Rights-Mexico: State Held Responsible for Three Juárez Killings
Friday, November 20, 2009
The families of three young women murdered in Ciudad Juárez, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua on the border with the United States, had to wait eight years for justice, which they finally obtained through the inter-American system.
Botswana-Politics: I Lost the Election, But I Am a Winner
Friday, November 20, 2009
When Kgomotso Mogami threw her name into the hat to contest the Gaborone Central parliamentary seat it was easy for many people to write her off.
Q&A: 'Karzai Assigned a Rabbit to Take Care of the Carrot'
Friday, November 20, 2009
In the aftermath of national elections widely condemned as fraudulent, the United States and its allies are wondering what to do about Afghanistan.
Rights-Laos: How Women Cope With Disability - Part 1
Friday, November 20, 2009
Before 2002, Chanhpheng Sivila held training workshops for the many Lao disabled women and men at her own house.
Q&A: Maternal Mortality Rates ‘One of the Saddest Cases’ in Asia
Friday, November 20, 2009
Nearly 15 years after a landmark international conference to advance the rights and freedoms of women, the picture in the Asia-Pacific region is mixed, says a leading women’s rights advocate and senior United Nations official.
Energy-Tanzania: Charcoal A Dirty Trade-Off
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The sun is setting slowly over Dar es Salaam's Tabata Changombe neighbourhood. Ameenah and Skukulu Juma lean against the corrugated iron walls of their makeshift charcoal shop.
South Sudan: Media Give Us a Fair Deal - Women
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The guns have gone silent — except for sporadic conflict in parts of the vast South Sudan region, such as the Eastern Equatoria State. It may not be the absolute end of the conflict in the region, but it is a reason for renewed hope.
Q&A: Impact of Crisis in Latin America Less Severe than in the Past
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thanks to effective social policies and measures that have strengthened the economy, most of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have managed to weather the impact of the global recession, although poverty has risen slightly for the first time since 2002.
Climate Change: Women Central to Adapatation, Mitigation
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Poor women will bear the greatest ‘climate burden’, says the United Nations Population Fund in its 2009 State of the World Population report, released today.
Development: Climate Change Likely to Increase African Hunger Woes
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Africa, the continent already most affected by hunger and food scarcity, is likely to see its woes increased due to climate change and the changing rain patterns it provokes, experts and scientists say.
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