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Friday, July 23rd, 2010Mail & Guardian online, 23 July 2010 An international Aids conference has exposed a gulf between scientists and politicians on how to tackle the deadly HIV pandemic. Despite promises from governments around the world to pursue evidence-based policies, Aids experts are frustrated at a refusal to adapt to new ways of looking at HIV and [...]
Will the UN Squander opportunity in the fight against AIDS?
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010On July 2, the General Assembly created UN Women, a new agency that will take on women’s issues seriously for the first time in the UN’s 65-year history. With this magnificent, historic resolution, Member States recognized the colossal failure of the UN to fulfill its commitments to women’s rights and development and decided finally to [...]
South Africa: Boosting job creation and exports key to growth
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010OECD Report, 19 July 2010 South Africa should leverage the positive impact of the World Cup to improve living standards by boosting job creation and exports, said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría at the launch of the OECD Economic Survey of South Africa in Pretoria today.
Zimbabwe’s Upcoming Elections Threaten Another Campaign of Rape
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010AIDS-Free World, Press release, 21 July 2010 AIDS-Free World calls urgently for international action to prevent the looming carnage in Zimbabwe. The United Nations Security Council must take the lead in confronting President Robert Mugabe. If it does not, the next presidential election period, quite likely in 2011, will condemn the women of Zimbabwe to [...]
American Bar Association honours Zimbabwean lawyer
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010IRIN News, 19 July 2010 “Things are not all right in Zimbabwe,” said human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, delighted that the American Bar Association (ABA) has decided to honour her because it draws attention to the fact. The ABA announced that the feisty lawyer, who has defended ordinary Zimbabweans, journalists and politicians, as the winner [...]
The future climate for development
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010DFID, 20 July 2010 Climate change will reverse years of work reducing poverty without strong, urgent action, according to a report released today. The future climate for development calls on governments and NGOs to build climate change into their economic development programmes to help low-income countries manage its impacts and seize new opportunities as the [...]
Kimberley Process: Agreement on Zimbabwe’s diamond exports
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010EU Press release, 19 July 2010 The European Union welcomes that an agreement has been reached within the Kimberley Process on a way forward. A work plan which allows Zimbabwe the possibility to make limited exports of rough diamonds from its Marange diamond field has been agreed at the meeting organised by the Chair of [...]
South Africa determined to achieve an AIDS free generation
Monday, July 19th, 2010Address by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe at the 18th International AIDS Conference, July 18 2010 On behalf of the people and the government of South Africa, I thank the organisers of this 18th International AIDS Conference for inviting me to this important gathering. I also wish to express our sincere appreciation to the government and [...]
Deaths and HIV infections could be averted if countries meet targets
Friday, July 16th, 2010New UNAIDS report shows that young people are leading the prevention revolution, with 15 of the most severely affected countries reporting a 25% drop in HIV prevalence among this key population. New global opinion poll shows that AIDS continues to be of major importance for the public around the world. GENEVA, 13 July 2010 — [...]
Zimbabwe diamonds deal to allow partial exports
Friday, July 16th, 2010BBC News, 16 July 2010 The body overseeing the trade in “blood diamonds” has agreed that Zimbabwe can resume limited exports from new diamond fields in the east of the country. Under the terms of the deal, Zimbabwe will be able to sell some stockpiles. It may be able to resume full exports after a [...]
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