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Liberian Woman in the Centre Circle
- Inter Press Service
Vivian Howard is a single mother who cooks and cleans like just about any other woman in Liberia - but in her work life she’s in charge of 22 strong, athletic men. The first and only centre female referee in Liberia with a FIFA badge, Howard is standing shoulder to shoulder with the men of Liberia.
Football Leaves Legacy of Hope in Namibia
- Inter Press Service
Throughout the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, organisers have insisted that the legacy of the even goes far beyond the sporting spectacle. In the dusty streets of a Windhoek township, Deon Namiseb believes this is true.
MALAWI: Concerns over Cost of New HIV/AIDS Treatment Regime
- Inter Press Service
As government implements a new HIV/AIDS treatment regimen according to latest world standards, a major grouping of non-governmental organisations are concerned that the high cost of the new medication will mean government will no longer be able provide free treatment to as many people as before.
LATIN AMERICA: Time to Value Women's Unpaid Work
- Inter Press Service
The time has come for Latin American countries to put an economic value on the work that women do as they take care of households, children and the elderly, says ECLAC, the United Nations regional economic agency.
CAMBODIA: Judgment Day Nears for Khmer Rouge Torturer-in-chief
- Inter Press Service
The torturer-in-chief of a notorious prison during the Khmer Rouge’s reign of terror in Cambodia will finally learn what price he has to pay for the almost mathematical precision with which he carried out his duty to torment and kill nearly 14,000 people, including babies.
ZAMBIA: 'Privatisation Like Grabbing Goods Fallen from a Truck'
- Inter Press Service
Zambia has sold more than 262 state-owned enterprises in the past 18 years, with the latest being the beleaguered telecommunications company Zamtel. As the debate continues about whether privatisation is the best policy option for the country, the government has learned from experience and addressed labour concerns more adequately in the most recent deal.
HEALTH-PAKISTAN: Children’s Cancer A Hidden Crisis
- Inter Press Service
Her husband works as a nurse in one of Pakistan’s most prestigious private hospitals, but when their two-year-old daughter Mary was diagnosed with leukaemia, Sadaf John could only be thankful that the Children’s Cancer Hospital (CCH) existed in this country.
DEVELOPMENT: China Moves from Aid Recipient to Aid Donor
- Inter Press Service
When Britain announced it would stop giving public money to China as part of a plan to direct financial aid to countries in greater need, it was symbolic of China’s shift from aid receiver to aid giver.
Making 2010 a Turning Point for Women's Health
- Inter Press Service
As the international community readies to commemorate World Population Day Sunday, the United Nations is reviewing the state of the world's women - and how they stack up against the risks of maternal mortality and the lack of universal access to reproductive health.
SWAZILAND: Women MPs Limited by the Patriarchal System
- Inter Press Service
Minah Ndzinisa spends every day selling fruit and vegetables at the outdoor Mbabane Market, braving the rain, wind and cold for almost 20 years. 'I was in the same cold even in the 1990s when we used to have only one woman Member of Parliament.'
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