Impact Funding Resources
UNESCO invites not-for-profit organizations to submit proposals aimed at enhancing the legal protection of journalists covering the environment and reducing impunity for crimes against them. UNESCO is specifically calling for partnerships focused on defending environmental journalism by improving legal protection and reducing impunity for cases of crimes against journalists covering the environment by advancing at least one of the following GMDF Outputs: • Output 2: Reinforcing the operationalization of national safety mechanisms and peer support networks to ensure journalists’ rapid access to legal assistance, bolster their defense and enhance their safety, taking into account the gendered nature of the threats against them. • Output 3: Supporting investigative journalism that contributes to reduced impunity for crimes against journalists by holding the justice system accountable and by pursuing investigative work that risks being censored when journalists are attacked, imprisoned, or murdered; and enhances the safety of those conducting this line of work. • Output 4: Enhancing structures for fostering strategic litigation in order to protect national and regional environments where the legal frameworks are conducive to an independent, free, and plural media ecosystems.
End Date18 Oct 2024 Funding AmountUSD 15,000 to USD 50,000 Funding Resource TypeGrant
Grant
UNESCO is specifically calling for partnerships focused on defending environmental journalism by improving legal protection and reducing impunity for cases of crimes against journalists covering the environment by advancing at least one of the following GMDF Outputs:
• Output 2: Reinforcing the operationalization of national safety mechanisms and peer support networks to ensure journalists’ rapid access to legal assistance, bolster their defense and enhance their safety, taking into account the gendered nature of the threats against them.
• Output 3: Supporting investigative journalism that contributes to reduced impunity for crimes against journalists by holding the justice system accountable and by pursuing investigative work that risks being censored when journalists are attacked, imprisoned, or murdered; and enhances the safety of those conducting this line of work.
• Output 4: Enhancing structures for fostering strategic litigation in order to protect national and regional environments where the legal frameworks are conducive to an independent, free, and plural media ecosystems.
https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/245457
All information you require on how to submit a partnership proposal under this thematic Call can be found here, and is available in English, French, and Spanish.
https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/245457
Partnership proposals (including mandatory forms and supporting documents) must be submitted via email only to gmdf@unesco.org by the deadline
