
Contribution to Priority Africa, 35
Challenges and Lessons Learned, 37
Sustainability, 39
