# GFMD Policy & Advocacy

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If you want to contribute to our resource collection, please do not hesitate to send any resources for the page to <advocacy@gfmd.info>, using the subject: “*GFMD Policy and Advocacy Centre + name of the resource*”
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## Welcome to our Policy and Advocacy Centre

GFMD works to gather knowledge and share relevant resources and initiatives with its partners and members - to create an evidence-based body of knowledge to improve our actions. Our objectives include local and global approaches to enhance the ability of the membership and the GFMD Secretariat to influence policy making.&#x20;

## How to use the **Policy & Advocacy Centre**

The different resources can be accessed **using the left-hand navigation section to skip to specific topics**.&#x20;

You can find your way around by using

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* The "CONTENTS" navigation on the right-hand panel of each page
* The search function, in the top right of the header

## Our goals

We aim to offer policymakers, academics or practitioners the necessary background information to facilitate decisions making processes, based on fact-checked information about media development and journalism.

<p align="center"><a href="https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/resources/featured-resources" class="button primary">Featured resources</a></p>

We work to update the ever-changing [legislations and regulations ](https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/policies-and-legislation)on digital and media policy by explaining their relevance, how they work and how they are implemented around the globe.&#x20;

<p align="center"><a href="policies-and-legislation/mff" class="button primary">EU's Multiannual Financial Framework</a></p>

<p align="center"><a href="gfmd-initiatives/un-advocacy/wsis+20-review" class="button primary">WSIS+20 Review</a></p>

<p align="center"><a href="gfmd-initiatives/un-advocacy/ffd4" class="button primary">The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)</a></p>

<p align="center"><a href="policies-and-legislation/european-media-freedom-act-emfa" class="button primary">European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)</a></p>

<p align="center"><a href="policies-and-legislation/global-digital-compact" class="button primary">Global Digital Compact</a></p>

**These following** [**networks and initiatives**](https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/gfmd-initiatives) **allow our members and partners the potential to target key advocacy opportunities:**

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[Tech and Journalism Crisis and Emergency Mechanism (T\&JM)](https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/gfmd-initiatives/tech-and-journalism-crisis-and-emergency-mechanism-t-and-jm)
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[Dynamic Coalition on the Sustainability of Journalism and News Media](https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/gfmd-initiatives/dynamic-coalition-sustainability)
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[EU Media Advocacy Working Group](https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/gfmd-initiatives/eu-media-advocacy-working-group)
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[Working Group on UN Advocacy](https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/gfmd-initiatives/un-advocacy)
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