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About the Event

Global MIL Week is an annual initiative celebrated since 2011, endorsed by UNESCO and the UN General Assembly. It mobilizes diverse stakeholders worldwide to raise awareness, increase adoption, and celebrate progress towards ensuring Media and Information Literacy for all. UNESCO+1Wikipediaen.unesco. 

This year (2025), it will take place in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on 23-24 October.

For further information, visit: https://indico.un.org/event/1018338/

Current Theme & Focus

Under the theme “Minds Over AI – MIL in Digital Spaces”, this year’s conference explores the role of media and information literacy in navigating the evolving digital landscape shaped by Artificial Intelligence. It aims to empower users with critical thinking and civic engagement capacities. UNESCO+1Media and Learning Association

Registration & Participation

• Registration is open for both in-person attendance and online participation.

• Opportunity to organize side events and participate in a Youth Hackathon. UNESCO+2UNESCO+2Media and Learning Association

Why It Matters

MIL Week tackles critical challenges like misinformation, hate speech, declining trust in media, and digital transformation through AI. It builds individual and collective capacities to responsibly navigate, contribute to, and govern digital information ecosystems

Sources

• https://indico.un.org/event/1018338/

• https://www.unesco.org/en/weeks/media-information-literacy

For participation and side event proposals, please contact us at- contact@uvsociety.org