21st Century

He is one of the longest-term survivors of HIV/AIDS. After losing loved ones to AIDS, he joined the front lines of a movement that later changed the world’s response to HIV/AIDS. This is the story of Eric Sawyer and his fight against the AIDS. 21st Century: Episode # 132

Young women in South Africa are becoming infected with HIV at more than twice the rate of young men. We meet the young activist who is determined to use her own experience of living with HIV to change that trend. 21st Century: Episode # 132

The latest facts and figures on global progress towards ending HIV/AIDS as a public health threat - and the work that still needs to be done. A short explainer. 21st Century: Episode # 132

Morocco’s rural areas have been hit by droughts in recent years – but women farmers are sowing the seeds for a better future. 21st Century: Episode # 131

One of the biggest causes of climate change may surprise you: emissions from buildings. In the United States many believe that changing houses can help heal the planet. 21st Century: Episode #131 Producer, Videographer & Editor: Ben Lybrand

Terrorist attacks draw headlines around the world – but what happens to the victims and survivors once the media has moved on? We take you to Norway.

Detecting nuclear tests is the task of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization. The last link in a worldwide monitoring system has just been installed on a remote island. 21st Century: Episode #130

Hoda was blinded by a stray bullet while sitting in class at a UN-run school in Gaza. Filmed over fourteen years, this is the story of a Palestinian girl’s struggle to build a new life. 21st Century: Episode #130

Japan is one of the biggest funders of the United Nations refugee agency. But few refugees find a home there.

In north-eastern Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, eight years into the insurgency by extremist group Boko Haram, the humanitarian crisis is one of the most severe in the world today. 8.5m people are in need of humanitarian assistance in 2017 in the