Asia
The Monkey King of Beijing Opera
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Millennium development goals: Fragile states claim summit outcome off-target
Friday, September 24th, 2010Also run by The Guardian.
DILI, Sep 23, 2010 (IPS) – Calls by fragile states for greater focus on addressing conflict and fragility have been largely ignored in the outcome document of the millennium development goals (MDGs) summit in New York, but critical donors are at least listening to the growing rumble of voices from developing [...]
UN urges Asia to focus on gender in HIV policies
Monday, June 28th, 2010BANGKOK, 28 June 2010 (IRIN) – The UN is urging Asia Pacific governments to step up their efforts to address gender inequalities in HIV response as rates of infection among women in the region continue to rise.
Some 1.6 million women are living with HIV in the Asia Pacific region, while 35 percent of all HIV [...]
UN urges improved treatments for drug addicts
Thursday, June 24th, 2010BANGKOK, 24 June 2010 (IRIN) – The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is urging Asian governments – which have been criticized for using “fear-based tactics” and prison-like compulsory centres to fight drug abuse – to improve and expand treatment for its addicts.
UNODC regional representative Gary Lewis said drug therapy must be made available [...]