UNICEF Educates Somaliland Communities About Harms Of FGM March 4, 2014 News Summary Associated Press: Somaliland leaders want female genitals to be cut “…UNICEF is weaving a delicate campaign to educate communities in Somaliland about the harms of female genital mutilation and to get leaders, who are meeting there this month to debate the practice, to denounce it. Child rights advocates in nearly…
Health Officials Face Challenges Promoting Voluntary Circumcision In Western Zambia March 4, 2014 News Summary Inter Press Service: Defying Elders and Changing Zambian Tradition Health officials face challenges in Western Zambia, “where the national campaign to promote voluntary male circumcision has not been welcome…” (Mwanangombe, 3/3).
IRIN Investigates Food Security Situation In Zimbabwe March 4, 2014 News Summary IRIN: Unraveling Zimbabwe’s ‘food crisis’ “Is there a food crisis in Zimbabwe? The U.N. says 2.2 million people will be in need of food assistance until the end of March, based on a 2013 government-led joint survey by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC). But the government is now questioning…
Food Crisis Set To Worsen In CAR, U.N. Official Warns March 4, 2014 News Summary News outlets discuss the challenges that U.N. agencies face in delivering food to conflict-torn Central African Republic. Agence France-Presse: Food crisis looms in strife-torn Central Africa: U.N. “A food crisis is looming in the Central African Republic after nearly a year of inter-religious violence, a U.N. humanitarian official warned Sunday…”…
WFP Official Urges Inclusionary Policies For Food Security March 4, 2014 News Summary Devex: Not just beneficiaries: Make the poor partners in fighting hunger “How can you feed a billion people and lift them out of poverty while making sure their development progress is sustainable? For a senior official at the U.N. World Food Programme, we can by making them active agents in…
Long-Term Impact Of Food Vouchers ‘Remains To Be Seen’ March 4, 2014 News Summary The Economist: Giving generously “…Last year, the WFP helped to feed over 90 million people in 80 different countries. But the way it distributes food relief has been changing. … Economists now see the next great challenge for the international community as reducing the negative consequences of malnutrition rather than…
New York Times Examines Foreign Policy, Diplomacy Surrounding Gay Rights March 4, 2014 News Summary New York Times: Antigay Laws Gain Global Attention; Countering Them Remains Challenge “…The issue of gay rights has catapulted up the diplomatic agenda in recent years, as international organizations have extended rights protections to gays and lesbians and donor nations have faced new challenges in dealing with governments that discriminate…”…
U.S. Must Address International Violence Against Women March 4, 2014 News Summary Arizona Daily Star: Plight of world’s women must be addressed Ritu Sharma, co-founder and president of Women Thrive Worldwide “Saturday is International Women’s Day, a 105-year-old annual call to action for women’s equality. But for many women and girls around the world, its most basic promise of freedom remains unfulfilled.…
Gender Equality’s Link To Peace Should Be Central To Post-2015 MDG Framework March 4, 2014 News Summary The Guardian: Gender equality and peace are linked — the post-2015 agenda should reflect it Hannah Wright, gender, peace and security adviser at Saferworld “…As the debate on what to replace the MDGs with after 2015 gathers pace, there are continued calls for gender equality to be central to the…
‘Science Speaks’ Blog Discusses WHO Consolidated Guidelines Supplement on HIV March 4, 2014 News Summary The Center for Global Health Policy “Science Speaks” blog discusses the WHO launch of the March 2014 Supplement to the 2013 Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection. The supplement provides “responses to the guidelines to date … highlights trends to help countries…