UNFPA to launch new initiatives to increase access to family planning
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will launch two new initiatives to increase access to family planning and improve maternal health in some of the most-hard-to-reach areas around…
23 May 2013 / Listen /Children plead for involvement in disaster risk reduction
![Children displaced by an earthquake in China. [UNICEF Photo]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CHINESE-CHILDREN-QUAKE.jpg "CHINESE CHILDREN QUAKE")
Children can and should play a crucial role in disaster risk reduction, a panel of children from disaster-prone regions told the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in…
23 May 2013 / Listen /Israeli-Palestinian conflict not less important than Syria crisis: UN envoy
A senior United Nations diplomat has warned the international community about the danger of focusing on the Syrian crisis at the expense of finding a resolution to Palestinian-Israeli…
22 May 2013 / Listen /UN chief calls for protection of civilians in DR Congo conflict
![Residents of Rutshuru Territory flee their homes to seek safety in Goma. [UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DRC-IDP-12.jpg "War against M-23 Rebels")
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for the protection of the civilian population in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Secretary-General made the appeal in…
22 May 2013 / Listen /World Bank to provide $1 billion to Africa Great Lakes region
The World Bank Group will provide more than $1billion in additional funding to help improve the lives of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the countries in the Great…
22 May 2013 / Listen /UNFPA pushes to end obstetric fistula
Thursday 23 May, is the first International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Obstetric fistula, a medical condition of women,…
23 May 2013 / Listen /Experts shed light on health issues facing indigenous youth in the Americas
![A view of the General Assembly Hall at the opening of the twelfth session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. [UN Photo/Rick Bajornas]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/indigenous-12.jpg "Opening of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues")
It's common for teenagers to believe life is tough, but for indigenous youth in Central and South America, research…
23 May 2013 / Listen /Water security focus of International Day for Biodiversity
Water, water, everywhere…but not as much as we think. Even though the planet is about 70 per cent water,…
22 May 2013 / Listen /World Health Assembly focuses on new avian virus
The 194 Member States of the World Health Organization have begun their annual review of the activities of WHO,…
22 May 2013 / Listen /Secretary-General meets with secondary school students in Mozambique
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is currently on a five-country tour in Africa. Mr. Ban' first stop was Mozambique, where…
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