MediaGlobal
MediaGlobal is a nonprofit news agency based at the United Nations in New York. MediaGlobal was launched in January 2006 to create awareness in the global media of issues impacting the global South.[1]
History
MediaGlobal was founded in 2006 by Nosh Nalavala in response to an urgent need to increase awareness of the challenges facing the world’s poorest countries. In October 2006, MediaGlobal and the United Nations launched the Global Media Compact, of which the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a signatory.[2]
At the launch of MediaGlobal, the United Nations envoy for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Anwarul Karim Chowdhury said:
"It is unfortunate that the voice of the LDCs continues to get marginalized. There is, indeed, a need for increased focus on the everyday challenges facing millions of impoverished people in the LDCs. Their needs ought to be placed at the forefront of the global development agenda."
In 2012, the agency received a Silver Medal in the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation/UNCA Global Prize.[4]
Work of MediaGlobal
MediaGlobal publishes interview-based articles on its site http://mediaglobal.org. Its work generally falls within the categories: Economic Development, Global Health, Food Security, Climate Change, and South-South Cooperation. MediaGlobal also publishes the weekly newsletter This Week in Development on global development news, and the monthly publication South-South Voices.
See also
UNDP
Human Development Index
Least Developed Countries
South-South Cooperation
Global South
References
- ↑ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2017-03-28.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2017-03-28.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Press release". UN-OHRLLS. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ "MediaGlobal News Wins Silver Medal". IndiaWest. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
External links
- MediaGlobal Archived 2016-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
- This Week in Development Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
- South-South Voices Archived 2008-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
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