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YEMEN: More women voters but f...

YEMEN: More women voters but fewer women candidates

africa » gambia
IRIN
Monday, September 25, 2006
Yemen goes to the polls on Wednesday to elect a president and two levels of local government - governorate and district - but with fewer women...
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LEBANON: Children play to tackle war trauma

africa » gambia
IRIN
Monday, September 25, 2006
In southern Lebanon, one major component of the overall rehabilitation and recovery process is to ensure that children overcome the trauma of living...
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'I try to stay unknown as much...

'I try to stay unknown as much as I can' - Portrait of a Rwandan seeking refuge

africa » rwanda
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Friday, September 22, 2006
Victor* (32) used to have five brothers. Since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda he now only has two. Last year, when he tried to reclaim a house owned by...
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AFRICA: Rich nations fly with ...

AFRICA: Rich nations fly with airline AIDS tax

africa » gambia
PLUSNEWS
Friday, September 22, 2006
Brazil, Chile, Norway and the UK this week agreed to a US$300 million French plan to raise funds against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in...
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Nelson Mandela to become Amnes...

Nelson Mandela to become Amnesty International "Ambassador of Conscience"

africa » south africa
Amnesty International
Thursday, September 21, 2006
AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPRESS RELEASEAmnesty International today announced that Nelson Mandela will be awarded its most prestigious honour -- the...
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SOUTH AFRICA: New comic book o...

SOUTH AFRICA: New comic book on HIV/AIDS launched for deaf community

africa » south africa
IRIN/PLUSNEWS
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Using illustrations of South African Sign Language instead of speech bubbles, a new comic book is reaching out to the deaf community with messages...
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GUINEA-BISSAU: Proposed law to...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Proposed law to ban female genital mutilation

africa » gambia » barra
IRIN
Thursday, September 21, 2006
The practice of fanado, or female genital mutilation, could soon be outlawed by a new bill to be presented to the Guinea-Bissau parliament. Fanado...
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Nepal a world leader in boosti...

Nepal a world leader in boosting child survival, despite conflict

africa » gambia
UNICEF
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Nepal is one of only seven countries in the world on track to cut child mortality by two thirds between 1990 and 2015. This is one of the findings...
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Facts on Children: HIV and AID...

Facts on Children: HIV and AIDS

africa » gambia
UNICEF
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Introduction In 2005 UNICEF and partners launched the Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS campaign to put children on the global AIDS agenda. ...
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SWAZILAND: Reading project to ...

SWAZILAND: Reading project to improve critical thinking

africa » swaziland » mbabane
IRIN
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Pre-school children in Swaziland are the focus of a novel large-scale reading project that aims to push literacy levels to 100 percent among the...
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