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In this section, PeaceWomen classifies information by Theme- Health - and by Subthemes: General; HIV/AIDS; and Reproductive Health

It should be noted that the themes and sub-themes are interlinked and mutually reinforcing. Please remember that PeaceWomen posts information that is focused on women, peace and security.

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September 2, 2010 (IRIN)
INDONESIA: Female Genital Mutilation Persists Despite Ban Though the Indonesian government banned female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) four years ago, experts say religious support for the practice is more fervent than ever, particularly in rural communities.
September 2, 2010 (Reuters)
PAKISTAN: Women, Children Most Vulnerable in Pakistan Flood Crisis Pakistan's displaced flood victims say a lack of clean water and high temperatures are causing illnesses sweeping through relief camps with children most at risk.
September 1, 2010 (AllAfrica)
LIBERIA: Choosing Family Over Education Meriam Dukumue, like the majority of women in her country, cannot read and write. Having suffered through years of conflict and now the breadwinner of her family, she is giving her children and husband what she never had – an education.
August 30, 2010 (Awareness Times)
SIERRA LEONE: In Sierra Leone, First Lady Explains 'WISH' Project The First lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Mrs. Sia Nyama Koroma has recently explained to the public the rational behind the formation of what were now her very successful projects undertaken in her strides to combat maternal and child morbidity and mortality in Sierra Leone.
August 30, 2010 (Sydney Morning Herald)
AUSTRALIA/INTERNATIONAL: UN Chief Addresses Melbourne Summit United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has called on a Melbourne conference to do more to "keep the promise" of saving the lives of women and children.

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War, Gender and Culture: Mozambican Women Refugees, 2003 | Download PDF
Towards More Informed Responses to Gender Violence and HIV/AIDS in Post-Conflict West African Settings, Babatunde Ahonsi, February 2010 | Download PDF
Women War Survivors of Sexual Violence in Liberia: Inequalities in Health, Resilience and Justice, Journal of International Social Research, 2010 | Download PDF
Submission to CEDAW: VIth Periodic Report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Women's European Platform, March 2008 | Download PDF
They Took Me and Told Me Nothing: Female Genital Mutilation in Iraqi Kurdistan, Human Rights Watch, June 2010 | Download PDF

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STATEMENT: Melanne Verveer, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, U.S. National Voluntary Presentation, United Nations Economic and Social Council Annual Ministerial Review, Statements, , June 30, 2010
VIDEO: Women in War Zones: Sexual Violence in the Congo, Multi-Media, , 2009
Online Discussion on Women and Men: Equal Sharing of Responsibilities, ;Online Dialogues & Blogs, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), July 7 - August 1, 2008
Call for Applications for 7th Leadership Course on Gender, Sexuality, and Health in Southeast Asia and China, ;Training & Workshops, , June 30, 2008
UNIFEM Commemorates November 25th and the 16 Days of Activism Campaign, Campaigns, Training & Workshops, Conferences & Meetings, United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), November 23-25, 2004

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Centre for African Family Studies (CAFS)
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
United Nations (UN)
Women in and Beyond the Global (WIBG)
WIBG, an open-access, peer-reviewed feminist journal publishes and supports work from around the globe that analyzes and works to change the status and conditions of women in global households, prisons, and cities.
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