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Haiti’s logistical nightmare
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Relief workers, doctors and military troops continue to work hard to help earthquake survivors in Haiti. But conditions there remain extremely difficult. There are reports of hospitals and clinics running out of medicine, and then there’s the still-frustrating work of delivering food and water to survivors. Marco Werman speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Christopher Rhoads about the logistical nightmare of distributing aid in Haiti. Download MP3
Coordinating aid for Haiti
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It has been more than two weeks since the deadly earthquake struck Haiti and aid distribution has often been marked by poor coordination, vast gaps in coverage, and long lines of desperately needy people. Marco Werman speaks with Stephanie Bunker of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs about the range of countries now contributing to the relief effort in Haiti. Download MP3
‘I was expelled from Afghanistan’
Our senior producer in London heard this BBC Radio 4 interview by Fergal Keane from his ‘Taking a Stand’ series. Keane talks to Michael Semple (pictured), whose ideas while working in Afghanistan, including reintegrating moderate Taliban into society, saw him expelled in 2007 by President Karzai’s government.
Climate science fracas
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Download MP3The United Nations is conducting an investigation into claims that British scientists manipulated data on global warming to support their argument that it’s man made. The World’s Laura Lynch has the story.
UN condemns Taliban attack
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The UN has condemned a Taliban raid on a guest house in Kabul that killed six of its employees and vowed it would not deter its work in Afghanistan. The Taliban said they carried out the attack and vowed there would be more ahead of the second round of the presidential elections scheduled for November 7th. The World’s Aaron Schachter has stayed in the Kabul neighborhood in which the attack took place. Download MP3
Gaddafi’s translator and Nazi slogans in English
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In the latest World in Words podcast, the top five language-related stories from the past month. Among them: the sad tale of Muammar Gaddafi’s translator at the United Nations; the quixotic tale of the real estate mogul who is trying to export Korean Hangul script to Indonesia; and a German court’s decision to permit Nazi hate speech, so long as it’s not in German.
Rape as a weapon of war
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The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to tackle a particularly disturbing tactic of war this week: the use of rape as a weapon. Perhaps the worst recent cases have been in places like eastern Congo, where armed groups have used rape to terrorize communities. Jeb Sharp talks with Anne-Marie Goetz of UNIFEM, the UN’s development agency for women. Download MP3 (Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)UN resolution against proliferation
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President Obama chaired a meeting of the U.N. Security Council today, which approved a resolution aimed at stopping the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The World’s Katy Clark reports.
Mid-east peace: The view from the West Bank
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Climate isn’t the only topic under discussion today in New York. President Obama made his most direct foray into Middle East diplomacy by convening three-way talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. We take you to the West Bank city of Nablus, where The World’s Matthew Bell has been talking to locals and gauging the mood, and the economy. Download MP3 (Photo: Matthew Bell)UN creates agency dedicated to women’s issues
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The UN General Assembly has authorized the establishment of a new UN agency devoted to women. Women’s advocates hope the new agency will make women’s concerns more of a priority at the UN. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports.
UN secretary general visits the arctic
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Marco Werman speaks with Norway’s Environment Minister Erik Solheim about his trip to the Arctic this week, accompanying UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
Latest Edition: April 20, 2009
Today on The World: A walkout at the UN conference on racism during a speech by Iran’s president; Iran’s chief judge orders a judicial appeal for an Iranian-American journalist jailed for alleged espionage; and Japanese salary men trade in their business suits for farming tools.
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