Third UNESCO media literacy conference opens in Cairo under "Peace for All"
October 18, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Cairo Governor Ibrahim Saber attended the opening session of the third UNESCO International Media and Information Literacy conference, held in Cairo from 18 to 20 October 2026.
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The conference on media and information literacy and global understanding, themed "Peace for All," opened within UNESCO's 2026 Global Media and Information Literacy Week.
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Saber said the conference aligns with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's directives on building the Egyptian person and entrenching national awareness.
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Saber said digital platforms and artificial intelligence impose new responsibilities to counter misleading news, false information, and hate speech.
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Saber said media literacy has become a societal necessity for aware citizenship, not a luxury reserved for specialists.