Bangkok--Mar 18--Francom Asia
Airtimes:
Saturday, March 19 at 11:00, 20:30, 24:00
Sunday, March 20 18:30, 22:00 (replays)
Monday, March 21 at 10:30 (replay)
In a special edition of CNN’s TALK ASIA this weekend, Executive Director of The United Nations’ Children Fund (UNICEF) Carol Bellamy speaks to CNN’s Stan Grant in Beijing about her first hand experiences working with victims of the devastating Asian Tsunami and its impact on children.
“We thought that maybe a third of the victims accounted for were children, but we now believe it to be greater than a third. Children are smaller, they were more vulnerable, harmed more by the water, harmed by the debris in the water, less able to run, less able to hold on. The children particularly, took the brunt.”
During the half-hour interview, the head of UNICEF also discusses the relief and reconstruction efforts currently underway in the Tsunami affected areas such as Sri Lanka and Indonesia, and the response from the international community.
“In my time at UNICEF, in ten years…I have never seen an outpouring of generosity as I’ve seen in the Tsunami. Whether it was health professionals, medical professionals, whether it was military bringing the kind of equipment that was needed to try and reach people, it was really, I hope, a breakthrough in global solidarity.”
Additionally, the Executive Director also talks about UNICEF’s focus on children and their rights, the problem of AIDS, and the measures that governments in Asia are taking to confront the problem of child trafficking.
Log onto CNN’s dedicated website for TALK ASIA on www.CNN.com/talkasia to find out more information on upcoming guests.
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