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Aids-related deaths ‘down 21% from peak’, says UNAIDS
Aids-related deaths are at the lowest level since their 2005 peak, down 21%, figures from UNAIDS suggest. The data also show that while the number
AllAfrica.com – Gaddafi, Food for Cartoonists
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Global Study on Homicide
A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) entitled the Global Study on Homicide, outlines that the total number of
Child Soldiers
“Should child soldiers be prosecuted for their crimes?” “In modern day warfare, children, both girls and boys, are increasingly becoming the subject of military recruitment,
Welcome to the world, citizen No. 7 billion!
A few weeks ago we were treated to a letter by the The Irish Times’ new editor, Kevin O’Sullivan, welcoming the soon-to-take place birth of
Updated Hunger Section
The new and updated Hunger section is now online! Take a look.
Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation is a hugely contentious issue worldwide. According to a report published by the WHO, UNESCO, UNIFEM and others, FGM is practiced in
Two Reports: one message – the more we grow together, the more we grow apart
2011 saw the publication of two reports on international ‘risk’; one published early in the year by the Risks Report Network of the World Economic
The “Girl Effect” and women’s rights
The “Girl Effect” and women’s rights Whether you agree with it or not the “girl effect” has become something of a phenomenon and popular catchphrase
The poor continue to give and the rich continue to receive – the case of Item 18(b)
In a world of obscene inequality we like to think things are getting better and, in some areas, things are indeed improving – literacy, girl’s