September 29

HIV/AIDS ... WHO, UNESCO And UNAIDS

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A new report co-prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) reviews the progress made in 2009 in scaling up access to selected health sector interventions for HIV prevention, treatment and care in low- and middle-income countries.

Towards universal access : Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector. WHO, UNESCO and UNAIDS  is available in English.

This fourth report since 2004 highlights the progress made by developing countries. For instance, in Sub-Saharan Africa the number of people benefiting from antiretroviral therapy increased by 33%. Besides, some 54% of HIV-positive pregnant women in the region received antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV transmission to their children in 2009, up from 45% in 2008.

From UN Pulse: Permanent Link: HIV/AIDS Towards universal access

September 29

...Why Liberation Movements Make Bad Governments...William Gumede

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50 years after independence...In The African.org,  issue 8, August  2010, p.36-38
September 29

Temporary Labour Migration In Post-Apartheid SA (September 2010)

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This briefing paper from the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference Parliamentary Liaison Office, comments on migrant labour in South Africa. via Polity.org.za
September 29

Always On The Run The Vicious Cycle Of Displacement In Eastern Congo. Human Rights Watch

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This 88-page report documents abuses against the displaced by all warring parties in all phases of displacement – during the attacks that uproot them; after they have been displaced and are living in the forests, with host families, or in camps; and after they or the authorities decide it is time for them to return home. The report is based on interviews with 146 people displaced from their homes in eastern Congo, as well as government officials, humanitarian workers, and journalists. Download this report (PDF, 704.38 KB)