http://www.irinnews.org/irin-fp.aspxUpdated everydayen-gbTue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:33 GMTTue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>NYATIKE 07 February 2012 (IRIN) - Inside a smoky makeshift kiosk, Julie*, 16, can hardly cope with the demand from her clients for a cup of tea and a snack - the men are parched from their work as gold miners in the western Kenyan district of Nyatike.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94804NYATIKE 07 February 2012 (IRIN) - Inside a smoky makeshift kiosk, Julie*, 16, can hardly cope with the demand from her clients for a cup of tea and a snack - the men are parched from their work as gold miners in the western Kenyan district of Nyatike.]]>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>HARGEISA 01 February 2012 (IRIN) - Cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), as well as domestic violence, are increasing in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Hargeisa, capital of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland, with social workers attributing the trend to hard economic times made worse by recent drought in the region.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94775HARGEISA 01 February 2012 (IRIN) - Cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), as well as domestic violence, are increasing in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Hargeisa, capital of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland, with social workers attributing the trend to hard economic times made worse by recent drought in the region.]]>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>LONDON 26 January 2012 (IRIN) - Breast cancer continues to be misunderstood, under-diagnosed and fatal, particularly in developing countries, say researchers, despite more than one million official annual diagnoses and almost half a million recorded deaths annually.Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94726LONDON 26 January 2012 (IRIN) - Breast cancer continues to be misunderstood, under-diagnosed and fatal, particularly in developing countries, say researchers, despite more than one million official annual diagnoses and almost half a million recorded deaths annually.]]>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 23 January 2012 (IRIN) - A small Kenyan study has found that more women than men feel HIV is a less serious threat after their male partners are circumcised; the study also made local news for finding that female partners of recently circumcised men found sex more enjoyable.Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94703NAIROBI 23 January 2012 (IRIN) - A small Kenyan study has found that more women than men feel HIV is a less serious threat after their male partners are circumcised; the study also made local news for finding that female partners of recently circumcised men found sex more enjoyable.]]>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 20 January 2012 (IRIN) - The main threats to women in South Sudan derive from chronic deficits in health, economic opportunities, access to food and gender equality, rather than weapons, despite the prevalence of militias and armed conflict, according to the Small Arms Survey.Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94696NAIROBI 20 January 2012 (IRIN) - The main threats to women in South Sudan derive from chronic deficits in health, economic opportunities, access to food and gender equality, rather than weapons, despite the prevalence of militias and armed conflict, according to the Small Arms Survey.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>LONDON 19 January 2012 (IRIN) - A new study by the New York Guttmacher Institute states that the number of women having induced abortions has stayed stubbornly high since the last such report in 2003, and that the marked reduction in the eight years before that has not been maintained.Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94683LONDON 19 January 2012 (IRIN) - A new study by the New York Guttmacher Institute states that the number of women having induced abortions has stayed stubbornly high since the last such report in 2003, and that the marked reduction in the eight years before that has not been maintained.]]>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAR ES SALAAM 18 January 2012 (IRIN) - The demand for medical male circumcision is growing among Tanzania's non-circumcising communities, and officials say the country is on track to surpass its goal of reaching 2.8 million men by 2015.Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94667DAR ES SALAAM 18 January 2012 (IRIN) - The demand for medical male circumcision is growing among Tanzania's non-circumcising communities, and officials say the country is on track to surpass its goal of reaching 2.8 million men by 2015.]]>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>KISUMU 16 January 2012 (IRIN) - Involving men is increasingly being promoted as a key element in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and while its benefits are well-documented - in one Kenyan study it reduced the risks of vertical transmission and infant mortality by more than 40 percent compared with no involvement - it can occasionally lead to domestic discord and even violence.Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94652KISUMU 16 January 2012 (IRIN) - Involving men is increasingly being promoted as a key element in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and while its benefits are well-documented - in one Kenyan study it reduced the risks of vertical transmission and infant mortality by more than 40 percent compared with no involvement - it can occasionally lead to domestic discord and even violence.]]>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 13 January 2012 (IRIN) - New data out of Iraq shows what many psychologists suspected though little research had confirmed: Girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) are more prone to mental disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94638DUBAI 13 January 2012 (IRIN) - New data out of Iraq shows what many psychologists suspected though little research had confirmed: Girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) are more prone to mental disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).]]>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>PESHAWAR 11 January 2012 (IRIN) - In Bajaur Agency, one of seven tribal areas in northwestern Pakistan, very few girls go to school due to threats by the Taliban.Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94628PESHAWAR 11 January 2012 (IRIN) - In Bajaur Agency, one of seven tribal areas in northwestern Pakistan, very few girls go to school due to threats by the Taliban.]]>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DADAAB 09 January 2012 (IRIN) - Several community leaders among the 463,000 residents of the world’s largest refugee complex have left the facility in eastern Kenya, fearing for their safety after the killing of two of their colleagues.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94596DADAAB 09 January 2012 (IRIN) - Several community leaders among the 463,000 residents of the world’s largest refugee complex have left the facility in eastern Kenya, fearing for their safety after the killing of two of their colleagues.]]>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>KIGALI 09 January 2012 (IRIN) - This will be a busy year for Rwanda's health centres as the country attempts to reach its goal of medically circumcising 50 percent of men by June 2013 as part of HIV prevention efforts.Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94604KIGALI 09 January 2012 (IRIN) - This will be a busy year for Rwanda's health centres as the country attempts to reach its goal of medically circumcising 50 percent of men by June 2013 as part of HIV prevention efforts.]]>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>ADDIS ABABA 04 January 2012 (IRIN) - Ethiopia's new plan to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015 cannot be attained unless men are more meaningfully involved in reproductive health, experts say.Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94579ADDIS ABABA 04 January 2012 (IRIN) - Ethiopia's new plan to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015 cannot be attained unless men are more meaningfully involved in reproductive health, experts say.]]>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG 29 December 2011 (IRIN) - It's been a roller coaster of a year in HIV and AIDS. AIDS turned 30 in 2011, and with new evidence of the effectiveness of HIV treatment as prevention, experts are increasingly talking about "the end of AIDS". At the same time, however, funding for HIV has become ever more uncertain, jeopardizing efforts to put new, life-saving science into action.Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94562NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG 29 December 2011 (IRIN) - It's been a roller coaster of a year in HIV and AIDS. AIDS turned 30 in 2011, and with new evidence of the effectiveness of HIV treatment as prevention, experts are increasingly talking about "the end of AIDS". At the same time, however, funding for HIV has become ever more uncertain, jeopardizing efforts to put new, life-saving science into action.]]>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>KARACHI 26 December 2011 (IRIN) - In certain cafés close to medical colleges in Pakistan, and of course within the institutions themselves, students studying gynaecology speak of some unexpected sights they have seen.Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94534KARACHI 26 December 2011 (IRIN) - In certain cafés close to medical colleges in Pakistan, and of course within the institutions themselves, students studying gynaecology speak of some unexpected sights they have seen.]]>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 22 December 2011 (IRIN) - The number of reported rapes in camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, has risen sharply, creating "a climate of fear", according to a civil society source.Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94520NAIROBI 22 December 2011 (IRIN) - The number of reported rapes in camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, has risen sharply, creating "a climate of fear", according to a civil society source.]]>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAMAR 22 December 2011 (IRIN) - Poverty and unemployment, exacerbated by the current political unrest, are driving up child marriages in Dhamar Governorate and elsewhere in Yemen, says Asmaa al-Masri, a sociologist at Dhamar University.Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94517DHAMAR 22 December 2011 (IRIN) - Poverty and unemployment, exacerbated by the current political unrest, are driving up child marriages in Dhamar Governorate and elsewhere in Yemen, says Asmaa al-Masri, a sociologist at Dhamar University.]]>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>MANANJARY 22 December 2011 (IRIN) - Legal aid clinics are playing an important role during Madagascar's current political and economic crisis, especially for poverty-hit rural women who are under-served by the country's ailing judicial system.Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94519MANANJARY 22 December 2011 (IRIN) - Legal aid clinics are playing an important role during Madagascar's current political and economic crisis, especially for poverty-hit rural women who are under-served by the country's ailing judicial system.]]>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>KISUMU 19 December 2011 (IRIN) - For the past five years, Achieng*, a 35-year-old widow and mother of six, has sold fish on the Kenyan shores of Lake Victoria; like many women in the fish trade, Achieng often has to have sex with fishermen in order to get the best catch of the day, a system known in the local Luo language as 'jaboya'.Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94497KISUMU 19 December 2011 (IRIN) - For the past five years, Achieng*, a 35-year-old widow and mother of six, has sold fish on the Kenyan shores of Lake Victoria; like many women in the fish trade, Achieng often has to have sex with fishermen in order to get the best catch of the day, a system known in the local Luo language as 'jaboya'.]]>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>KAMPALA 15 December 2011 (IRIN) - A plan to virtually eradicate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda by 2015 by adopting a more cost-effective treatment regimen, beefing up health infrastructure and increasing women's access to family planning, comes with high expectations and significant challenges.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94478KAMPALA 15 December 2011 (IRIN) - A plan to virtually eradicate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda by 2015 by adopting a more cost-effective treatment regimen, beefing up health infrastructure and increasing women's access to family planning, comes with high expectations and significant challenges.]]>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 15 December 2011 (IRIN) - The number of reported HIV cases has tripled in Indonesia in recent years, curtailing productivity and trapping affected girls and women, especially, in poverty, according to a recent UN Development Programme (UNDP) report.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94480BANGKOK 15 December 2011 (IRIN) - The number of reported HIV cases has tripled in Indonesia in recent years, curtailing productivity and trapping affected girls and women, especially, in poverty, according to a recent UN Development Programme (UNDP) report.]]>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>DURBAN 09 December 2011 (IRIN) - While heads of state and negotiators gathered behind closed doors at the 17th conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, more than 500 women from across Africa arrived by the busload at the nearby University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) chanting and singing.Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94436DURBAN 09 December 2011 (IRIN) - While heads of state and negotiators gathered behind closed doors at the 17th conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, more than 500 women from across Africa arrived by the busload at the nearby University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) chanting and singing.]]>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>PESHAWAR 07 December 2011 (IRIN) - Armed with only a slightly used copy book sent by her aunt from Peshawar, the capital of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtoomkhw’a province, Azeera Gul, 12, is fighting for the rights of girls to an education.Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94418PESHAWAR 07 December 2011 (IRIN) - Armed with only a slightly used copy book sent by her aunt from Peshawar, the capital of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtoomkhw’a province, Azeera Gul, 12, is fighting for the rights of girls to an education.]]>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>MINGORA 06 December 2011 (IRIN) - Women in the Swat Valley in the Khyber Pakhtoonkh'wa province are working harder than ever to keep their households running.Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94400MINGORA 06 December 2011 (IRIN) - Women in the Swat Valley in the Khyber Pakhtoonkh'wa province are working harder than ever to keep their households running.]]>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 02 December 2011 (IRIN) - While poor countries are jostling to ensure the lives of their people are protected in a deal on the changing climate being negotiated in Durban, various NGOs, agencies and research institutes are lobbying to get a word into the negotiating text. They include groups who are keen on the words “nutrition security”, and others who want to ensure that “women and children” feature in the text each time the word “vulnerable” appears.Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94375JOHANNESBURG 02 December 2011 (IRIN) - While poor countries are jostling to ensure the lives of their people are protected in a deal on the changing climate being negotiated in Durban, various NGOs, agencies and research institutes are lobbying to get a word into the negotiating text. They include groups who are keen on the words “nutrition security”, and others who want to ensure that “women and children” feature in the text each time the word “vulnerable” appears.]]>