Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Katy Migiro with Justin Dralaze – WNN MDG Stories (WNN/AN/TLW) Nairobi, KENYA/ Kampala, UGANDA: Scientists from around the world have for the first time agreed on a common name, definition and research agenda to help understand and address a mysterious, incurable disease called nodding syndrome, which affects thousands of children in East Africa. Named after its [...]
Alice Klein – WNN MDG Stories (WNN/GDN): UGANDA: After the peace agreement, the process of resettlement began, led by the government through its peace, recovery and development plan (PRDP), launched in 2007 and implemented by the UNHCR. Last month, the UN officially ended its assistance in northern Uganda. Some 247 camps have been closed and, [...]
Beatrice Lamwaka- WNN MDG Stories (WNN) GULU, UGANDA – On Sept. 9, 1990, 21 years ago, rebels from the Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA, abducted Florence Amony from her home in Palenga, a village in northern Uganda, as she slept. She was just 13. The rebels pretended to be government soldiers, and her father easily believed [...]
With women empowered to plan their pregnancies, the world’s population will grow more slowly, as will carbon emissions WNN MDG Stories We’ve long known that giving women the family planning services they want and need would be a boon for the health of families throughout the world. Today, in every country, far too many go [...]
