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In this edition of Correspondents we talk with the former Minister of Women’s Affairs in Afghanistan and human rights activist, Sima Samar. We also address the shortage of medical personnel in Lebanon and eastern France; we will learn the story of Kibomongo, a former child soldier who managed to escape and become a boxing champion; and finally we will see the other face of the collection of flowers in Colombia.
From the European Parliament in Brussels, We spoke with human rights activist and former Afghan Minister for Women’s Affairs, Sima Samar, with whom we discussed the situation in Afghanistan, especially in relation to women’s rights since the Taliban took power last August. Report our correspondent Esther Herrera.
The health system in Lebanon is collapsing amid the economic crisis, which has caused an exodus of thousands of doctors and nurses. It is estimated that between 2,000 nurses and 1,000 doctors, which means about 40% of the medical staff, have left the country in search of better opportunities in Europe and the Gulf countries. Ethel Bonet and Diego Ibarra have the details.
On France, about 7 million people live in areas with little access to health services. Retiring doctors cannot be replaced, because there are not enough health professionals and those who are do not necessarily want to live far from cities and often earn less money. Karina Chabour traveled to one of those medical deserts in the east of France.
the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo it has faced violent conflict for nearly three decades. Thousands of young people, some of them children, have been recruited by armed groups, a problem the United Nations has described as “endemic.” Kibomongo, a former child soldier during the first Congo war in the late 1990s, managed to escape and became a boxing champion. He now trains and advises street children in Goma to help them build a better future. He knows the story of him in the report by Justin Kabumba, Juliette Dubois and Clement Bonnerot.
On February 14, Valentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day and a special date were celebrated in the savannah of Colombia, when the collection of flowers intensifies. This year, 650 million Colombian flowers will reach more than 100 countries around the world. However, this success in exports has several faces, one of which is the union demands to improve the working conditions of thousands of flower growers. See more in the report by Lluís Muñoz.