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href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/09/21/un-general-assembly-wikipedia-future-internet/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Global-Advocacy-United-Nations-800x600-1.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Global-Advocacy-United-Nations-800x600-1.png 800w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Global-Advocacy-United-Nations-800x600-1.png?resize=300,225 300w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Global-Advocacy-United-Nations-800x600-1.png?resize=768,576 768w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Global-Advocacy-United-Nations-800x600-1.png?resize=400,300 400w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/09/21/un-general-assembly-wikipedia-future-internet/"> Ahead of UN General Assembly, Wikipedia nonprofit calls on governments to ensure the future internet is shaped by communities for the public interest </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/topics/legal/advocacy/">Advocacy</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/">Events</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/topics/legal/advocacy/global-digital-compact/">Global Digital Compact</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/foundation/">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>21 September 2024, New York USA ― As UN Member States are gathering in New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, is calling on governments and the UN to ensure that stakeholders from all sectors can work together in deciding how….</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 21 September 2024 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/09/21/un-general-assembly-wikipedia-future-internet/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Ahead of UN General Assembly, Wikipedia nonprofit calls on governments to ensure the future internet is shaped by communities for the public interest"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/07/31/wikimania-poland-celebrates-global-volunteers/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LP_800x600_2.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LP_800x600_2.png 800w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LP_800x600_2.png?resize=300,225 300w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LP_800x600_2.png?resize=768,576 768w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LP_800x600_2.png?resize=400,300 400w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/07/31/wikimania-poland-celebrates-global-volunteers/"> Wikimania 2024 in Poland celebrates global volunteers who make Wikipedia and sister projects possible </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/">Events</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/wikimania/">Wikimania</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>The nineteenth edition of the global event will take place in Katowice, Poland (the 2024 European City of Science), from 7 - 10 August.</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 31 July 2024 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2024/07/31/wikimania-poland-celebrates-global-volunteers/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Wikimania 2024 in Poland celebrates global volunteers who make Wikipedia and sister projects possible"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/08/10/wikimania-2023-in-singapore-centers-on-diversity-collaboration-and-the-future-of-free-knowledge/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Wikimania_2023_Singapore_Banner_logo_no_date.svg.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Wikimania_2023_Singapore_Banner_logo_no_date.svg.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Wikimania_2023_Singapore_Banner_logo_no_date.svg.png?resize=800,600 800w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/08/10/wikimania-2023-in-singapore-centers-on-diversity-collaboration-and-the-future-of-free-knowledge/"> Wikimania 2023 in Singapore centers on diversity, collaboration, and the future of free knowledge </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/">Events</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/post-types/press-release/">Press Release</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/countries/singapore/">Singapore</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/wikimania/">Wikimania</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>In its eighteenth edition, Wikimania, the flagship annual conference that celebrates Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia and the volunteers who make them possible, is set to take place in Singapore.</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 10 August 2023 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/08/10/wikimania-2023-in-singapore-centers-on-diversity-collaboration-and-the-future-of-free-knowledge/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Wikimania 2023 in Singapore centers on diversity, collaboration, and the future of free knowledge"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2022/08/10/wikimania-2022/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Wikimania2022_diffblog12.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="Wikimania 2022 header" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Wikimania2022_diffblog12.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Wikimania2022_diffblog12.png?resize=800,600 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2022/08/10/wikimania-2022/"> Wikimania 2022: The festival edition brings together Wikipedia volunteers around the world for virtual and in person celebrations of free knowledge </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/audiences/community/">Community</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/">Events</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/wikimania/">Wikimania</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>10 August, 2022 – Every year, hundreds of Wikimedians – the volunteers who make Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects possible – come together to celebrate free knowledge at the annual Wikimania global conference. Now in its 17th edition, the conference looks different this year than it has in the past. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to….</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 10 August 2022 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2022/08/10/wikimania-2022/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Wikimania 2022: The festival edition brings together Wikipedia volunteers around the world for virtual and in person celebrations of free knowledge"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/08/13/wikimania-2021-welcome-to-the-world-of-wikimedians-the-online-edition/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Wikimania2021_EventCover.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Wikimania2021_EventCover.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Wikimania2021_EventCover.png?resize=800,600 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/08/13/wikimania-2021-welcome-to-the-world-of-wikimedians-the-online-edition/"> Wikimania 2021: Welcome to the world of Wikimedians … the online edition! </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/audiences/community/">Community</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/">Events</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/wikimania/">Wikimania</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>In an alternate, COVID-19-free universe, hundreds of Wikimedians — the community of volunteers who make Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects possible — would have gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, in August 2020 for the sixteenth annual Wikimania conference. They would have met in person, no social distancing to worry about, exploring sites like the Grand Palace, snacking….</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 13 August 2021 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/08/13/wikimania-2021-welcome-to-the-world-of-wikimedians-the-online-edition/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Wikimania 2021: Welcome to the world of Wikimedians … the online edition!"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/03/08/project-rewrite-tell-the-missing-stories-of-women-on-wikipedia-and-beyond/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WP20Symbols_HumanFigure4.png?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WP20Symbols_HumanFigure4.png?resize=400,300 400w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WP20Symbols_HumanFigure4.png?resize=800,600 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/03/08/project-rewrite-tell-the-missing-stories-of-women-on-wikipedia-and-beyond/"> Project Rewrite: Tell the missing stories of women on Wikipedia and beyond </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/audiences/community/">Community</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/">Events</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/topics/equity/gender-equity/">Gender Equity</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>Think of a historical event, one you learned about in school. Maybe an expedition, a treaty, or a speech. How about a years-long atrocity, or a record-breaking achievement? When you picture this event, who are the central characters? Now, ask yourself if you know the women’s side of the story. For as long as written….</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 8 March 2021 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/adora-svitak/" title="Posts by Adora Svitak" class="author url fn" rel="author">Adora Svitak</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/03/08/project-rewrite-tell-the-missing-stories-of-women-on-wikipedia-and-beyond/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Project Rewrite: Tell the missing stories of women on Wikipedia and beyond"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/01/14/wikipedia-celebrates-20-years/"> <img width="800" height="430" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Wikipedia20_PressReleaseHeader_2.png?w=800&h=430&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/01/14/wikipedia-celebrates-20-years/"> Wikipedia celebrates 20 years of free, trusted information for the world </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/">Events</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/projects-initiatives/wikipedia/">Wikipedia</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>14 January 2021 — Wikipedia, the world’s largest free online encyclopedia, turns 20 years old on 15 January. This birthday commemorates two decades of global efforts to support free knowledge, open collaboration, and trust on the internet. In a time when disinformation and polarization challenge our trust in information and institutions, Wikipedia is more relevant….</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 14 January 2021 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/wikimedia-foundation/" title="Posts by Wikimedia Foundation" class="author url fn" rel="author">Wikimedia Foundation</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/01/14/wikipedia-celebrates-20-years/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Wikipedia celebrates 20 years of free, trusted information for the world"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/12/10/wikimedia-foundation-and-un-human-rights-launch-wikiforhumanrights-campaign/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Afrodescendientes_8M.jpg?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="International Women's Strike in Buenos Aires in 2018" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Afrodescendientes_8M.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Afrodescendientes_8M.jpg?resize=800,600 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/12/10/wikimedia-foundation-and-un-human-rights-launch-wikiforhumanrights-campaign/"> Wikimedia Foundation and UN Human Rights launch #WikiForHumanRights campaign to improve and expand knowledge about human rights online </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/">Events</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>At a time of growing polarization, misinformation, and limits placed on freedom of speech, assembly, and privacy, as well as ongoing conflict—understanding our human rights is a critical part of our daily lives. It dictates everything from how we gather in our communities and speak about the issues and causes we care about, to how….</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 10 December 2019 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/jorge-vargas/" title="Posts by Jorge Vargas" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jorge Vargas</a> and <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/alex-stinson/" title="Posts by Alex Stinson" class="author url fn" rel="author">Alex Stinson</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/12/10/wikimedia-foundation-and-un-human-rights-launch-wikiforhumanrights-campaign/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Wikimedia Foundation and UN Human Rights launch #WikiForHumanRights campaign to improve and expand knowledge about human rights online"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/18/meet-emna-mizouni-the-newly-minted-2019-wikimedian-of-the-year/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Emna-WikiIndaba.jpg?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Emna-WikiIndaba.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Emna-WikiIndaba.jpg?resize=800,600 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/18/meet-emna-mizouni-the-newly-minted-2019-wikimedian-of-the-year/"> Meet Emna Mizouni, the newly minted 2019 Wikimedian of the Year </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/countries/tunisia/">Tunisia</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/wikimania/">Wikimania</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>Today, Tunisian free knowledge advocate Emna Mizouni was named the 2019 Wikimedian of the Year. The award was given in recognition of her inspiring leadership within the global Wikimedia movement, especially within Arab and African communities, and for her tireless work in raising awareness of Tunisia’s extensive history and culture. Emna is a life-long resident….</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 18 August 2019 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/eerhart/" title="Posts by Ed Erhart" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ed Erhart</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/18/meet-emna-mizouni-the-newly-minted-2019-wikimedian-of-the-year/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Meet Emna Mizouni, the newly minted 2019 Wikimedian of the Year"> Read more </a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <a class="blog-post__image-link" alt="" tabindex="-1" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/16/wikimedia-and-un-human-rights-partner-to-expand-wikipedias-knowledge/"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/EditatonWikiONU-13jul_web-7605-1.jpg?w=800&h=600&crop=1" class="blog-post__image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/EditatonWikiONU-13jul_web-7605-1.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/EditatonWikiONU-13jul_web-7605-1.jpg?resize=800,600 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> </a> <div class="blog-post__content"> <h3 class="blog-post__title"> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/16/wikimedia-and-un-human-rights-partner-to-expand-wikipedias-knowledge/"> Wikimedia and UN Human Rights partner to expand Wikipedia’s knowledge </a> </h3> <div class="blog-post__categories"> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/audiences/community/affiliates/">Affiliates</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/audiences/community/">Community</a> <a class="blog-post__category-link" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/category/events/wikimania/">Wikimania</a> </div> <div class="blog-post__excerpt"> <p>The Wikimedia Foundation and the United Nations’ Human Rights Office (OHCHR) are partnering to support the creation of human rights-related content on Wikimedia sites. We believe that free access to knowledge is a fundamental human right—that anyone, anywhere should have the ability to learn more about the world around them. We are proud to be….</p> </div> <div class="blog-post__meta"> <time class="blog-post__published" datetime=""> 16 August 2019 </time> <span class="blog-post__authors"> By <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/jorge-vargas/" title="Posts by Jorge Vargas" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jorge Vargas</a>, <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/anna-torres/" title="Posts by Anna Torres" class="author url fn" rel="author">Anna Torres</a> and <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/author/luisina-ferrante/" title="Posts by Luisina Ferrante" class="author url fn" rel="author">Luisina Ferrante</a> </span> </div> <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/16/wikimedia-and-un-human-rights-partner-to-expand-wikipedias-knowledge/" class="blog-post__read-more" aria-label="Read more about Wikimedia and UN Human Rights partner to expand Wikipedia’s knowledge"> Read more </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pagination"> <div 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