A new UNICEF report shows that pneumonia and diarrhoea are leading killers of children under five, disproportionately affecting children in the poorest, most disadvantaged areas. In Nusa Tenggara Timor Province, located in West Timor region of Indonesia, UNICEF and the community have gotten together to do something about it. Gerry Adams reports. Duration: 2’57″
Roughly six inches of top soil separates humanity from extinction, according to the UN agency which works to protect this resource. The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) says each year, desertification and drought rob the planet of 12 million hectares of land which could produce as much as 20 million tonnes of grain. [...]
The Academy Award winning actress and advocate Geena Davis has been appointed the Special Envoy for Women and Girls, for the UN's International Telecommunication Union. She will be a leading spokesperson for the Tech Needs Girls campaign and will promote the empowering role technology can play in the lives of women and girls. Duration: 5’00″
With 140 million people, Bangladesh is one of the world’s densest populated nations and also one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, says the World Bank. People in Bangladesh live precariously close to the risks of cyclones, floods and droughts and more than 100 million people live in rural areas. Charles [...]
