United Nations Radio

Women: a weekly 14-minute news magazine that looks at issues affecting ~women around the world.

World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated the first week of August. Samantha Hoar explores the benefits and challenges mothers experience while exclusively breastfeeding.

The Red Ribbon Award celebrates community organizations that demonstrate leadership and action in curtailing the spread and impact of HIV and AIDS.

A global pilot programme focuses on violence against women

Violence against women takes many forms. These include traditional practices affecting the health of women and girls, domestic violence, crimes committed in the name of honour and trafficking. Following an in-depth report on violence against women prepared by the Secretary-General and mandated by the UN General Assembly in 2006, a task force was set up to help countries in their efforts to eliminate violence against women. The task force is in 10 countries -- Burkina Faso, Chile, Fiji, Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, and Yemen. Recently, UN Radio's Laura Repchek asked Upala Devi about the details of the task force.

Produced by Gerry Adams.

Duration: 14 minutes