Monthly Archives: January 2010
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Afghanistan: an unlikely place for tourism
United Nations, New York, January 2010 - War-torn Afghanistan is an unlikely tourist destination, but there is hope that its World Heritage sites and the first national park can attract tourists and help the local eco...
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Haiti Earthquake: UNICEF help children to reunite with their families
United Nations, New York, 29 January 2010 - UNICEF is working with children in Haiti to help them reunite with their families and assist other children who have lost their parents and relatives in the devastating eart...
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Cameroon: drive against malnutrition
United Nations, New York, January 2010 - Despite the country's relative political and economic stability, large numbers of Cameroonian farmers are undernourished. Child malnutrition rates in the country are well beyon...
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Seeking justice: Sexual violence in the DRC
United Nations, New York, January 2010 - The world has been made increasingly aware of the level of sexual violence against women and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where rape is used as a tactic of war...
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Guyana: Adolescent moms graduate
United Nations, New York, January 2010 - In many places around the world, teenage pregnancy is on the rise. In Guyana, an initiative supported by the UN Population Fund promotes family planning and helps teenage moms ...
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Kiberia (Kenya): Cleaning up Africa’s largest slum
United Nations, New York, January 2010 - Now the inspiring story of one young man: nineteen-year-old David Were lives in Africa's largest slum where polluted water, disease and safety are daily concerns. He tells his...
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Women and children behind bars in Afghanistan
Closed Captions are available in French. United Nations, New York, January 2010 - In Afghanistan, hundreds of women are in prison, some for reasons that may surprise you. Many have no choice but to bring their...
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Sweden: Emergency response teams train for war zones
United Nations, New York, January 2010 - Exploding landmines and other dangerous remnants of war kill and maim thousands every year. But clearing these deadly threats requires a variety of complex skills. We went to ...
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In a Sri Lankan village, an invisible killer
United Nations, New York, 22 December 2009 - In Sri Lanka, chemicals are contaminating ground water and threatening people's health. One researcher is using nature to clean up a man-made problem.
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Nepal: Women on the move
United Nations, New York, 21 December 2009 - Millions of women work overseas each year - almost half a million from Nepal alone. The money they send home is supporting their families but sometimes the women are crue...
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Thousands of murders – almost no convictions…
United Nations, New York, 18 December 2009 - Guatemala is one of the world's most violent countries: Murder, extortion, trafficking and gang warfare are rife. But very few violent criminals are ever prosecuted. One wo...
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Global Warming: Vietnam’s new enemy
United Nations, New York, November 2009 - Vietnam's economy is finally thriving after decades of war. But a new and insidious enemy -- global warming -- is hitting this South East Asian country, with deadly force. 21...