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Bulletin No. 67, December 1997
Children Living in a World with AIDS
World AIDS Campaign 1997
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To raise the issues of „Children living in a World with AIDS", the World AIDS Campaign 1997 was launched by UNAIDS and its partners, culminating in this years World AIDS Day on 1st December. The aim of the campaign is to bring to the attention of the international community the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS on children, to increase understanding and to promote further action to prevent HIV infection and improve care.
Bulletin No. 92, April 2004
Eradicating tsetse flies from Africa
Small insect is a big problem for agriculture and health
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Naututu Okhoya
| It has been more than six years since the last tsetse fly was seen in Zanzibar. Routine blood samples taken from cattle have tested negative for the trypanosome parasites that are spread by the flies. As a result, milk production has tripled, local beef production has doubled and the use of animal manure for crop farming has increased five-fold, according to the Ministry of Agriculture of the island, which is part of Tanzania. But elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, trypanosomiasis - the disease spread by the parasite and commonly known as sleeping sickness or nagana - is still widespread.
Bulletin No. 109, August 2008
Property grabbing from women and children in the context of AIDS
Reclaiming Property – Reclaiming Livelihoods
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Kaori Izumi
| Property grabbing we are observing in southern and east Africa today is a symptom of deepening poverty in Africa, which reflects fundamental failures in rural development in Africa in the past. Whereas there are a number of inspiring initiatives with compassion by local communities and grassroots groups to mitigate the devastating impact of property grabbing from women and children, real causes of property grabbing need to be addressed in the context of larger development policies and changing African societies and their cultures.
Bulletin No. 81, June 2001
Volunteering and social development
Below the waterline of public visibility
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Volunteering under its many names and guises is deeply embedded in long-established, ancient traditions of sharing in most cultures. Be it understood as mutual aid, helping the less fortunate, caring and service, or participation and campaigning, voluntary action is an expression of people’s willingness and capacity to freely undertake to help others and improve society in the spirit of reciprocity.
News:
African Parliaments endorse resolution on increased budgetary support to maternal, newborn and child health
"A significant milestone in accelerating progress in Africa towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals"
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"The legislative arm of the African Union, the Pan African Parliament (PAP), has adopted a broad resolution urging speakers of Parliament in the continent to prioritize the implementation of maternal, newborn and child health programs and calls on high-level parliamentary action to accelerate implementation of a plan on policy and budget support to do so."
"A significant milestone in accelerating progress in Africa towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals"
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"We have the opportunity in the coming decade to cut world poverty by half. Billions more people could enjoy the fruits of the global economy. Tens of millions of lives can be saved. The practical solutions exist. The political framework is established. And for the first time, the cost is utterly affordable. Whatever one's motivation for attacking the crisis of extreme poverty - human rights, religious ... 
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"Despite significant setbacks after the 2008-2009 economic downturn, exacerbated by the food and energy crisis, the United Nations notes that the world is on track to reach poverty-reduction targets, but also notes that progress has been inequitable. According to the United Nations. The number of deaths of children under the age of five declined from 12.4 million in 1990 to 8.1 million in 2009. The ...