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New U.N. Agency for Women Aims to Stop Sidelining of Women's Issues

Posted on Jul 7, 2010, Source: The Nation

A new U.N. agency may give agreements protecting and benefiting women more teeth.

Women Are Risking -- and Losing -- Their Lives On the Front Lines of the Iran Uprising

Posted on Jun 24, 2009, Source: The Nation

The pervasive presence of women in the Iran uprising have been cast into sharp focus by the murder of Neda Agha-Soltan during a street protest.

Political Turmoil in Pakistan Poses New Challenges for Obama

Posted on Mar 16, 2009, Source: The Nation

Huge protests challenging Pakistan's president have shaken up the country's politics.

Obama Lifts One of Bush's Most Damaging Policies for Developing Nations

Posted on Jan 26, 2009, Source: TheNation.com

The "global gag rule," which cut off U.S. aid for any organization that fostered, provided or even advised women about abortion, is out.

Pro-Woman South African Judge Navanethem Pillay Named New UN Human Rights Commissioner

Posted on Jul 29, 2008, Source: The Nation

Despite the Bush Administration's efforts to stop it, a -- gasp! -- feminist has been named the UN's new high commissioner for human rights.

The Pitfalls of Campaigning on Bill Clinton's 'Legacy'

Posted on Apr 28, 2008, Source: The Nation

Hillary is out on the trail touting her experience in the White House, but her husband's foreign policy record was anything but stellar.

Benazir Bhutto: An Age of Hope Is Over

Posted on Dec 28, 2007, Source: The Nation

Our preoccupation with Muslim terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan often blocks out the bigger picture: South Asia is a region drenched in blood.

AIDS Catastrophe Looms in India

Posted on Jul 12, 2004, Source: UN Wire

India is poised to overtake South Africa as the country with the most HIV/AIDS cases in the world. But so far, national response to the crisis has been slow.

U.S. Tells Teen Girls Worldwide to Just Say No

Posted on May 28, 2002, Source: Women's eNews

The Bush administration is urging the U.N. to adopt its abstinence-only approach to family planning. But opponents say pre-teen moms in developing countries often don't have that option.
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