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Ann Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF, was just one of the speakers at a press conference kicking off a five-US city tour to battle sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The tour will go to three cities in California -- Los Angeles, San Francisco and Redwood City -- and Atlanta, Georgia and Washington, DC.

Zebab for women in development

A non-governmental organization encourages girls to get an education
Fatima Ahmed, head of the ngo "Zenab for Women in Development," is attending the Commission for Social Development at UN headquarters in New York. In its two week session, the Commission is discussing social integration, poverty eradication and full employment. Ms. Ahmed believes that in spite of the current economic situation in her native Sudan, she, like her mother, can encourage more girls to get an education.

plastic recycling

Recycling plastics is good for the environment and women in Burkina Faso
Green jobs" not only clean up the earth's fragile environment, they can also provide innovative new ways to build sustainable jobs. A good example can be found in Burkina Faso, where recycling waste is generating new livelihoods for women, as we hear in this report from the International Labor Organization, ILO.

Producer: Gerry Adams
Production Assistant: Beng Poblete-Enriquez
duration: 14'00"