Towards United Nations Global Principles for Information Integrity.
The United Nations conducted wide-ranging and diverse consultations on information integrity across all regions with its Member States , civil society, including youth-led organizations, media, academia and private sector representatives. Stakeholders spoke through country-level discussions, virtual sessions, bilateral meetings and via a globally disseminated public online form. These consultations highlighted a demand for unifying recommendations that are applicable across all geographies and contexts and that address the requirements of all individuals, in particular attending to the needs of groups in situations of vulnerability and marginalization. In response, the United Nations Global Principles forInformation Integrity offer a holistic framework to guide multi-stakeholder action for a healthier information ecosystem. This framework consists of five principles for strengthening information integrity , each of which include recommendations for key stakeholder groups. The princi...