Archive for September 17th, 2007
25 Years of HIV/AIDS – What Lessons Have We Learnt?
HIV and AIDS continue to infect people who have never seen a doctor or learned how it is transmitted, people who face enormous barriers to practicing preventive behaviors, people whose immediate need for food and security is so profound that long-term concerns like HIV prevention and treatment seem irrelevant.
Even where resources are plentiful, many people [...]
UN Votes On Indigenous Peoples Declaration
After 22 Years, UN Votes On Indigenous Peoples Declaration
Twenty-two years of intensive debate and negotiations climax this week in New York, as the UN General Assembly votes on whether to approve the declaration on indigenous peoples’ rights. This should be good news for the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania, as well as the Ogieks of [...]
