Groundbreaking UN television series.

• Author: Wabl, Matthias Georg
• Position: A Matter of Rights

"A Matter of Rights, a video project exploring the right to development, comprises 52 five-minute television features and 12 promotional spots. All themes--poverty alleviation, environmental protection, provision of basic infrastructure, employment and other human rights--are of deep concern to countries throughout the Asia and Pacific region.

"We feel that this project on promoting the right to development is a good example of how the United Nations regional commissions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and donor Governments can work together to promote human rights and development throughout the world", said David Lazarus, Chief of the United Nations Information Services, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

The series was completed after two years of...