UN chief hopeful peace accord for DR Congo will work this time
![UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Prime Minister Augustin
Matata Ponyo Mapon of the DRC. [UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/551561-SG-Trip-22_05_2013-17.41.06.jpg "Joint Meeting of the Secretary-General and the President of the World Bank Group with Prime Minister of DRC.")
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he hopes that after many accords to end the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, peace can finally come to the…
23 May 2013 / Listen /UNFPA to launch new initiatives to increase access to family planning
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will launch two new initiatives to increase access to family planning and improve maternal health in some of the most-hard-to-reach areas around…
23 May 2013 / Listen /Children plead for involvement in disaster risk reduction
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Children can and should play a crucial role in disaster risk reduction, a panel of children from disaster-prone regions told the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in…
23 May 2013 / Listen /Programmes needed to prepare children for disasters: UNICEF
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There is need to have programmes to ensure that children know what do when disasters strike says, Antony Spalton, Risk Reduction Specialist from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).…
23 May 2013 / Listen /UN observes first International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
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The United Nations observed the first International Day to End Obstetric Fistula on Thursday to draw attention to what has been described as a "nasty" condition caused by prolonged labour. The UN Population…
23 May 2013 / Listen /Secretary-General expresses hope about new DRC accord
![Joint Meeting of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President of the World Bank Group Dr. Jim Yong Kim with President Joseph Kabila of the DRC. [UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/551554-SG-Trip-22_05_2013-17.28.49.jpg "Joint Meeting of Secretary-General and President of the World Bank Group with DEC President")
The UN Secretary-General is hopeful that after many accords to end the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the…
23 May 2013 / Listen /UNFPA pushes to end obstetric fistula
Thursday 23 May, is the first International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Obstetric fistula, a medical condition of women,…
23 May 2013 / Listen /Experts shed light on health issues facing indigenous youth in the Americas
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It's common for teenagers to believe life is tough, but for indigenous youth in Central and South America, research…
23 May 2013 / Listen /An activist says Ogiek people of Kenya are denied right to land
![Indigenous delegates in the General Assembly Hall at the opening of the twelfth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. [UN Photo/Rick Bajornas]](http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/indigenous-13.jpg "Opening of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues")
Indigenous people from around the world are in New York for the two-week 12th session of the Permanent Forum…
23 May 2013 / Listen /Water security focus of International Day for Biodiversity
Water, water, everywhere…but not as much as we think. Even though the planet is about 70 per cent water,…
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