Water or coal? South Africa’s dilemma
by Gill Fickling The explosion was deafening … the ground shook … and thick black dust fell from the ceiling. Nobody dived under the table, or ran for cover. In fact, nobody flinched as this was all part of daily life. No, we weren’t filming in a war-zone but in South...
E-mail, shooting and the Moscow rush-hour – without vision
by Francis Mead One of the things about Anatoliy is you can e-mail him and he can e-mail you back. Which sounds completely trivial – except that Anatoliy Popko is blind. So how does he do it? It’s all down to voice recognition software – something called JAWS (Job...
Pakistan: Youth for Change
by Mary Ferreira Lahore, Pakistan - Some 10,000 youth -- men and women -- are part of a growing movement for change in Pakistan. Led by Abrar ul-Haq, Chairman, the group is known as the Youth Parliament of Pakistan or YPP. Abrar told UN TV multimedia producer, Mary...
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...