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Significant Declines in New Cases of HIV and AIDS-related Deaths Reported
Switzerland
<p>GENEVA — A new report by UNAIDS shows that the AIDS epidemic is beginning to change course as the number of people newly infected with HIV is declining and AIDS-related deaths are decreasing.</p>
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Roads to Rehabilitation
<p>Asha Makocho steps out from the gloom of her small one-roomed apartment into the Tanzanian sunlight. She holds a turquoise and yellow shawl, its vivid colours contrasting against her otherwise dark clothing.…
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Ensuring Everyone Counts Requires Counting Everyone
Good decisions rely on reliable data. That’s one of the reasons governments are urged to make a full accounting of their people, and how and where they live, every ten years.
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'Education for All' Leaders Agree Partnership is Key to Achieving Goals
<p class="paddedContent">More powerful messages and reinforced cooperation within countries are keys to increasing political commitment to education, said chiefs and top representatives of the Education…
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No Rest for the Weary – Women Declare War on Gender Violence
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Women from a dozen countries convened in New York this week to share their struggles to implement state legislation and empower women at the grassroots level to put an end to gender- based…
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Enlisting Shadow Puppets as Agents of Change in Indonesia
Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia— For five hours on a balmy and moonlit Saturday night a packed audience was mesmerized as shadows of filigreed wayang puppets engaged in conflict and resolution, all orchestrated to the sounds of a…
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Helping the Helpers: A Community-based Psychosocial Support Model in China
China
XINING, Qinghai, China — Five months after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Yushu County, Dr. Zhaxi Lamao left her wounded hometown to attend a training workshop here.
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UNFPA to Go: News and Updates on your Mobile Phone
To ensure convenient and easy access to our staff members, partners and donors, the Fund has created a special version of the global website optimized for use on cell phones.
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Dealing With a Legacy of Rape and Torture in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Enisa grew up in Foca, a town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she enjoyed carefree days as a child and young adult strolling by the Drina river.
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Breakdancing for Peace and Positive Change in Northern Uganda
Uganda
GULU, Northern Uganda — During two decades of conflict, many of the young men and women from this commercial capital were forcibly conscripted by the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army.
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Impacts of Climate Change on Daily Life in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Most climate change discussions and deliberations neglect the interface between climate change and the day-to-day life of the ordinary African, a keynote speaker said at a meeting that aimed to…
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African Law Students Argue Against Criminalization of HIV Transmission
Benin
<p>COTONOU, Benin — More than 120 young law students from 60 universities representing 24 African countries gathered here last week to compete in the 19th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition.</p>
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