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Promoting the role of women in mitigating climate change
UNFPA's Thoraya Obaid
While it's been well-documented that temperatures are going up, glaciers are melting and sea levels are rising, the role of women in slowing climate change is not so well known. Empowered women can be agents of change, says this year's State of the World Population Report, from UNFPA, the UN Population Fund.
UNAMA, the United Nations African Mothers' Association, celebrates 25 years of service to the community
Ghanaian woman examining mangos
Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, the United Nations African Mother's Association is looking at ways it can extend its reach. UNAMA, as it is called, was started as a response to the mid-eighties famine in Ethiopia. It is a non-profit, non-political and humanitarian organization started by the wives of African Ambassadors with the participation of other African women in the UN system and United Nations staff. UNAMA's main objective is to offer assistance to women and children in Africa suffering from the effects of extreme poverty. UN Radio's Marsha Branch recently sat down with Eva Forson of Ghana, the organization's Vice President, to find out some of the things UNAMA has accomplished in its 25 year existence and its plans going forward.
Faiza Hajjii Wozniak
A young Moroccan woman helps clean up the environment
Who hasn't watched discarded plastic bags blowing in the wind and wondered in disgust, "Why doesn't somebody do something about those things?" Well, Faiza Hajji Wozniak has heard our silent pleas. She has launched a fair trade project in partnership with the Government of France and her hometown in Morocco that is decreasing the number of plastic bags in the environment, while at the same time helping Moroccan women receive a fair income.
Producer: Gerry Adams
Duration: 14:00
