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"No time to lose" in tackling FGM and child marriage - UNICEF
World must scale up action or number of girls mutilated will soar and there will be no decline in child marriage
FACTBOX: Latest facts and figures on FGM, child marriage
Child Marriage
"No time to lose" in tackling FGM and child marriage - UNICEF
World must scale up action or number of girls mutilated will soar and there will be no decline in child marriage
FACTBOX: Latest facts and figures on FGM, child marriage
FACTBOX: How prevalent is FGM?
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Congo repels attack on military base in capital
Tanks briefly deployed in central KinshasaJul 22, 16:35 GMTWar & Conflict
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UK activists demand memory day for ‘honour’ killing victims
Activists say victims are too often forgotten, their deaths kept secret by their familyJul 22, 16:31 GMTWomen's rights
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C. African Republic rebels demand partition in Brazzaville talks
Seleka rebels have demanded that CAR be partitioned into a Muslim north and a Christian southJul 22, 16:19 GMTWar & Conflict
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"No safe place for civilians" in Gaza, UN says
More than 900 Palestinian children are reported to have been injured by Israeli air strike since July 8Jul 22, 15:35 GMTAid & Development
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Kenya teenage sex plight: school dropout, no condoms, poverty
New drive to break the cycle of child marriage, babies and poverty by getting young mothers back to schoolJul 22, 15:01 GMTWomen's rights
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Italy arrests five for mass murder during boat crossing
An estimated 60 migrants were stabbed, beaten, thrown overboardJul 22, 14:52 GMTRefugees
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Britain sticks with tough carbon target despite opposition
Britain's government says it will aim to curb emissions by 2027 to 50 percent of 1990 levelsJul 22, 13:08 GMTClimate Politics
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Climate change wins precarious slot in proposed development goals
Experts say goal is weak and shies away from emissions reduction targetsJul 22, 13:00 GMTClimate Politics
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UK urges world to end “preventable evils” of FGM, child marriage
Prime Minister David Cameron tells FGM/child marriage summit new UK law will punish those who let daughters be cutJul 22, 12:05 GMTWomen's rights
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India faces crisis over dwindling numbers of girls, U.N. says
"It is tragically ironic that the one who creates life is herself denied the right to be born," said Lakshmi Puri, deputy executive director of U.N. WomenJul 22, 11:13 GMTWomen's rights
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Britain plans new measures to prevent female genital mutilation
"I'll make reporting FGM mandatory for doctors, teachers and social workers..." British prime minister David Cameron said on TwitterJul 22, 10:34 GMTWomen's rights
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UN working group wants goal of ending AIDS epidemic by 2030-UNDP
U.N. working group reports on proposed goals to replace MDGs, final accord seen in September 2015Jul 22, 10:19 GMTHealth & Disease
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Swiss commodity traders dirty hands with Sub-Sahara Africa's oil
Africa governments sell crude worth billions of dollars without publicly accounting for the moneyJul 22, 09:27 GMTCorruption
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Auditing the audit: Is U.S. Afghan inspector making a difference?
State Dept. has acted on 75 percent of recommendations to improve its $4.4bn Afghan programmesJul 22, 07:38 GMTCorruption
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INSIGHT-Islamic State crushes and coerces on march towards Baghdad
Islamic State kidnapped 30 local families, rang up the town's most influential citizens and said: "You know their destiny if you don't let us take over the town"Jul 22, 06:51 GMTWar & Conflict
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Boko Haram virtually controls Nigerian town, villages-witnesses
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India's new government vows clampdown on healthcare graft
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U.S. courts deliver conflicting rulings on Obama health care law
VOICES
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Seven myths about sex workers
By Katie NguyenDecriminalising sex work could avert at least a third of HIV infections over the next decade, researchers say
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What's male circumcision worth? In Kenya, it's food vouchers
By Katie NguyenMale circumcision can reduce a man's risk of getting HIV by up to 60 percent, but men are often reluctant to get the cut
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Sri Lanka: silencing civil society - a blow for democracy
By J.C.WeliamunaWhen a government disallows free speech and honest criticism, it becomes prey to corruption
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Our companies and societies can resist corruption, focus on growth
By Michael Andrew, Giuseppe Recchi and Brook HorowitzHow governments can incentivise companies to promote a widespread culture of anti-corruption throughout their markets
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Is a smuggling "marketing strategy" behind child exodus to US?
By Anastasia Moloney'Coyotes' tell Central American families that children travelling alone won't be sent back
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SPOTLIGHT: Super typhoon Haiyan wreaks havoc in Philippines
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Child brides abducted, raped, married to appease gods, settle debts
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What's male circumcision worth? In Kenya, it's food vouchers
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SPOTLIGHT: Iraq divided and in crisis
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SPOTLIGHT: Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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