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Injection drug use responsible for rapid spread of HIV/AIDS: UNAIDS report
A new UNAIDS/WHO report expresses concern about the spread of HIV/AIDS in China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, several central Asian republics, the Baltic states and north Africa More... Undone by HIV-AIDSAn ILO (India) study on the socio-economic impact of HIV on infected persons finds that the HIV-positive face the maximum discrimination within their families More... Girl, IlliterateUnesco's Education For All Global Monitoring Report 2003 states that gender parity in education remains a distant prospect in 54 countries, including Pakistan and India. India scores a low 0.83 in the Gender Parity Index at the primary level More... World Development Report 2004: Making Services Work for Poor PeopleWorld Development Report 2004: Making Services Work for Poor People suggests ways by which countries can speed up progress towards the Millennium Development Goals by assuring that public services benefit the poor More... State of World Population 2003: Investing in Adolescents' Health and RightsThe recently released State of World Population 2003: Investing in Adolescents' Health and Rights report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)examines the challenges and risks faced by the younger generation, all of which have a direct bearing on their physical, emotional and mental well-being More... Himalayan waters of hopeA review of Bhim Subba's new book about the Himalayas and the water environment it houses More... UN-HABITAT report on global slumsThe figures are startling: globally, one billion people now live in urban slums, claims a new report. This number is expected to double within the next 30 years, if no action is taken More... Mid-day meals responsible for leap in female enrolments in primary schoolsA new study by the Centre for Equity Studies in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Karnataka underlines the positive impact of the mid-day meal scheme More... Gender is at the heart of all discriminationA review of Translating Caste and Translating Desire More... Thirty years on, small is still beautifulA message conveyed by the classic green movement book Small is Beautiful is that things go wrong when they are too big, and that economic power, when remote and concentrated, is oppressive and inefficient. Thirty years after the book's publication however, the same mistakes are still being made More... Women who own property are less likely to face marital violence: studyWhile there is no simple answer as to why men abuse their wives, the findings of a recent study suggest that women who own property are less likely to encounter spousal violence More... |
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