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Illegal Detention of Women Human Rights Defenders in the ...
The First Arms Trade Treaty Recognises Gender-Based Violence
Climate change in the Congo Basin will be different from the...

Clouds of a thunderstorm roll over neighborhoods heavily ...
Safe,legal, affordable reproductive health care is under threat in the United States, writes the head of the Center for Reproductive Rights
The Congo River basin accounts for nearly a third of all water resources in Africa, helping feed forests, provide livelihood opportunities and generate power
Climate change needs a new narrative that engages people, and creates a world where people prosper without increasing pollution
Mangroves that could protect Cameroon from rising seas may be subject to more pressure than they can bear
U.N. Human Development Report in 2013 raises questions about the future, given rapid rise of developing countries. Narrowing gender gap and halting climate change are key to development, it says.
Should the long-established livelihoods of hunters and gatherers be integrated into the modern economy?
As buildings collapse, claiming lives, Tanzania's president blames corrupt procurement and tendering process - a problem even though Tanzania is member of Construction Sector Transparency Initiative.
Slowing forest loss will be difficult until the government addresses corruption, fighting and other problems
Even though women have made real gains, we are constantly reminded how far we have to go to realise equality between men and women
As Mozambique tries to harness its energy resources to lift its citizens out of poverty, can it also build a climate-resilient, low-carbon future?
"The political culture is not about sharing resources, it is about each small section making it for itself," one researcher says
For isolated forest communities facing bad roads and poor telephone and Internet access, radio is the route to information
In the Congo Basin, men and women carry out quite similar livelihood activities — farming, hunting and collecting various forest products — but in very different ways
The relationship between words and pictures plays a vital role in making ‘television news’.
For years, domestic workers have worked long hours taking care of others’ families and doing other work without legal protections. Yet, their contributions are central to most national economies-- indeed, some call this the work that makes all other work possible.