The Media Institute of the Caribbean (MIC) has been approved as a non-governmental organization in official partnership with UNESCO, with consultative status, recognizing its contribution to strengthening independent, professional and sustainable media across the Caribbean.
This recognition, decided during the 225th session of UNESCO’s Executive Board in Paris, marks the second time an NGO from the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean has achieved this distinction, and builds on MIC’s work combining research, policy dialogue and capacity-building.
MIC supports journalists, media professionals and other stakeholders in the region, on a wide range of areas such as media development and viability, access to information, media and information literacy, and freedom of expression, in addition to preparedness of media ecosystems.
MIC knows the Caribbean media landscape from the inside. This new status allows us to turn that knowledge into action, strengthening media resilience, innovation and access to information across the region.
Eric Falt, Regional Director and Representative of UNESCO
This recognition represents an important milestone and an opportunity to amplify Caribbean perspectives within the global conversation on some of the most pressing issues facing media today.
Kiran Maharaj, President of MIC
The new status provides a stronger basis for UNESCO and MIC to expand their ongoing cooperation in a number of critical areas including information integrity, artificial intelligence and media, media viability, and the resilience of media institutions in the face of disasters and other crises.
