Strides and Setbacks for Domestic and Rural Workers
Mon Sep 28 2009 - Source:
IPS
In the last few years, several Latin American countries have attempted to improve labour conditions for rural workers and domestics, whose labour rights have long been ignored. But the new laws, even those with limited scope, are not always enforced.
Drastic shortfall in resources threatens women's safety
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women is a global source of support for country and local-level action to end violence against women and girls established by the General Assembly. Due to the global economic and financial crisis, the Fund is facing a dramatic shortfall in donor contributions.
Internal displacement at record high
International efforts have failed to reduce the scale of internal displacement caused by conflict. According to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre’s report, an estimated 26 million people were still displaced within their countries, the same number as in 2007 and the highest since the early 1990s.
Position statement by UNAIDS, UNFPA and WHO
"The male latex condom is the single, most efficient, available technology to reduce the sexual transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections."