United Nations Radio

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

Leymah Gbowee

For 14 years civil war plagued the people of Liberia, until ordinary women said enough is enough and committed extraordinary acts. UN Radio's Lindsay Lazarski spoke with Leymah Gbowee, who helped lead thousands of ordinary women in protesting the war in Liberia.

A model UN delegate on the empowerment of Kenyan women

Kenyan women

Paul Gathara is an accomplished young man. He's pursuing a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Nairobi and was recently elected by the Global Model UN General Assembly as Chairperson of its First Committee, the one dealing with Disarmament and International Security. But as UN Radio's Derrick Mbatha found out, one of the things Paul is really passionate about is women's empowerment in his native Kenya.

"Just Milk" nipple shield could prevent HIV transmission to breastfed babies

breastfeeding

What started as an idea during a summer workshop could help save thousands of babies worldwide. The "Just Milk" nipple shield is designed to stop mother to child transmission of the HIV virus during breastfeeding. The device was developed by Dr. David Sokal and a team of five young engineers during the International Development Design Summit held last year at MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. UN Radio's Jocelyne Sambira caught up with Family Health International Scientist and leader of the Just Milk Project, Dr. Sokal to learn more about it.

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Producer: Bissera Kostova
Duration: 14:00