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Fighting dengue fever with genetically modified mosquitoes and vaccines

Two Aedes aegypti larvae are shown glowing red or green under a fluorescence microscope because they carry a gene encoding a fluorescent protein.

Some new weapons are being developed to fight dengue fever. One is genetically modified mosquitoes and the other is…

20 May 2012 / Listen /

Australia celebrates Aboriginals and other indigenous peoples at UN event

UN Event celebrates Aboriginals and other indigenous peoples

The Australian Mission to the United Nations held a celebration for the permanent forum on indigenous issues, with a…

19 May 2012 / Listen /

UN mission chief says Syria dialogue cannot happen unless violence stops

Major General Robert Mood (at podium) holds press conference in Syria. (3 May 2012)

The violence in Syria can only be stopped if all parties genuinely commit to a process that will lead…

18 May 2012 / Listen /

Celebrating five years of the declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples

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  Following more than two decades of negotiation, the United Nations in 2007 adopted a declaration on the rights…

18 May 2012 / Listen /
Khmer Krom strive to preserve their cultural heritage in Viet Nam Economic crisis highlights income inequalities New model needed for dynamic growth: Ban "Punish hatred, not love" says human rights chief in anti-homophobia video Khmer Krom strive to preserve their cultural heritage in Viet Nam Safety net with World Bank support helps poor people in Tanzania Trial of former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic underway Maternal deaths drop by nearly half over the past 20 years UN expert on sexual violence in conflict travels to Colombia More than half of South Sudanese to face food insecurity Global Compact brings business leaders together ahead of Rio +20 Sub-Saharan Africa can only grow if it solves hunger crisis – UNDP UN independent expert calls for human rights approach to address Mexico drug problem A "born artist" celebrates her Haitian heritage at UN concert honouring slave trade victims Concert and exhibition on slave trade at UN Africa sustains growth despite global uncertainty UN supports African Union effort to stop LRA Experts say tax on financial transactions would help fight poverty and inequality
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Peacekeepers in armoured vehicles from the UN's mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) are deployed to the town of Bunagana where heavy gun fights between Government FARDC forces and insurgent groups have pushed residents to flee toward the Ugandan border. [click to enlarge]

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For Mother and Child

  13 year old Vicky Jackson of Guyana narrates this programme about children's rights on Human Rights Day. Language: English Genre: Drama 1975 Duration: 13’00″…

11 May 2012 / Listen /

Freedom of the skies

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A drama portraying the creation of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the UN body in charge of rules of airspace, aircraft…

12 Apr 2012 / Listen /
Marlon Brando: The Well of Happiness