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New model needed for dynamic growth: Ban

Ban Ki-moon (top left); Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser (top right); Joseph Stiglitz (bottom left); José Manuel Barroso (bottom right)

The global economy is at a critical juncture according to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who says the old model…

17 May 2012 / Listen /

"Punish hatred, not love" says human rights chief in anti-homophobia video

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All around the world, people are arrested, attacked, tortured or killed because they are in a loving relationship with…

17 May 2012 / Listen /

Khmer Krom strive to preserve their cultural heritage in Viet Nam

Khmer Krom Federation at the UN

The Khmer Krom, the indigenous peoples of the Mekong Delta who live in Viet Nam, are trying to preserve…

17 May 2012 / Listen /

Safety net with World Bank support helps poor people in Tanzania

Tanzanian woman farming the land

The World Bank is helping Tanzania establish a safety net programme to improve the lives of 15 million people,…

17 May 2012 / Listen /
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 Foreign direct investment boosts growth Guatemala invites the world to welcome a new era in December 2012 Combating violence against indigenous women and girls Child bride sentence handed down in Afghanistan Over 100 UN monitors in Syria; 300 expected by end of May Conflict takes toll on children in Yemen
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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