IRIN launches ‘Veil of Tears’
January 26th, 2010 Posted by admin
Photo courtesy of IRIN News
NAIROBI — JANUARY 19, 2010 — IRIN today launches Veil of Tears, a 60-page color booklet collecting personal stories from ordinary Afghans on suffering and loss in pregnancy and childbirth. Few families have not been touched by tragic experiences of childbirth in Afghanistan, where maternal mortality is among the highest in the world.
The stories have been transcribed from radio interviews in local languages Dari and Pashto, and were originally broadcast in IRIN radio programs in Afghanistan. The booklet brings to the fore the voices of ordinary Afghans, women, men and children. One chapter entitled “I hate the snow” brings the rarely reported perspective of a 12-year old child, who saw his mother dying in childbirth in their remote mountain village.
The collection bears testament not only to Afghans’ suffering, but also to their strong desire for better health services, education and infrastructure to be able to improve their lives and the future for their children.
You can download the PDF version of Veil of Tears from the IRIN website at this link http://www.irinnews.org/pdf/veil_of_tears.pdf
If you would like one of the limited hardcopies of the booklet, write to us at [email protected]
Strategic Communication and Spokespersons Unit
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
Kabul, Afghanistan
Tel: 079 000 6121; +39 083 124 6121
