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Mothers of Ethiopia III: Pregnancy Complications

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 2, 2009 - 1:51 pm
Women - Maternal Health
The third installment of Huffington Post's Hanna Ingber Win's series on maternal health in Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, a woman has a 1 in 27 chance of dying during childbirth.

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U.S. victory at the Human Rights Council

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 2, 2009 - 12:51 pm
Rights - Human Rights Council
The "new era of engagement" that President Obama promised in his General Assembly speech last week pays some dividends as the Palestinians make a move.

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Pacific islands in crisis: Calling in support

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 1, 2009 - 12:50 pm
Security - Humanitarian Relief
Groups funded by the UN Foundation and Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership are deployed to provide vital communications services that enable relief workers to deliver food aid and emergency supplies.

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Mothers of Ethiopia II: Escaping Child Marriage

Mark Leon Goldberg - Oct 1, 2009 - 11:51 am
Women - Maternal Health
The second installment of the Huffington Post's Hannah Ingber Win's series on maternal health in Ethiopia

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Mothers of Ethiopia Part I: Zemzem's Journey

Mark Leon Goldberg - Sep 30, 2009 - 4:26 pm
Women - Maternal Health
This is the first in a five-part series on maternal health in Ethiopia from the Huffington Post's Hanna Ingber Win

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Samoa Tsunami, disaster and response

Mark Leon Goldberg - Sep 30, 2009 - 1:07 pm
Security - Humanitarian Relief
Samoa was hit by an enormous Tsunami yesterday. Entire towns have been wiped out. Hundreds of people are reported killed and many thousands are now homeless.

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Clinton to chair meeting of Security Council on violence against women in warfare

Mark Leon Goldberg - Sep 30, 2009 - 9:56 am
Women - Security Council
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is using the Council platform to push an issue critically important to international peace and security: combating sexual violence as a tool of warfare.

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Obama's first "test" at the Human Rights Council

Mark Leon Goldberg - Sep 29, 2009 - 10:13 am
Rights - Human Rights Council
The United States faces its first big vote at the Human Rights Council when it considers Judge Richard Goldstone's report on conflict in Gaza.

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In defense of Ban Ki Moon

Mark Leon Goldberg - Sep 25, 2009 - 9:00 am
UN News
Ruth Wedgewood in Forbes rises in defense of Ban Ki Moon, "Certainly, in such a milieu, it is odd to hear anyone protest that the U.N. Secretary-General also needs a more colorful personality."

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G-20 and the World's Poor

Mark Leon Goldberg - Sep 25, 2009 - 8:40 am
Development - Poverty
Poor countries did not create the crisis, but they are bearing of the brunt of its human toll. In countries where social safety nets are non-existent, even a modest economic decline puts lives in the balance.

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