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Serial Melodrama: From Selling Soap to Social Change

calendar_today28 March 2006

UNITED NATIONS, New York — With their tales of love and betrayal, suspense and romance, vengeance and forgiveness, radio and television melodramas captivate wide audiences in every part of the world.

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Adult Education Offers New Opportunities and Options to Iranian Women

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calendar_today07 March 2006

AHVAZ, Islamic Republic of Iran — Flying over Khuzestan, a southwest Iranian province, one can see a vast expanse of arid plains punctuated by the flaring of gas fires at dozens of oil drilling rigs.

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UNFPA Launches National Campaign to End Fistula in Pakistan

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calendar_today01 February 2006

UNITED NATIONS, New York — The first ever national campaign to end fistula in Pakistan was launched by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in Karachi last week.

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Working with Indigenous Communities in Ecuador

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calendar_today26 January 2006

OTAVALO, Ecuador — Indigenous communities in Ecuador, as elsewhere in Latin America, tend to be impoverished and marginalized.

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Afghanistan's First Family Response Unit Open for Business

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calendar_today25 January 2006

UNITED NATIONS, New York — A new centre that deals with family violence, children in trouble, and female victims of crime started its operations in Kabul on Sunday, 22 January.

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Supporting Healthier -- and Happier -- Pregnancies in Jordan

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calendar_today19 December 2005

AMMAN, Jordan — A year after her miscarriage, Sabah was overcome with fear and despair.

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Easing Family Planning Rules Leads to Fewer Abortions and More Baby Girls, Chinese Province Finds

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calendar_today15 December 2005

CHANGJIANG, Hainan Province, China — Sixteen months after lifting birth-spacing rules for rural families, officials here say there are fewer abortions.

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New Tool to Increase HIV/AIDS Awareness Among India's Youth

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calendar_today09 December 2005

UNITED NATIONS, New York — Young people in India can now easily access information on how to build up their life skills against HIV infection and help change the course of the HIV epidemic, both in their communities and…

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To Sleep with Anger: Domestic Violence and Rape Fuel AIDS in Zimbabwe

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calendar_today01 December 2005

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The child Elizabeth holds in her thin arms is wizened and fretful.

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Haiti: Curbing Sexual Violence at a Time of Political Turmoil

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calendar_today25 November 2005

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Every day, Lovely (11) and Laura (12) hang out at the <i>Champs de Mars</i>, the main plaza in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.

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Kenyan Catholic Diocese Spearheads HIV Prevention Among Young People

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calendar_today16 November 2005

NAKURU, Kenya — George O. and his girlfriend of four years were living an idyllic romance.

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The Face of Extreme Poverty in Suburban Bucharest

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calendar_today14 November 2005

BUCIUMENI, Romania — Just 30 kilometres outside Romania's picturesque capital, past quiet, leafy suburbs, lies a complete anomaly.