Efforts to combat HIV and AIDS in South Africa got a boost recently with the visit by German soccer star Michael Ballack.
The country is believed to have the highest number of people affected by HIV and AIDS.
UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador and football star, Michael Ballack spent a weekend in South Africa learning how HIV impacts lives there.
Dianne Penn reports.
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Boiled rice, steamed rice, fried rice - rice is a staple food for over half of the world’s population, but nowhere is it more central to diet and culture than in South East Asia.
In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, rice provides 80% of the calories and even the word "eat" actually means "eat rice."
But rice alone is not sufficient to meet the dietary needs of children.
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has started a project in Laos where overconsumption of rice led to malnutrition in children.
A call to reverse food waste was made by UN agencies.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have joined forces to launch a new global campaign called The Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint campaign – a campaign on the whole issue of food waste and food loss.
Beng Poblete-Enriquez reports.
Duration: 2'40"
After some 40 years on the international scene, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is sharing his extensive experience in shaping the international landscape in the book Interventions: A Life in War and Peace.
Gerry Adams reports.
Duration: 5'00"
It’s customary for children in Niger to help out with the chores, whether at home or in the field. As a result, countless youngsters are kept out of school and are at risk of exploitation and abuse.
A pilot programme supported by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is giving children in Niger a chance to have a say in determining what is important to them and their communities.
Dianne Penn reports.
Duration: 4'09"
Careers in science and technology are increasing, but the International Labour Organization (ILO) says women and girls are in danger of being shut out of these opportunities.
The ILO finds women tend to be overrepresented in areas such as the humanities and the social sciences, and the agency has launched a new manual to address progress in achieving gender equality.
Beng Poblete-Enriquez spoke to Jane Hodges, Director of the Bureau for Gender Equality at the ILO in Geneva, Switzerland.
