UNESCO Call for Partnerships for the Global Media Defence Fund 2023 (up to $35,000)

This informs the public about the UNESCO Call for Partnerships for the Global Media Defence Fund 2023. Details about the Program are given below.

Global Media Defence Fund

About Global Media Defence Fund 2023

The 4th Call for Partnerships of the Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF) will allocate over USD $1 million in financial grants to support the implementation or expansion of local, regional and international projects.

Program Details

These projects, aligned with international human rights standards, should contribute to enhancing media freedom and strengthening journalists’ legal protection by advancing at least one of the following GMDF Outputs:

Output 2: Reinforcing the operationalization of national protection 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 to enhancing the safety of those conducting this line of work;

Output 4: Enhancing structures for fostering strategic litigation in order to protect environments where the legal frameworks are conducive to an independent, free, and pluralistic media ecosystem.

Grant

The financial grants awarded through this Call will range from a minimum of USD $15,000 to a maximum of $35,000.

Eligibility

This Call for Partnerships is open to specialized not-for-profit entities, including NGOs, media associations, journalists’ unions, human right defenders, lawyers’ associations and pro bono legal aid organizations, lawyers’ and investigative journalism networks, foundations, and academic institutions.

Eligible organizations must have been active and registered for at least two years and meet the criteria established in the Call’s Terms of Reference.

Global Media Defence Fund 2023 Application

All information you require on how to submit a partnership proposal under the 4th Call can be found here, and is available in English, French, and Spanish.

Partnership proposals (including mandatory forms and supporting documents) must be submitted via email only to gmdf@unesco.org.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 19 August 2023.

Open this link for more details about the Global Media Defence Fund 2023.

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