DW Director General Erik Bettermann paid a visit to a youth radio project of DW Akademie in Guatemala on May 15. The next stop on his trip to Central America was El Salvador. 

On Monday, May 14, a few days before her state visit to Germany, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla met with Erik Bettermann, Director General of Germany’s international broadcaster in San Jose. 

Deutsche Welle launched its multimedia project "Education for All" on Monday, May 7. In focus are five bloggers from Argentina, Germany, Iraq, Kenya and Russia who discuss the EFA goals in their countries. 

DW's Director General, Erik Bettermann calls for support for the Arab world's reform process in a lasting way: "People there need reliable information from abroad - today more than ever."