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Violence Against Afghan Women: A UN Report

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

Epsy Campbell

Afghan women

A new UN report on women in Afghanistan describes an often increasing level of violence against them that is widespread and goes unpunished. High Commission for Human Rights spokesman Rupert Colville described the problem to UN Radio's Patrick Maigua.

Pregnancy in a Pakistani Refugee Camp

Epsy Campbell

Displaced Pakistani families

Millions of people are displaced by the conflict in northern Pakistan. The upheaval has been violent and swift -- and especially terrifying for pregnant women. Chris Niles of UNICEF Television reports on the rigors of pregnancy in a refugee camp in Pakistan.


A Political first for women in Costa Rica

Epsy Campbell

Epsy Campbell

Today there are more women in government than ever before, says UNIFEM, the UN Development Fund for Women. In Latin America one woman hopes to make history by becoming the region's first black president. We travel to Costa Rica to meet a person who says she is raising her voice for the tens of thousands of people who are rarely heard. UN Television's Daljit Dhaliwa tells her story.


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Producer: Gerry Adams
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