21st CENTURY Television series

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21st Century

DEADLY CATCH: LAKE VICTORIA’S AIDS CRISIS (5’34”)

FIGHT FOR LIFE; AFGHANISTAN
(7’ 29”)

RAZOR’S EDGE: THE CONTROVERSY OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (7’12”)

Lake Victoria in Kenya - a bustling community where secret sexual deals have devastating consequences.

From the fall of the Taliban to the rebuilding of a shattered nation, Afghanistan is a country undergoing extraordinary change. But when it comes to pregnancy and childbirth, mothers and their babies are still fighting for their lives.

It’s estimated that up to 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone a coming-of-age ritual that is shrouded in secrecy and controversy. Now, for the first time, there are serious efforts to end this potentially dangerous practice.

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.

Trailer of Programme 5

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