Qatar: Sweet Epidemic
by Mary Ferreira Counting calories is not on anyone's mind when visiting fast food chains in Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar. But it's now a necessity as young people are becoming "addicted" to quick meals, according to one of the leading newspapers in...
Pakistan: Wagah Border Ceremony
by Mary Ferreira Lahore, Pakistan - Thousands of spectators on both sides of the border - Pakistan and India - cheer as soldiers representing both nations participate in a ceremony which ends in a perfectly coordinated lowering of the two nations' flags. Called the...
Qatar: Robotic Camel Jockeys
by Mary Ferreira Doha, Qatar – Camel racing has been a popular sport for centuries in the Gulf region. In most countries children were used as camel jockeys. But governments along with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, knew that it was dangerous work for...
“ELEPHANT MAN” FROM GABON
By Producer Gill Fickling 2011 was not a good year to be an elephant. Although trade in ivory has been banned since 1989, more ivory was seized during that year than any other on record, representing at least 2500 dead elephants. African elephants are being killed in...
Dwindling Fish Stocks
By Mary Ferreira and Elizabeth Waruru The fishing industry helps millions of people escape poverty around the world especially those in small island States like Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. Some one thousand fishermen living on the south western coast of the...
Senegal: Beyond Tradition
By Mary Ferreira Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, or genital cutting is an age-old custom that's still practiced in many countries. It's a custom that affects some 140 million women and girls worldwide. In partnership with the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, a...
Youth Unemployment
By Mary Ferreira NEW YORK - My colleagues, Leslie Wade and Paul Simon, from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) requested a short video for an upcoming event on 27 February "Breaking New Ground: Partnerships for More and Better Jobs for Young People"...
Reducing Maternal Mortality in Bangladesh
by Mary Ferreira After filming the story on sexual harassment, the team captured material for an additional piece on United Nations Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 - reducing maternal mortality. Bangladesh has had significant success in lowering the rate of deaths...
Bangladesh Women Seek Justice
By Mary Ferreira After filming in India, we hopped on Jet Airways to Dhaka, Bangladesh. Our assignment -- to cover a story on sexual harassment, a common phenomenon in this South East Asian country. I took a big risk on this mission because I didn't have an entry visa...
Mexico Streets Not Paved with Gold
By GILL FICKLING When I asked fifteen year old Lupita what she would like most if she had all the money in the world, she told me "a toothbrush". Lupita is one of the thousands of kids who live in the dangerous environment of the Mexico City streets. Official...