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Ethiopia + 7 others
HIV Prevention Gains Momentum

Author: UNFPA
No. of pages: 65
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: UNFPA
ISBN: 978-0-89714-933-4

This report examines a number of success stories in the fight against HIV. Examples come from countries such as Zimbabwe, Myanmar, Nigeria and the Caribbean region. These countries' governments, civil societies and the private sector have united to educate the public and to empower individuals, especially women, to insist on their right to protect their health through correct and consistent condom use.

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Algeria + 100 others
El estado de la inseguridad alimentaria en el mundo 2009

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El estado de la inseguridad alimentaria en el mundo 2009 es el 10.=BA informe de situación de la FAO sobre el hambre en el mundo desde la Cumbre Mundial sobre la Alimentación (CMA) de 1996. En el informe se destaca el hecho de que, incluso antes de que se produjeran la crisis alimentaria y la crisis económica, el n=FAmero de personas que padecían hambre había aumentado lenta pero constantemente. Sin embargo, el inicio de estas crisis provocó el incremento pronunciado del n=FAmero de personas que padecen hambre en el mundo.

Como resultado de la crisis económica

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Burkina Faso + 8 others
Be prepared: Op-ed by Jan Egeland on launch of Global Emergency Fund

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
COMMENTARY
Be Prepared

By JAN EGELAND

As the saying goes, much of life is timing. Nowhere is this truer than in an emergency, be it a natural disaster, a disease outbreak or deadly violence. In all these cases, speedy humanitarian response is critical for saving lives. The way we currently finance humanitarian aid, however, is anything but speedy. Delays cost lives. We can, and must, do better.

Here's how to start. The United Nations is spearheading the launch of a $500 million Global Emergency Fund to be