United Nations Radio

UN and Africa - a weekly 15-minute radio programme on political, social, economic and other developments related to Africa.

Ibrahim Mayaki

- Building infrastructure is one of the priorities for economic development in Africa where the majority still lives in rural areas and depends on farming. The Chief Executive Officer of NEPAD, Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki says the challenge is to link the national and regional dimensions of infrastructure development on the continent.

Trees are critical to prevent global warming

Deforestation

- Reports on climate change are identifying deforestation as the main culprit for emitting carbon gases and speeding up global warming. Preserving forests is a challenge in Africa where large poor communities depend on forest resources for their livelihoods.

Africa grapples with population development issues

African women and children

- African ministers and experts met recently to review progress made since the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo fifteen years ago. Marilyn Aniwa, the Executive Director of the Union of African Population Studies says population is a cross cutting issue.

Producer/Presenter:Derrick Mbatha
Editor:Diane Bailey
Production Assistant:Florence Poblete-Enriquez
Studio Engineer:Rosie Starr