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Reflecting on Progress and Challenges in Africa
NEW YORK --- At a recent consultation on UNFPA’s work in Africa, discussion focused less on the continent’s problems and more on its successes. Bunmi Makinwa, UNFPA’s Africa Regional Director, pointed to the region’s…
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HIV Prevention and Protection for Women and Girls Cannot Wait
<p>The International Peace Institute, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations, Women Deliver, and Family Care International, today hosted a policy forum entitled Prevention and…
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Linking Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Services
Linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV is of critical importance. Worldwide, more than 80 per cent of HIV infections are sexually transmitted.
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Highlighting the Social Dimensions of Climate Change
To date, research and policy-making on climate change have focused on climate science, technological solutions, and projected impacts to ecosystems and physical infrastructure.
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Tackling Taboos to Condom Use in Ethiopia and Elsewhere
Introducing condoms in communities where talking about such matters may be taboo requires innovative and culturally sensitive approaches.
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UN Report Urges ‘Chain of Prevention’ to Shield Youth
<p>JOHANNESBURG – In South Africa, the nation with the largest number of young people living with HIV, the destructive nature of the epidemic can be better understood than anywhere else in the world. According to…
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Women, Peace and Security Institute Established in Ghana
Discussions on conflict and peacekeeping in Africa have often ignored the role of women.
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Sandstorms, Fires and Demonstrations Complicate Delivery of Assistance at Camp near Libyan Border
BEN GUERDEN, Tunisia —Tensions are rising near the Tunisian-Libyan border in the Choucha camp, home, for now, for more than 3,500 refugees from a third country.
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One Stop Centre for Survivors of Violence Opens in Zanzibar
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania -– The ceremony began with the recitation of Utenzi, a form of Swahili narrative poetry. In a traditional Zanzabari style, two girls sang a sorrowful tale: “It is so heartbreaking to see that children…
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