United Nations Radio

At a historic meeting in support of victims of terrorism, attended by 18 individuals, who have survived different terrorist acts around the world, Secretary-General Ban K-moon told them that by giving a human face to the painful consequences of terrorism, they help build a global culture against it. Many shared their personal stories, including a man from India whose father was murdered by Naxalites.

How Asia is faring in its pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals

The world is on track to reduce by half global poverty by 2015, thanks to progress made in East Asia, particularly China, according to the latest progress report on the Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs. At the same time there are many countries in Asia that are still off-track, and even where countries are on track, there are huge disparities within countries.

World Suicide Prevention Day

One million people in the world commit suicide each year. That's more people than are killed in wars, terrorist attacks and homicides. To bring attention to this growing cause of preventable deaths, September 10th has been designated as World Suicide Prevention Day. 60 percent of the world's suicides occur in Asia.

Producer: Bissera Kostova

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