For a deeper understanding of UNFPA's work,
we invite you to review the following videos and mutimedia productions
that were produced by UNFPA and collaborators. Feel free to share
them with others.
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| Pakistan Earthquake Survivors Get Medical Help |
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Chaim Litewski for UNTV, 2005 |
| Christian
Delsol |
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| People
in northern Pakistan are still suffering from the after effects
of the earthquake that ripped the area apart claiming thousands
of deaths and countless injuries. Those injured are currently
occupying the overcrowded Muzaffarabad Abbas Hospital. The
United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, has provided 100 tents
to be used as temporary medical facilities until the main
Mansehra District Hospital is repaired. In the meantime, the
World Health Organization, WHO, is carrying out a massive
vaccination campaign and distributing clean water to families.
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| European Parliamentarians Visit to
the Tsunami Affected Areas in Sri Lanka |
| 12 mins |
UNFPA 2005 |
| Harumi
Kodama |
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| UNFPA
believes that partnership
with parliamentarians is vital to build support for the
International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)
Programme of Action and the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).
Because parliamentarians act as the bridge between the people
and their government, they are instrumental in advocating
for the rights and needs of the people. On 1 August 2005,
an all-woman team of European Parliamentarians went to Sri
Lanka to discover first hand how the country was coping with
the impact of the disaster. More... |
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| Equipping Police to Address
Domestic Violence in Honduras |
| 5:02min |
Michele Zaccheo for UNTV, 2005
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| Christian
Delsol |
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| UNFPA
is working extensively with uniformed forces throughout Latin
America to change attitudes about gender. This video documents
a programme in Honduras that is enlisting police officers
in a broad-based struggle to address domestic violence. |
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UNFPA in Romania
Building a Better Future Today |
| 8:57min |
UNFPA 2005 |
| Alvaro
Serrano |
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| Poverty,
a declining and ageing population, and providing quality reproductive
health services to underserved groups are among the issues
facing Romania as it moves toward joining the European Union.
This video explores how the UNFPA country programme is addressing
these issues, in partnership with the Youth for Youth Foundation
and many other partners. |
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| The Sky is the Limit – Sierra
Leone |
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‘Snapshots of Change' – TVE &
Women Broadcasting for Change series 2005*
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| Christian
Delsol |
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During
Sierra Leone's recent civil war, Fatima Kainessie was captured
by rebels and used for sex. She escaped to a displaced persons
camp, where she was educated and used this knowledge to
educate others. Today, she promotes education as the country's
route out of conflict and poverty. |
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| Honour and Work – Jordan
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| 5:00min |
‘Snapshots of Change' – TVE &
Women Broadcasting for Change series 2005*
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| Christian
Delsol |
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Whilst
women in Jordan have the right to vote, work, study, go
outside their homes and drive vehicles, they are still victim
to “honour killings” – i.e. murdered for behaving in a way
deemed inappropriate for their gender – and are belittled
and shamed if they choose to take menial jobs. Kulud is
possibly the first woman in Jordan to overcome cultural
opposition and work as a butcher in order to able to financially
support her mother and brother. |
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Positive Results – Kenya
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| 4:58min |
‘Snapshots of Change' – TVE &
Women Broadcasting for Change series 2005*
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| Christian
Delsol |
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Forty
percent of couples from Jane's district in Kenya discover
that one of them has contracted HIV. For Jane, it was her
husband, whom she had encouraged to be tested, and rather
than giving in to fear and mistrust, Jane has worked hard
to support her husband's health and care for the rest of
her family. |
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The Power and the Fury
- Spain |
| 5:06min |
‘Snapshots of Change' – TVE &
Women Broadcasting for Change series 2005*
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| Christian
Delsol |
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Victims
are often the focus of research into domestic violence,
but as such cases rise rapidly in Spain – a 20% increase
in complaints this year – this film examines the motivations
and viewpoints of the perpetrators. |
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Equal in the Eyes of the
Law – Sweden |
| 5:01min |
‘Snapshots of Change' – TVE &
Women Broadcasting for Change series 2005*
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| Christian
Delsol |
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Joanna would not encourage women in Sweden to go to court
if they have been raped, because of the court's bias towards
supporting men. As 90 percent of her court hearing focused
on her own behaviour and personal background, it becomes clear
why only 2 out of 10 rape cases are estimated to be reported
in the country. |
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AIDS: I do not hide –
China |
| 5:18min |
‘Snapshots of Change' – TVE &
Women Broadcasting for Change series 2005*
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| Christian
Delsol |
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Kofi
Annan recognises her achievements and courage, as do many
people throughout China. Shuqing Xia, who contracted HIV
in the early 1990s, has worked to support AIDS sufferers
and calls for respect, compassion and understanding from
society – not fear and hostility. |
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Stopping the Traffic –
Nepal |
| 5:07min |
‘Snapshots of Change' – TVE &
Women Broadcasting for Change series 2005*
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| Christian
Delsol |
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Government
and non-government attempts, to stop the 12 thousand women
and girls trafficked from Nepal to India each year, have
been largely non-effective. However, one rescued group of
trafficked women have ignored hostility from their homeland
and set up an agency to prevent more women from being forced
into prostitution. |
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Mending Broken Pieces
– Jamaica |
| 4:37min |
‘Snapshots of Change' – TVE &
Women Broadcasting for Change series 2005*
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| Christian
Delsol |
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In
Jamaica, 12 percent of 15 to 19 year olds have had two or
three pregnancies, have consequently been banned from attending
school and face poor future prospects. The Women's Centre
of the Jamaica Foundation has established their own school
to help pregnant teens and new young mothers to pursue career
goals and take good care of their children. |
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In Phonton, in southern Lao one third of the 350 residents
are between ages 10 and 24. Most girls marry young, and women
have many pregnancies. To support adolescent RHIYA supports
a local NGO to train peer educators to counsel others about
gender equality and healthy behaviour. RHIYA supports young
people in the capital of Laos with special projects at the
Vientiane Youth Centre for Health and Development. Here young
Laotians get the information they need about healthy lifestyles
and how to avoid risky behaviour. There are also taught life
skills, reproductive health, and some are trained to educate
and counsel their peers. |
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Laos is a landlocked country in South East Asia where more
than 60% of the population is under the age of 25. Many of
these young people live in rural areas where unwanted pregnancies
– and complications in childbirth – are common.
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While 80% of Lao people live in rural areas, Ma Houay Kout
village is in a particularly remote area in Attapeu Province
in southern laos. Once every three months, a six person team
will spend two days in each village and provide a range of
reproductive and child health services and information. As
a result, women in these villages have the knowledge and the
means to plan their families, and protect their health. |
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| Women’s Health in Aceh’s
Camps |
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| Michele Zaccheo for UNTV, 2005 |
| Christian
Delsol |
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Over 400,000 people in the Aceh Province of Indonesia were
left homeless by the December 2004 tsunami. Thousands are
attempting to maintain the rhythms of normal life amid the
chaos of overcrowded, makeshift camps. UNFPA and Islamic relief
groups are helping by providing hygiene kits, including head
scarves and sanitary napkins, as well as contraceptives and
other essential reproductive health supplies. |
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| Timor Leste Counts its
Future |
| 3:37min |
| Richard Sydenham for UNTV, 2005 |
| Christian
Delsol |
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Population data are essential to development planning -- to
determining how many services are needed and where, and what
the future needs will be. But in rugged terrain, with no street
names, addresses or zip codes, counting people accurately
can be a challenge. UNFPA in 2004 helped Timor-Leste organize
its first national census and pioneered the use of Global
Positioning System receivers to pinpoint the exact coordinates
of each home. |
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| "Fistula Fortnight" in Nigeria
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| 5min |
| Richard Stanley for
UNFPA, 2005 |
| Christian
Delsol |
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In this 5-minute clip, filmmaker Richard Stanley documents
the "Fistula Fortnight", a massive treatment and training
project that took place in northern Nigeria in February 2005. |
