AFGHANISTAN: On the Road to Becoming a Narco State
andy Haider Rizvi UNITED NATIONS, Mar 7 2007 (IPS) – Although fully backed by U.S. military…
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Anil Netto PENANG, Apr 12 2007 (IPS) – Civil society activists worry that a plan…
Read MoreCOLOMBIA: Embezzling Health Funds as Children Starve
Helda MartÃnez BOGOTA, Apr 12 2007 (IPS) – The arrest and investigation of officials accused…
Read MoreLATIN AMERICA: For a Day Against Homophobia
Diego Cevallos MEXICO CITY, May 17 2007 (IPS) – We don t want more or…
Read MoreQ&A: “Abstinence Is Not the Only Way to Go”
Interview with Rosemarie Muganda-Onyando WASHINGTON, May 21 2007 (IPS) – Few aid programmes have been…
Read MoreHEALTH-ROMANIA: Few Listen to the Deaf
Claudia Ciobanu BRASOV, Sep 24 2007 (IPS) – Three million of Romania s 21 million…
Read MoreDEVELOPMENT-MALAWI: Lack of Running Water Puts Girls' Education at Risk
Pilirani Semu-Banda BLANTYRE, Sep 24 2007 (IPS) – Rita Kalikokha of Dowa, a rural district…
Read MorePORTUGAL: Epidemic of Conscientious Objection to Performing Abortion
Mario de Queiroz LISBON, Jul 20 2007 (IPS) – Pleading conscientious objection, a significant proportion…
Read MoreDEVELOPMENT: EU Confronts Its Unhealthy Policy
David Cronin BRUSSELS, Jul 20 2007 (IPS) – The European Union #39s only directly elected…
Read MoreHEALTH-CENTRAL ASIA: Intravenous Drug Use Feeds HIV Pandemic
Lynette Lee Corporal* – IPS/TerraViva COLOMBO, Aug 20 2007 (IPS) – The steep rise in…
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