Session
Roundtable
Duration (minutes): 90
Format description: A roundtable format is ideal for fostering inclusive dialogue and collaboration among diverse stakeholders, including governments, civil society, academia, and technology companies. By seating participants in a circular arrangement, it promotes equal participation and encourages open exchange of ideas. This format ensures that all voices are heard, enabling a holistic exploration of possible solutions to addressing risks to the integrity of the information ecosystem.
Our session, 'Innovating for Multi-Stakeholder Solutions to Strengthen Information Integrity,' will begin with an introduction to the recently launched Global Principles for Information Integrity, along with a review of the UN-system wide efforts.
This introduction will set the stage for a discussion on practical action steps that can be taken at a multi-stakeholder level with a particular focus on efforts aimed at capacity building and addressing the needs of communities in situations of vulnerability and marginalization.
Session participants will include UN experts, policymakers, civil society representatives, private sector, news media, academics, and representative(s) of affected communities.
Through a roundtable discussion, participants will explore recent or upcoming initiatives, their relative scope and possible gaps with a particular focus on communities that are in situations of vulnerability and marginalization. The goal would be to map out key innovations and opportunities.
The exercise would also allow for inputs into a comprehensive online resource hub supported by the UN, serving as a central repository for strengthening information integrity globally. This hub would be a resource across stakeholder groups.
This session would be the first of its kind, and would potentially call for future collaboration and updates. Background information on this workstream can be found in the Our Common Agenda Policy Brief 8: https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/our-common-agenda-policy-brie….
Ahead of the session, we would plan for an organizing session with all the speakers to review the structure, roles and technical requirements of the hybrid discussion utilizing Microsoft Teams. Online and onsite moderators will coordinate the agenda and run-of-show to ensure that all participants are able to fully participate regardless of their location.
United Nations Department of Global Communications
Charlotte Scaddan, Senior Advisor for Information Integrity, UN DGC
Gisella Lomax, Senior Advisor for Info Integrity / MDH, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Naomi Miyashita, Team Leader, Information Integrity and MDMH, UN Dept of Peace Ops
Jennifer Park, UNDGC
Vikram Sura, UNDGC
Charlotte Scaddan, Senior Advisor for Information Integrity, DGC
Gisella Lomax, Senior Advisor for Info Integrity / MDH, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Naomi Miyashita, Team Leader, Information Integrity and MDMH, UN Dept of Peace Ops
Hiroyuki Saito, Director, UN Information Centre, Dakar, Senegal
Association for Progressive Communications, a South-East Asia NGO and a UNHCR implementing partner on the Rohingya MDH pilot
Additional speakers to be confirmed
Gisella Lomax, Senior Advisor for Info Integrity / MDH, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Jennifer Park, UNDGC; Vikram Sura, UNDGC
Vikram Sura, UNDGC
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3. Good Health and Well-Being
4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10. Reduced Inequalities
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
12. Responsible Production and Consumption
13. Climate Action
14. Life Below Water
15. Life on Land
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
17. Partnerships for the Goals
Targets: This workstream is cross cutting across all Sustainable Development Goals. Information integrity is integral to a pluralistic information space that champions human rights, peaceful societies and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.