Women: a weekly 14-minute news magazine that looks at issues affecting women around the world. – excerpt.
Congolese Women On July 30th, elements of the Rwandan Hutu rebel group, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwandan or FDLR, and the Congolese Mai-Mai rebel group seized a remote town in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and went on a rampage, pillaging and raping women. The UN Chief, Mr. Ban Ki-moon expressed his outrage at the tragic incident.
UNICEF and partners unite to save “Invisible” Girls.
Adolescent Girls Approximately 600 million girls live in the developed world. But many of them are “invisible” and thus unable to reach their full potential. UNICEF and its partners have recommitted to changing this.
The rise of “Baby mamas“: a serious health issue.
Young Mother with her ChildPregnancy and childbirth is also the number one killer of girls in developing countries. Yet many adolescents have little or no access to reliable information and services to protect themselves or make their own decisions. And the consequences can be life-altering. This is a personal testimony of a teenage pregnancy gone wrong.
Producer: Jocelyne Sambira
Editor: Gerry Adams
