The Guardian: El Salvador court frees woman on trial after bearing rapist’s baby “A rape victim who was charged with attempted murder in El Salvador after giving birth to her abuser’s baby has been found not guilty and freed from jail. Imelda Cortez, 20, has been in custody since April…

Reuters: U.S. isolated at U.N. over its concerns about abortion, refugees “The United States found itself isolated in the 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Monday over Washington’s concerns about the promotion of abortion and a voluntary plan to address the global refugee crisis. … The United States was the…

The Hill: Helms 45 years later: It’s time for Congress to repeal it Kiefer Buckingham, senior policy advocate on public health issues at the Open Society Policy Center “…Led by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), opponents [of abortion] wanted to include a provision in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1973 that…

Devex: Gates Foundation CEO on the importance of innovation, but also prioritization “…On Thursday, the Gates Foundation released its annual year in review, capturing what happened in 2018, including the launch of three new strategies: $170 million for gender equity, $68 million for global education, and $158 million for mobility…

Associated Press/POLITICO: U.N. chief calls for compromise, sacrifice at climate talks (12/13). Devex: How hard to reach are the ‘hard to reach’? (Abrahams, 12/13). Devex: Supporting disability advocacy: Insights from Savina Nongebatu (Cornish, 12/12). Devex: Older generation at risk of being left behind in push for UHC (Root, 12/12). Global…

Thomson Reuters Foundation: Without investing in women and girls, there will be no health for all Diane Gashumba, minister of health in Rwanda, and Carin Jämtin, director-general at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency “…Improving the health of women, girls, and adolescents — populations who are key to social and…

Women In Global Health: Beyond Band-Aids: Fixing Sexual Harassment, Bullying and Abuse of Power in UNAIDS Roopa Dhatt, co-founder and executive director, and Ann Keeling, senior fellow, both at Women in Global Health, discuss the allegations of harassment, including sexual harassment, at UNAIDS and write, “Women in Global Health ……

BBC: Yemen war: Billions in aid, but where’s it going? (Goodman, 12/12). The Guardian: ‘Yemenis are left so poor they kill themselves before the hunger does’ (12/11). Global Health NOW: Demystifying a ‘Curse’ (McNeish, 12/11). The Guardian: ‘What happened to me will not happen to my daughters’: sexual violence in…

Women In Global Health: Universal Health Coverage: Getting Women to the Decision-Making Table Ann Keeling, senior fellow at Women in Global Health, discusses the importance of gender parity in global health leadership, writing, “Universal health coverage, and the quality of care and health systems will only be strong when the…

Rewire News: Democrats Push State Department to Reinsert Reproductive Rights in Human Rights Reports “Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill Monday that would require the State Department to again include a subsection on reproductive health in its annual human rights report. The State Department is responsible…