culture

A movie which highlights the role of the civil rights movement in the United States has been shown as part of a UN campaign to remember the victims of slavery and oppression.

The movie “Selma” which has just been released focuses on the courageous efforts of Dr Martin Luther King Jr to empower African Americans to demand their right to vote.

It’s hoped the movie will lead to a better understanding of the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade.

Stephanie Castro reports from the screening.

Duration: 2’59”

Cocoa producers in Côte d'Ivoire are reassessing their farming culture as they seek to get their children out of the fields and into the classroom.

That’s according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

The agency says an increasing number of parents are seeing the value of education and are keen to make sure their children do not miss out...as Stephanie Castro reports.

Duration: 3’03”

The post-2015 global agenda for sustainable development is “on track”, according to the Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN.

Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota says he hopes Member States will adopt a series of targets this year, in addition to those approved in 2014.

The Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs will replace the anti-poverty goals or MDGs which expire at the end of 2015.