"The participatory video process requires taking into consideration, from the start, the characteristics of the intended audience, respecting their perception, language and culture, as well as

"South-South cooperation (SSC) for sharing knowledge is important to scaling up good practices; simply creating and accumulating more knowledge does not necessarily translate into good practice

"With elected autocracies gaining ground globally, the synergy between freedom of expression and robust democracy was never more apparent in the year in review."