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Dealing with the Legacy of Sexual Violence in Bosnia

<p>In the summer of 1992, Sreko Simic, one of Bosnia’s leading gynaecologists, worked without electricity, anaesthetics, or oxygen and with only a skeleton staff, to keep delivering babies at Sarajevo’s University…

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Manual on Human Rights-based Approach to Programming Launched

UNITED NATIONS, New York --- A  new manual on how to apply and promote human rights in all development work—including in humanitarian settings and difficult contexts -- was launched the day before Human Rights Day.

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To be a Woman in Nepal

NEPALGANJ, Nepal — The beauty that conjures images of Shangri-la for many tourists and trekkers belies the grim reality that Nepalese women face.

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Preventing Cervical Cancer, a Leading Cause of Women’s Death in Many Developing Countries

NEW YORK — While mortality from cervical cancer has been curbed among women in developed countries, it remains a major killer of women in the developing world.

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Young People Teach Each Other How to Prevent Spread of HIV in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Although fewer than 10,000 HIV infections have been reported in the Republic of Tajikistan, which has a population of almost 7 million, the HIV prevalence has been steadily increasing in the…

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Giving Tanzanian Girls the Power to Live their Dreams

“We need to stop believing that as Tanzanians we are helpless victims. We need to understand that we have the power to change things for the better ourselves,” says Modesta Lilian Mahiga, one of Tanzania’s emerging…

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World AIDS Day 2010: Encouraging News About the Power of Prevention

World AIDS Day 2010 comes on the heels of encouraging news about the epidemic. Evidence shows that the concerted global effort to reverse the epidemic is making progress.

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New Study Shows High Prevalence of Domestic Violence in Viet Nam

HANOI, Viet Nam – One in three, or 34 per cent, of ever-married Vietnamese women report that they have suffered physical or sexual violence from their husbands at some time in their lives, according to the National…

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Significant Declines in New Cases of HIV and AIDS-related Deaths Reported

<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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