El derecho a ser vistos y escuchados

The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) advocates for communication rights—including freedom of expression and access to information—as essential tools for combating social invisibility and achieving the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. WACC focuses on five key areas: digital communication rights, the rights of migrants and refugees, indigenous peoples' communication rights, the intersection of communication and climate change, and gender equality in media. Through capacity building, media monitoring, and global advocacy, WACC seeks to empower marginalized groups to be 'seen and heard' and to reform media structures to be more democratic and inclusive.

• WACC identifies 'communicational and informational poverty' (or 'voice poverty') as a critical dimension of poverty that renders individuals and communities socially invisible, hindering their ability to participate in society and overcome structural barriers.
• The organization argues that communication rights are indispensable for achieving the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, noting that goals like universal sexual and reproductive health (SDG 3) or reducing corruption (SDG 16) cannot be met without access to reliable information and press freedom.
• Regarding digital rights, WACC asserts that mere internet access is insufficient for sustainable development; instead, there must be a focus on ownership, regulation, privacy, and the protection of civil society against online surveillance and internet shutdowns.
• WACC highlights that migrants and refugees face severe limitations in participating in public discourse due to linguistic, cultural, economic, and political factors, often facing hostile media narratives and disinformation.
• For indigenous peoples, WACC emphasizes that access to community media, particularly community radio, is essential for exercising human rights and ensuring differentiated political, economic, social, and cultural development.
• WACC links the climate crisis to communication rights, stating that marginalized communities—especially those relying on traditional knowledge—must be able to tell their own stories and organize solutions to combat the disproportionate impact of global warming.
• Through the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), WACC found that women and girls are extremely underrepresented in news media, constituting only 24% of news stories and sources as of 2015 data from 114 countries.

APA

World Association for Christian Communication (n.d.). El derecho a ser vistos y escuchados. https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/6-Enabling-Spanish.pdf

Chicago

World Association for Christian Communication. El derecho a ser vistos y escuchados. n.d. https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/6-Enabling-Spanish.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldassociationforchristiancommunicationndderecho, author = {{World Association for Christian Communication}}, title = {{El derecho a ser vistos y escuchados}}, institution = {World Association for Christian Communication}, url = {https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/6-Enabling-Spanish.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }