Category: Economic & Social Issues
![[UNStories #12] The Ark of Return: Lest We Forget](https://i1.wp.com/blogs.un.org/unstories/files/2014/01/unstories-12-the-ark-of-return-lest-we-forget.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1)
[UNStories #12] The Ark of Return: Lest We Forget
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For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the tragic transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history. Script in English [PDF]
The African Roots of Cuba’s Music
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March 25th marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Watch how the contribution of African heritage has influenced the music of Cuba.
![[UNStories #91] Portugal: A New Future For Syrian Students](https://i1.wp.com/blogs.un.org/unstories/files/2016/08/unstories-91-portugal-a-new-futu.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1)
[UNStories #91] Portugal: A New Future For Syrian Students
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Six years after civil war broke out in Syria, young students are forced to complete their university education elsewhere.
![[UNStories #10] Qatar: Sweet Epidemic](https://i2.wp.com/blogs.un.org/unstories/files/2013/11/unstories-10-qatar-sweet-epidemic.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1)
[UNStories #10] Qatar: Sweet Epidemic
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Every five seconds one person develops diabetes...every 10 seconds one person dies of diabetes...every 30 seconds a limb is lost to diabetes. Script in English [PDF]
![[UNStories #24] India: Managing Menstrual Hygiene](https://i0.wp.com/blogs.un.org/unstories/files/2014/10/unstories-24-india-managing-mens.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1)
[UNStories #24] India: Managing Menstrual Hygiene
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Young girls in India are struggling to get an education due to the lack of facilities and understanding about their monthly menstruation.
![[UNStories #88] The Fight To Protect India’s Tigers](https://i1.wp.com/blogs.un.org/unstories/files/2016/06/unstories-88-the-fight-to-protec.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1)
[UNStories #88] The Fight To Protect India’s Tigers
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Every year John Isaac, an Indian-born photographer, travels from New York City in the United States to document the rare Bengal tigers of Rajasthan, India.
![[UNStories #98] Мали: самая опасная миссия ООН на планете](https://i1.wp.com/blogs.un.org/unstories/files/2017/02/unstories-98-1.jpg?resize=480%2C360&ssl=1)
[UNStories #98] Мали: самая опасная миссия ООН на планете
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Самой опасной миротворческой операцией ООН на планете является Миссия в Мали (МИНУСМА). Ее сотрудники находятся под постоянной угрозой со стороны вооруженных формирований и террористических организаций. В составе Мисс...
![[UNStories #7] Ghana: Digital Graveyard](https://i2.wp.com/blogs.un.org/unstories/files/2013/09/unstories-7-ghana-digital-graveyard.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1)
[UNStories #7] Ghana: Digital Graveyard
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Keeping pace with the latest technology can be a headache sometimes. But in some parts of the world, it can actually cause serious problems. Script in English [PDF]
![[UNStories #37] Trinidad: Saving the Turtles](https://i1.wp.com/blogs.un.org/unstories/files/2015/01/unstories-37-trinidad-saving-the.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1)
[UNStories #37] Trinidad: Saving the Turtles
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They are among the oldest creatures in the world and they only rarely venture out of the sea. But when they do, Leatherback sea turtles are especially vulnerable - and it takes an unusual combination of people and nat...