UN chief commends Rwanda's commitment to empowering women and girls
![Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President of the World Bank Group Dr. Jim Yong meeting with His Excellency President Paul Kagame of Rwanda. [UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/SG-RWANDA.jpg "Secretary-General and President of the World Bank meeting with President of Rwanda.")
Rwanda has been commended for its commitment to the empowerment of women and girls. The praise came from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement to reporters…
24 May 2013 / Listen /UN human rights chief concerned about annulment of guilty verdict for genocide in Guatemala
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has expressed concern about the right of victims of genocide to obtain remedies in Guatemala. This follows the…
24 May 2013 / Listen /Displaced Syrians blocked from fleeing into Jordan
Thousands of displaced Syrians are being prevented from crossing the border into Jordan, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The agency says over the past week only…
24 May 2013 / Listen /UN experts call for an end to caste-based discrimination in Asia
United Nations human rights experts are calling for more effort to protect an estimated 260 million people in South Asia who are victims of caste-based discrimination. The experts…
24 May 2013 / Listen /One in five children gets a school meal every day: WFP
![A schoolboy in rural Cambodia tucks into the healthy meal of rice and cooked vegetables he and all the other children get every day during classes courtesy of WFP. [Photo: WFP/Heather Hill]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/School-Feeding.jpg "School Feeding")
About one out of every five school children gets a meal at school every day, according to a new report launched Friday in Rome. The State of School Feeding Worldwide report was launched…
24 May 2013 / Listen /Youngsters lobby for countries to implement Children's Charter on Disaster Risk Reduction
![a child sleeping on a bed, surrounded by floodwater, in his home in Khwas Koorona village, Pakistan. [UNICEF/Asad Zaidi]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pakistan-UNI92441.jpg "pakistan-UNI92441")
Children from disaster-prone regions in Africa, Asia and Europe have a message for the world: listen to us. At…
24 May 2013 / Listen /Secretary-General expresses hope about new DRC accord
![Joint Meeting of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President of the World Bank Group Dr. Jim Yong Kim with President Joseph Kabila of the DRC. [UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/551554-SG-Trip-22_05_2013-17.28.49.jpg "Joint Meeting of Secretary-General and President of the World Bank Group with DEC President")
The UN Secretary-General is hopeful that after many accords to end the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the…
23 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 /An activist says Ogiek people of Kenya are denied right to land
![Indigenous delegates in the General Assembly Hall at the opening of the twelfth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. [UN Photo/Rick Bajornas]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/indigenous-13.jpg "Opening of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues")
Indigenous people from around the world are in New York for the two-week 12th session of the Permanent Forum…
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