Talk Radio News’ Managing Editor Victoria Jones speaks with Christopher de Bono, Chief of Media at UNICEF about the international plight of children (9:30)

 

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TRNS Managing Editor Victoria Jones speaks with Chris de Bono with UNICEF about ways in which his organization is providing humanitarian aid around the globe. (9:28)

 

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Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner interviews Ann Veneman, the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). They speak about the biggest fundraising period for the fund, Trick or Treat for UNICEF, the goals of the fund, and the work in education, healthcare and feeding that the program does in Sudan and other underdeveloped places in the world. (4:39)

 

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TRNS bureau chief Ellen Ratner interviews Peter Salama, the chief of health for UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) about current efforts being made by UNICEF in countries experiencing natural disaster. (6:29)

 

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U.S Ambassador Mark Lagon said today that the United States should not lecture other countries on human trafficking and how things should be done to end it. Lagon discusses human trafficking reports that the United States has done annually as well as the annual international trafficking and persons report, which give numbers and an estimate on how each country is doing to combat human trafficking. (0:47)

 

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Ambassador Mark P. Lagon, director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the U.S State Department discusses the child soldier abuses in the 30 odd countries, today. All nations must work together to remove all of these child soldiers from the wars and reintegrate these children into society.(1:07)

 

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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon took a tour of the genocide memorial in Kigali, Rwanda yesterday. In address to the Rwandan parliament, the SG expressed that the genocide was a terrible atrocity, and that the UN would work to increase global awareness of the tragedy. Mr. Ban also pledged to personally donate ten thousand dollars to a newly-created relief fund. He also stress the importance of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals in establishing stability in Rwanda.

The United Nations is reporting that violence in Kenya continues, and that the political situation in the country is quickly deteriorating. In addition to the increased violence, UNICEF is concerned with reports of increased cases of sexual violence.

The Security Council will resume discussions this week on the ongoing situation in Gaza. All border crossings with Israel remain closed. The UN reports that only 30 truck loads of supplies have been allowed into Gaza since Israel closed borders last week. UNICEF reports that malnutrition is on the rise, and the World Health Organization says that only 40% of the population has access to potable drinking water. A fuel distributer strike has compounded the situation.

In the Sudan, UNAU negotiators continue to speak with opposing tribal factions; the Security Council will be briefed next week.

- Dan Patterson