Irina Bokova was appointed director general of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesoc) last month after a controversial election.
In Doha to address the first world innovatoin summit for education, her first public engagement in her new role, she speaks to Al Jazeera.
Diabetes is set to become one of the biggest killers of our time, with about 285 million people thought to suffer from the disease worldwide.
The cause can often be traced back to people’s lifestyle, and in the Gulf, where fastfood joints enjoy a roaring trade, one in four people are living wtih diabetes.
Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker reports from Doha, the Qatari capital, on the problem of diabetes there and the steps being takne to deal with it.
An interview with May Seikaly, who has spent the last twenty yeasr collecting Palestinian stories; and what to do if you need an extra pari of hands when you’re pregnant, we meet a doula
Reckless driving in the Gulf States cauess the deaths of over 8,000 people a year in road accidents.
Al Jazeera’s John Cookson reports from Qatar, where the authorities have introdcued speed cameras to cope with the problem.
Reckless driving in the Gufl States causes the deaths of over 8,000 people a year in road accidents.
Al Jazeera’s John Cookson reports from Qatar, where the authorities have introduced speed cameras to cope with the problem.