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British Ambassador, Thai and international experts to take centre stage at FCCT/UNESCO panel on the impact of legal status on Hill Tribes

“Without I.D. Cards, the only choices for our children are to beg, sell drugs or sell their bodies – they are without hope.” - Akha grandmother in Sripingmuang Akha slum community, Chiang Mai.

16 June 2008 – An interactive dialogue involving leading experts in Thailand on the legal status of Hill Tribe people will be held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand. [More]

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Hill Tribe Rock Concert



“Minority people are starved for information and entertainment in their own languages. This puts them at great risk,” says Dr. Sheldon Shaeffer, Director of the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok. 

Hilltribes rock Chiang Mai - In Honour of His Majesty the King: Hilltribe Musicians Take to the Stage For Legal Status and Against HIV/AIDS, Human Trafficking, and Drug Abuse [More]


UNESCO-ADB-Yunnan Radio Jingpo Language Prevention Drama Wins First Prize

The Jingpo language HIV/AIDS, drug and trafficking prevention radio drama, “Life of Tragedy”, took first prize at the Fifth Provincial Literary and Artistic Creation Awards held recently in Kunming, Yunnan, China. [More]

Soap Opera in Naxi Language From 22 January 2007, the Lijiang Municipal Broadcasting Station will broadcast daily "The Sight of the Snow Mountain", the first soap opera in Naxi language addressing the issues of HIV/AIDS and human trafficking. The radio drama will be played three times per day at 9:35, 18:15, 23:30. All programmes can be dowloaded from the station's website: www.LijiangTV.com. (Chinese version only)

UNESCO /CDC HIV/AIDS and Trafficking Prevention Training on 8-9 March 2007 in Chiang Mai
Within the framework of the CDC-funded project “Lao Language Radio Programming for HIV/AIDS Prevention”, UNESCO and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) are organizing a two-day workshop on HIV/AIDS and Trafficking on 8 and 9 March 2007.  The workshop will be held at Radio Thailand Chiang Mai, , and is by invitation. The workshop targets radio broadcasters and radio producers, and participants include staff from Radio Thailand Chiang Mai and Radio Thailand Chiang Rai. Additional participants include staff from non-governmental organizations partnering with UNESCO on the radio projects for HIV/AIDS , trafficking and drug use prevention among ethnic minorities and migrants

Production and Distribution of Audio Materials of UNESCO Radio Soap Operas in Minority Languages

From March 2005, the Culture Unit of UNESCO Bangkok has begun distribution of audio materials of its ethnic minority language radio soap operas for the prevention of HIV/AIDS, trafficking and drug abuse across the Upper Mekong Sub-region.
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