Permettre aux gens d’être vus et entendus

The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) advocates for communication rights—including freedom of expression and access to information—as essential prerequisites for human rights and sustainable development. The organization addresses 'communication and information poverty' through five key programs: digital communication rights, the rights of migrants and refugees, indigenous rights, climate change, and gender equality. WACC employs strategies such as capacity building for local communities, media monitoring (notably through the Global Media Monitoring Project), and international advocacy to challenge discriminatory structures and ensure marginalized voices are seen and heard.

• Communication rights, which encompass freedom of expression, opinion, access to public interest information, and the ability to communicate in one's own language, are foundational to other human rights and active societal participation.
• The WACC identifies 'communication and information poverty' as a critical dimension of overall poverty that creates social invisibility and prevents marginalized people from participating in development processes.
• The rise of digital communication platforms has created a paradox: while offering new ways for marginalized groups to express themselves, it has also enabled less democratic governments to control information and allowed private companies to act as 'enigmatic regulators' without public accountability.
• The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), conducted every five years since 1995, found in 2015 across 114 countries that women are severely under-represented in news, appearing as subjects or sources only 24% of the time.
• Climate change disproportionately affects marginalized and isolated communities, particularly those relying on traditional knowledge; WACC argues that these communities must exercise communication rights to share their own solutions and organize for change.
• For migrants and refugees, communication rights are hindered by linguistic, cultural, economic, and political factors, often leaving them unable to contribute to public discourse despite being at the center of the migration issue.

APA

World Association for Christian Communication (n.d.). Permettre aux gens d’être vus et entendus. https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/9-Enabling-French.pdf

Chicago

World Association for Christian Communication. Permettre aux gens d’être vus et entendus. n.d. https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/9-Enabling-French.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldassociationforchristiancommunicationndpermettre, author = {{World Association for Christian Communication}}, title = {{Permettre aux gens d’être vus et entendus}}, institution = {World Association for Christian Communication}, url = {https://waccglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/9-Enabling-French.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }