Health
Not on A-1: Towards an AIDS Free Generation in Swaziland
An “AIDS Free Generation” is not some pie-in-the-sky dream. Rather it is an achievable goal — and it is not actually terribly complex to achieve.
Map of the Day: Legal Blood Alcohol Levels, By Country
Today’s map comes from the World Health Organization. It shows legal blood alcohol levels for driving a car. Anything above these levels and you can be arrested for drunk driving.
Watch Bono’s TED Talk
The rockstar’s charisma is overshadowed by some amazing infographics which tell the story of unrelenting progress against extreme poverty and disease.
Syria’s Lost Generation
The crisis in Syria is a children’s crisis. Yet, for all our talk about helping suffering children the international humanitarian response has been truly pathetic.
Global Health Community Excited, But Apprehensive About Breakthrough AIDS Cure
The international global health community is greeting this news with understandable excitement, but also some trepidation about the new kinds of challenges this breakthrough could present for countries on the front line of AIDS crisis.
Good News for Children Living With HIV
Drug manufacturers opt to make pediatric HIV drugs much, much cheaper.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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