COP27 - Ketakandriana Rafitoson - We Want Our Voices And Stories To Be Heard
In this radio program, Cultural Survival speaks to Ketakandriana Rafitoson. Ketakandriana Rafitoson is an advocate for the rights of the Malagasy people from Madagascar, who are the traditional custodians of the land.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Ketakandriana Rafitoson (Malagasy)
Music: "LIBRES Y VIVAS by MARE ADVETENCIA, used with permission.
"Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.
UNPFII - The Climate Crisis Affects Indigenous Women Differently Naw Ei Ei Min
The first meeting of the Permanent Forum was held in May 2002, with yearly sessions thereafter. The Forum usually meets for 10 days each year, at the UN Headquarters in New York. According to the ECOSOC resolution E/2000/22, the Forum may also meet at the UN Office in Geneva or at such other place that it decides.
Cultural Survival attended the permanent forum in April 2023, and spoke to some of the delegates who attended.
Produced by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Sunuwar)
Interviewee: Naw Ei Ei Min
Image: Cultural Survival
We Crossed Mountains, Rivers, and Streams: Refugees in Asia
In this interview, Dev Kumar Sunuwar of Cultural Survival speaks with Mohammed Rofique, a member of the Rohingya community, who shares the powerful story of how his family was forced to flee their homeland in Myanmar. Rofique recounts the difficult and dangerous journey they undertook, crossing rugged terrain, dense forests, and treacherous paths in search of safety. Facing violence, uncertainty, and exhaustion, his family ultimately reached the border of Bangladesh, where they sought refuge.