Articles
25 Jul 2008 — 16:16
International Wealth Disparities Feminize Poverty and HIV and AIDS
Laura is a 16-year-old girl from a middle class family in Santiago del estero, Argentina. The economic crisis of 2002 forced her to drop out of primary school in her last year to care for five younger siblings; her mother worked all day outside of the house to feed the family. Laura's father…
24 Jul 2008 — 15:05
International Governments Fail to Meet HIV and AIDS Goals for Women
Women's organizations from around the world held a strong presence at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on HIV and AIDS in New York where 147 governments convened, from June 9 to 11, to report on their progress in accomplishing global, national and regional goals t…
17 Jul 2008 — 11:57
International Straight Talk about Male Circumcision
Adult male circumcision is being pushed as the latest magic bullet for the HIV pandemic. There is good reason for the enthusiasm about a new use for the world's oldest surgical intervention. But let's be clear about what circumcision will and will not offer a man and his partner or partners.
Girls looking out
16 Jul 2008 — 9:26
International Women at the Crossroads, People no Longer at Ease in Zimbabwe
With her back leaning on the whitewashed wall, a young mother tries to breastfeed and calm her infant. Several other backs try to find support on the homey surface and several more arms carry tiny but hungry and disturbed human beings. All in a temporary shelter of sheer survival.
20 Jun 2008 — 14:30
International IAS Challenges International Community to Meet Universal Access Targets by 2010 and MDG 6
The International AIDS Society (IAS) commends governments, civil society and UN agencies for the significant progress on universal access targets reported at the recent UN High Level Meeting on AIDS (10 - 11 June).
20 Jun 2008 — 7:42
International UN classifies rape a 'war tactic'
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously in favour of a resolution classifying rape as a weapon of war. The document describes the deliberate use of rape as a tactic in war and a threat to international security.
19 Jun 2008 — 15:43
International Rape a way of life for Darfur's women
Sudan's Darfur crisis has exploded on many fronts violence, hunger, displacement and looting but United Nations peacekeepers say the biggest issue now affecting the region is the systematic rape of women and children.
19 Jun 2008 — 9:50
International Women hiding their HIV status for fear of being battered: Activists in Zambia fight a ‘deadly link’
Maria is living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) are now more widely available and are supposed to make her life better. But her continued therapy is under threat because she fears that if her husband discovers her HIV status he will become verbally abusi…
06 Jun 2008 — 15:12
International Africa: Double Jeopardy of Women Migrants
In the wave of xenophobic violence that swept across South Africa in the past weeks, more than 50 people have died, hundreds are injured, and thousands displaced. While media reports described the brutality of the attacks on foreign nationals - which have included people being beaten, stabbe…
Violence Against Women
02 Jun 2008 — 10:40
International The first casualties in wartime happen to be women
Truth is often said to be the first casualty in wartime. But if the real truth is told, it is women who are the first casualties. In conflict zones, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF recently observed, sexual violence usually spreads like an epidemic. Whether it is civil war, pogro…
30 May 2008 — 14:35
International Call for Governments to Lift Travel Restrictions
In advance of the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS in New York from June 10 -11, World AIDS Campaign and the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance urge organizations to sign onto a letter from civil society to the UN missions and Heads of State of countries that impose travel restrictions on…
29 May 2008 — 10:13
International Sierra Leone: U.S. Ambassador Addresses YWCA Confab
United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone Friday addressed the 19th Triennial Convention of the Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) themed 'Changing Lives Changing Communities.' June Cater Perry said, 'It is hearting to see so many powerful women here to show their solidarity and commitm…

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