Women
Guatemalan Women Under Siege
A Women Only bus system debuts in Guatemala in response to an epidemic of gender based violence.
Exclusive Photos of Experimental Reproductive Health Products in Production
From the Pacific Health Summit: A tour of PATH reveals new reproductive health tools currently in production.
Dear Congress, There is Nothing ‘Exciting’ About Cutting Access to Maternal Health Care
Republicans in Congress are running a gimmicky YouCut program in which fans get to vote on what U.S. federal spending they would like to see cut. Apparently, the UN Population Fund was on this chopping block.
Manny Pacquiao May Not Like Condoms, But Why Punish Filipino Women?
He may think it’s sinful to use condoms, but why deny others who might not feel the same way? It just goes to show that being a world champion boxer doesn’t prevent you from being a world class something else.
From the World Health Assembly: New Committments for Women and Children’s Health
Today 16 countries announced new commitments to dramatically reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality, as part of the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health.
Anti-Americanism in Afghan Madrassas is not the Problem. It’s the Misogyny.
The misogyny preached by some Afghan religious instructors threatens to undo gains in women’s rights there.
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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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