The Third Panel on Information and Communication Accessibility and Cultural Rights Protection is held in Paris on June 17, 2026. [Photo provided to China Daily]
The Third Panel on Information and Communication Accessibility and Cultural Rights Protection was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Wednesday, bringing together officials, experts and scholars to discuss ways to advance information accessibility and cultural inclusion.
The event was jointly organized by UNESCO's Information for All Programme (IFAP), the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the Communication University of China.
UNESCO officials expressed appreciation for China's support for the Information for All Programme and its continued efforts to improve information accessibility.
Speaking at the seminar, Guilherme Canela, director of UNESCO's Division for Digital Inclusion, Policies and Transformation and secretary of IFAP, noted that 2026 marks both the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the 25th anniversary of IFAP.
