1. People look to the UN to address climate change. 2. The topic of the interview is about World Development Report 2012 on Gender Equality and Development in Indonesia published by World Bank. The report tells that women in Indonesia has highly contributed to the increase of national economic growth. On the other hand, they [...]
In Guatemala, a country where two women are murdered each day and where sexual abuse is rife, women are finally getting the help they need. The Central American country is said to be one of the most dangerous places for women in all Latin America. The majority of crimes against women go unpunished. Jocelyne Sambira [...]
The United Nations has begun the process of preserving its archives of music in digital format. Thousands of UN Concerts recorded on reel to reel tapes since the 1950s will be captured for the first time on a computer, following a major donation by an American music lover, Al Schlachtmeyer. Susan Myers from the UN [...]
Changing lives one bottle at a time. That's what UN Citizen Ambassador Jonathan Defante of the Philippines hopes to do with his promotion of the use of plastic bottles to build houses. This eco-friendly idea won Jonathan the title of Citizen Ambassador to the United Nations. He's one of three young people to receive the [...]
Papua New Guinea, like most Asia Pacific Islands, is a very traditional society. Women suffer from low status, poverty and many are illiterate, says Georges Collinet of the World Bank. But women groups there are working hard to promote their rights and interests in the country. You're about to listen to George Collinet of the [...]
