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Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai addresses the media in Harare, 02 Jul 2008 Zimbabwe Opposition Holds Out for Second Mediator in Talks  Audio Clip Available
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has put on hold preliminary agreement that would pave way for formal talks with President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF

The European Union headquarters in Brussels Diplomats Say EU Will Widen Sanctions Against Zimbabwe
Sanctions will likely involve travel bans and asset freezes on more individuals, companies connected to Mugabe government

Zanu-PF's Simba Makoni (2001 file photo) Zimbabwe Opposition Figure Dismisses Government’s Cheap Food Plan  Audio Clip Available
The only independent presidential candidate in Zimbabwe’s March 27 general elections said the current economic and political crises facing the country are due to the failure of the ZANU-PF government leadership.

Physicians for Human Rights New PEPFAR Legislation Will Help Train 140,000 health Care Workers  Audio Clip Available
The legislation, approved by the US Senate, also lifts ban on travel to US for HIV positive people

Supachai Panitchpakdi, secretary-general of UN Conference on Trade and Development UN: Economic Slowdown Threatens World's Poorest Countries
UNCTAD finds 280 million people in 50 least developed countries live on less than $1 a day

Amr Moussa, Secretary general of the Arab League, at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, 16 Jul 2008 Arab League Warns of Fallout From ICC Charges for Sudan's Leader  Audio Clip Available
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa says 'The situation is very serious and very dangerous'

Mandela told the crowd his dearest wish in his ninetieth birthday year was to see society change its treatment of children Former South African President Mandela Marks 90th Birthday Friday  Video clip available
First South African Black Leader works to improve the treatment of children

Hindu devotees offer prayers in the polluted water, as polythene bags and garbage is littered on the banks of River Ganges (File) Report: Billions of People Lack Clean Water and Sanitation
World Health Organization and UN Children's Fund say 10 percent of global burden of disease could be prevented by improving water, sanitation

Africa_Union_logo_100 Deputy AU Chairperson Says AGOA Requires Some Changes to Fully Benefit Africa  Audio Clip Available
Erastus Mwencha says Africa would like for AGOA to be made more permanent and the criteria for eligibility more transparent and predictable

Maternal Health:  The Countdown to 2015 [Part 1 of 5]  Audio Clip Available
Maternal Health:  The Countdown to 2015

Reproductive Health Activists Call on G-8 For More Funding [Part 2 of 5]  Audio Clip Available
Activists complain that little funding goes to family planning services

Good Governance, Improved Medical Training Help Improve Maternal Health [Part 3 of 5]  Audio Clip Available
Egypt and Eritrea among countries that have improved reproductive health in recent years

South Africa Struggles to Curb Maternal Mortality [Part 4 of 5]  Audio Clip Available
Former system of racial segregation blamed for fractured health care system

Africa Makes Uneven Progress in Improving Health Care for Women and Infants [Part 5 of 5]  Audio Clip Available
Health care experts ask for grassroots and pressure on national governments to make improvements

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