World in Progress

In this editon: Youth unemployment in Italy - Uni graduates create their own jobs in Kenya - Global Youth unemployement - Aligning the need for jobs with environmental conservation in Belize

Six months after the massive "Panama Papers" leak, the small Central American country is trying to shake off its reputation as a haven for dirty money. Plus, China's sinking coal mining communities, and the United Nations in Geneva gets an image makeover.

Topics: UN to adopt a 'New Urban Agenda' - Mumbai's Dharavi slum is also an economic powerhouse - Urban challenges in Buenos Aires - Innovative solutions to ease Dublin's housing crisis

Amid political turmoil and natural disasters, people in Haiti have little hope for the future - Tourists shun the beautiful world heritage sites on Kenya's Lamu island because of terrorist threats.

World in Progress: Difficult Tasks (22.09.2016) Topics this week: Death toll increases in the war on drugs in the Philippines - Protesters in the Amazon gear up for their next challenge- Why it's so difficult to be the head of the UN - Exiled Artists in Little Havana, Miami (Producer/Host: Anke Rasper)

Refugees still in limbo on Greek island of Kos - Cooking with garbage - Creating jobs with jam in Algeria - Chile fighting childhood obesity - a chocolate dream come true in Vietnam Producer/host: Anke Rasper

India's economy has grown at an exceptional speed since the early 1990s, when the country began liberalizing its economy and opening up to foreign investment. Yet while hundreds of millions have benefited from the rapid economic growth, hundreds of millions more continue to struggle for their survival. (Authors: S.Petersmann/ J.Webermann, producer: A.Rasper)

The UN is rolling out tech to identify and help refugees at Jordan's Zaatari camp - they use iris scanners to provide the right kind of aid. But tech isn't everything when it comes to responding to disasters, says the World Risk Report's scientific lead - you'll also need proper infrastructure such as bridges and roads. And: how an Italian doctor invented a fake disease to save Jews from Nazis.

India's Kashmir region is going up in flames and many young people say they are prepared to die for their cause. Protests were sparked by the death of Burhan Wani - we'll meet the family of the popular rebel leader. Syrians are in desperate need of food and medication, but aid organizations can't deliver until there's at least a temporary truce. And: how tourism can help in developing a region.

Fishermen struggle with toxic algae in southern Chile - New app puts crisis areas on the map - Eritrea's capital Asmara hopes to attract more tourists - Street musicians in Rome, Italy

Topics: Tourists still shun Lamu island, a World Heritage site in Kenya - that's detrimental for local people and their unique heritage - And: After years of political turmoil and natural disasters, people in Haiti have little hope for the future. (Presenter: Anke Rasper)

Olympic dream: Siddi community hoped to boost India's sporting success - Preventing young people from becoming terrorists in Jordan - Japan's tiny Muslim population under surveillance - Ethiopia's rock-cut churches gain popularity with visitors

Topics: 65 years of the Geneva convention - New Delhi's structural water challenge - Desalinsation and other water problems in Gaza - The Gates foundation's innovative toilet program is not only for the poor.

Bluegrass music, a traditional form of American folk music played with fiddle, mandoline and banjos still thrives in the Appalachia region, which also has a reputation as being America's poorhouse. Outsiders have labeled the people here 'hillbillies', sterotyping them as backwards. But there are also some very gifted musicians. Producer: Anke Rasper Reporter: Andreas Horchler

No end to the dispute: A new ruling by an international tribunal doesn't seem to quench China's claims to large parts of the South China Sea -- A long way to go: Gay rights activist Maurice Tomlinson from Jamaica -- Revision of Cameroon's penal code since independence has met both praise and disappointment - and: Football picking up in India

While cricket remains the main sport in India, football is slowly picking up on the subcontinent - though it's still got a long way to go. A fledgling professional fooball league is attracting good support. But there are huge challenges for the sport, including economic and cultural barriers.

Cameroon has revised its penal code for the first time since independence more than 50 years ago. Some see the changes as progressive, while critics say that the revisions have not gone far enough. One of the most controversial changes is the provision that husbands can now also be punished for adultery - up until recently, it was only women.

The South China Sea has long been the cause of a territorial dispute between China, the Philippines and other nations. With the step up of military operations, there are fears that the area is becoming a flashpoint. An international tribunal this week ruled that Beijing’s expansive territorial claims carry no legal or historical basis. Yet China says it will not abide by the ruling.

Gay rights activist Maurice Tomlinson was a respected lawyer in his native Jamaica. But he had to flee the country after several death threats because of his homosexuality. Jamaica is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be gay. Tomlinson is now based in Canada and continues his work.

A show about the gap between rich and poor - how some can barely make ends meet while others shop until they drop. In Norway, people have a secure social safety net thanks to the country's oil wealth that's been cleverly invested. But elsewhere, workers work long hours for little pay, for instance in convenience stores in Japan. And why do revenues rarely trickle down in oil-rich African states?

In this edition: Helping Vitiligo patients - the plight of Nairobi's smokers - Black Mambas fighing poachers - An outstanding cop: African-Canadian policewoman Isobel Granger

Popstar Michael Jackson was one of more than 90 million people worldwide suffering from Vitiligo. As patients get older, big patches of their skin lose color, turning white. Patients often face social exclusion, even though Vitiligo is not contagious. But so far, there is not cure. A camp for Vitiligo patients on the Dead Sea aims at helping people both physically and psychologically.

Born as a mixed race woman in former Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Isobel Granger would never have thought she'd one day work as a the head of a police platoon in Ottawa, Canada, as well as training police and peacekeepers across the world. She's just returned from a year long mission in Cambodia. But one thing Isobel Granger always knew was that she wanted to make a difference.

In Kenya, strict anti-smoking laws in public places that came into force a few years ago have limited the areas where smoking is acceptable now. While the laws are supposed to protect people from the health hazards caused by tobacco, smokers now feel discriminated against, not least because the designated smoking areas are not always in the nicest places.

In South Africa, rhino poaching is a huge problem. Every year, poachers kill more than one thousand animals to obtain their valuable horns. South Africa's national parks have tried to combat poaching in different way. The Balule Nature Reserve have employed an all-female anti-poaching unit called Black Mamba.