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The Global Digital Justice Forum, August 2024: The Global Digital Justice Forum—a group of civil society organizations and networks working on digital rights and justice—would like to share its perspective on the Open Letter to the UN from tech community leaders and internet innovators. Register had reported the letter in July. The Letter expresses reservations that the draft text of… Continue reading Global Digital Justice Forum’s rejoinder to the Open Letter by Tech Leaders and Innovators to the United Nations on the Global Digital Compact

Collective effort is indispensable for achieving the goals of the Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO). We held an impactful virtual meeting with the DCO Observers Committee to discuss key initiatives and updates. This session formalized the observers’ engagement strategy within the DCO’s Global Digital Impact Hub, continuing from the last meeting at COMEX in Oman. Key… Continue reading BNNRC@Digital Cooperation Organisation(DCO) Observer Organisations Meeting

Global AMR Media Alliance (GAMA) is a network of media from across sectors, coming together to raise media awareness on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and its visibility in the context of global health security and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). https://www.amrmedia.org/ About the awards: “Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is invisible. I am not,” is the driving spirit behind… Continue reading Call for entries for 1st edition of Annual Global AMR Media Awards 2024: Make a difference in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

Digital transformation is happening very fast in people’s lifestyles, affecting social activities as well. At least, that’s what all the statistics and data that understand the speed and nature of digital growth are telling. For example, according to the 2024 data of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the total number of mobile phone SIMs… Continue reading Training of Facilitators on Combatting Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) in Bangladesh

The United Nations released the Global Principles for Information Integrity, offering a comprehensive framework to guide multistakeholder action for a healthier information ecosystem. This framework consists of five key principles designed to strengthen information integrity, each supported by recommendations for key stakeholders. The Principles build on the ideas proposed in Our Common Agenda and the… Continue reading Global Principles for Information Integrity

The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) and the undersigned organisations urge the United Nations (UN) and its Member States to ensure robust commitments to access to information, media freedom, and public-interest journalism as they negotiate the final text of the Pact for the Future in advance of the Summit of the Future in September.… Continue reading BNNRC endorses the statement of the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) : GFMD Urges the UN to Ensure Robust Commitments to Access to Information, Media Freedom, and Public-Interest Journalism in the Pact for the Future!

Statement by AHM Bazlur Rahman, on behalf of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum, and additional capacity as the Executive Coordinator of Bangladesh Initiative for Connecting, Empowering & Amplifying Unified Voices on UN Summit for the Future at the led by the Co-facilitators Permanent Representative of Sweden and Zambia, New… Continue reading Statement at the Global Digital Compact Stakeholders Session, 21 June 2024

• Digital transformation is happening very fast in people’s lifestyles, affecting social activities as well. At least, that’s what all the statistics and data that understand the speed and nature of digital growth are telling. For example, according to the 2024 data of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the total number of mobile phone… Continue reading Ensuring Gender Equality in the Digital Transformation Process: Training of Facilitators on Community Radio Broadcasting to Address Technology-Facilited Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV)

Bangladesh NGO Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has been implementing the Youth Resilient to Misinformation: Building Local Engagement and Media Development project since 2023 to contribute to strengthening and intensifying the stakeholders’ efforts to identify the mechanisms for countering misinformation at the local and national levels. The project sets out to Facebook page development… Continue reading Misinformation: Building Local Engagement and Media Development project to contribute to strengthening and intensifying the stakeholders’ efforts to identify the mechanisms for countering misinformation at the local and national levels.

Currently, 19 community radio stations and two online community radio operators are in the country. Over 1,000 youth and youth women produce 160 hours of programs on various topics daily. Of the 1,000 Broadcasters, 54% are youth, while 46% are youth women.   Community radio broadcasting is one platform where youth women have played a substantial… Continue reading Community Radio Broadcasting: Engaging Women for Positive Changes by Uplifting Leadership and Empowerment with Emerging Issues in Bangladesh