21st CENTURY Television series

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21st Century

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: HONDURAS FIGHTS BACK (6‘ 43”)

AFTERSHOCK: THE EARTHQUAKE IN PAKISTAN (7’ 21”)

AGAINST ALL ODDS: KAKENYA’S STORY (8’ 00”)

Around the world, as many as one in three women have been beaten at the hands of someone they know. This according to the UN Population Fund. But one country is fighting back.

It happened in an instant…one of the worst natural disasters in history. Tens of thousands killed and untold devastation. Can Pakistan ever fight its way back and if so, at what cost?

It’s always difficult to set a dramatic new course for your life, defying your family’s expectations. But the extraordinary young woman you’re about to meet paid a particular high price to get what she wanted.

ABOUT THE SERIES
UNTV's series of 12 x 26' news-magazine programmes puts a spotlight on the world's most underreported stories. Each episode features 2-3 character-driven, human interest stories that reflect some of the most important issues affecting the world, and our lives today. Our cameras offer unique and often unparalleled access to people and places and stays to bring you the stories as they unfold over time, long after other news outlets leave. From the child labour situation in Tanzania to the woman's struggle in Afghanistan, from the poverty streets in Somalia to the frontline of the guerilla war in Colombia, this series brings home the stories viewers care about, but rarely see. Presented as a fully-packaged programme, and also available by feature segment (approximately 8' each), 21st Century incorporates narrative storytelling with balanced, accurate reporting and is adaptable to local languages. Currently fifty international broadcasters air the magazine monthly, including BBC World and RTVE.

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