This International Dateline episode includes two segments: Nepal - Dismantling Democracy, and Jan Egeland Interview.
Nepal-Dismantling Democracy
A report on failed attempts at establishing democracy in Nepal. Earlier this year, against a backdrop of appalling poverty and a Maoist insurgency that's already cost more than 10,000 lives, the King of Nepal forcibly took the reins of government from the country's politicians - all in the name of "fighting terrorism". Dateline reporter Bronwyn Adcock journeyed to Nepal and met with some of the key players in this dangerous new fight for democracy.
Jan Egeland Interview
Jan Egeland appeared as the spokesman for the United Nations after the tsunami devastated Southeast Asia late last year. Egeland is the UN Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator in charge of the post-tsunami clean-up, which includes the unenviable task of making sure the billions donated to the victims of the tsunami are spent properly. Dateline report George Negus speaks with Jan Egeland in the United Nations studios in New York.
About International Dateline
SBS Dateline, which began in 1984, is Australia's longest-running international current affairs program. It has a well-earned reputation for authoritative and incisive reporting. Dateline has taken the traditional way of producing TV current affairs and turned it on its head. Reporters who used to travel with a cameraperson and sound recordist now travel alone and have the responsibility of both filming and reporting their stories. The reporters became video-journalists, gaining access to people and places that the conventional camera crews cannot.
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