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Mary Robinson

Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (Irish: Máire Mhic Róibín) (b. 1944 – ) served as the seventh, and first female, President of , serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. Table of Contents 1 Education 2 Political Career 3 UNHCR 1997-2002 4 References 5 See […]

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The Global Reporting Initiative

Table of Contents 1 About GRI 2 GRI’s Sustainability Reporting Framework 3 Gender Related Indicators in the G3 Guidelines 4 Call for Comment on the Gender Revision of the G3 Guidelines 5 References About GRI The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an international and collaborating centre of the United Nations Environment Programme that has developed […]

HIV Prevalence Among Pregnant Women Aged 15-24

Table of Contents 1 Definition 2 Rationale 3 Gender Issues 4 Data Issues 5 References 6 See Also 7 External Links Definition As per the United Nations Development Group, HIV prevalence among 15–24 year-old pregnant women is defined as “the percentage of pregnant women aged 15–24 whose blood samples test positive for HIV.”UNDG. (2003). Indicators […]

  • September 15, 2015
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HIV/AIDS, Women and Conflict

Conflicts such as civil wars and national crises increase women and girls’ vulnerability to infection. Forced displacement, and other sexual violence expose women and girls to the risk of infection, one that they are completely powerless to prevent. As Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary-General, said on the occasion of (2009):  “Violence against women is also linked to […]

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Male Sex Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Table of Contents 1 Overview 2 Issues 3 MSWs and HIV/AIDS 4 Recommendations 5 References 6 See also 7 External links Overview While the majority of attention is usually given to female sex workers, a new report has shed some light on the dire situation of the male sex worker (MSW) industry in . Decades […]

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