Full Coverage: Communication

27.10.2005 The media should help dispel such misconceptions to check the spread of HIV effectively, according to Paladugu Rambabu, head of Sexually-Transmitted Diseases wing of the hospital in Vijayawada.

25.10.2005 New mothers in Madagascar and Ghana have begun to hear about the importance of breastfeeding from many different sources--including their favorite singer--and the results are already beginning to show.

25.10.2005 A two-day long "National consultation on designing an enabling framework for community radio in Bangladesh" to be held from 19-20 November 2005 at LGED auditorium, Agargoan, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

25.10.2005 Indian news portal Rediff.com says that the Indian government has collected huge amounts of funds but still has not been able to provide connectivity to the rural areas.

25.10.2005 "Promoting Public Services in the Media: Human Rights, Tolerance, Multilingualism and the Fight against Discrimination" is the subject of a UNESCO sponsored conference at which media experts meet this week in Lisbon, Portugal.

21.10.2005 Through community radio, students of Mudra Institute of Communications hope to help villagers find their voices and raise their concerns.

20.10.2005 UNESCO announces the publication of "Public Service Broadcasting: A Best Practices Source Book", to provide information on core concepts of Public Service Broadcasting to media professionals, decision makers, students and general public.

19.10.2005 The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Council of Europe, in partnership with the Association of Cities and Municipalities of the FBiH and the Association of Towns and Municipalities of the RS, launched the Beacon Scheme today in Sarajevo, on 28 September 2005.

19.10.2005 UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura has deplored the severe restrictions on press freedom and freedom of expression represented by the new government ordinance issued in Nepal on October 9, 2005.

14.10.2005 The fourth issue of TV-Programme supported by UNDP ICTP project will be broadcasted on Tuesday October 11 and will be retransmitted on Friday October 14 on “Yoshlar” Channel of Uzbek national television.

14.10.2005 The main prize of the UNESCO Digital Arts Award 2005 - “City and Creative Media” goes to Indian artist Ashok Sukumaran for his “poetic yet pragmatic” project SWITCH.

11.10.2005 UNESCO’s Member States will be discussing the organisation’s future activities related to communication and information including UNESCO’s contribution to the World Summit on the Information Society.

10.10.2005 The telecommunications industry in Ghana has been described as one of the fastest growing on the African continent, as significant milestones have been achieved recently.

06.10.2005 Every year, tens of thousands of people die needlessly because of lack of information. In its annual World Disasters Report, the International Red Cross says that good information is as vital as adequate aid.

05.10.2005 The participating journalists at face-to-face programme organised by the Media Group Nepaal have pointed out the need for the media sector of Nepal to be loyal to the nation, nationality and the monarchy.

04.10.2005 New Delhi-based development and communication organisation Charkha has launched the first developmental urdu feature service which will bring writings from rural areas to Indian capital New Delhi.