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Myanmar's neglected HIV patients face a struggle to the death
19 Nov 2009 11:27:00 GMT
Author: Phoebe Kennedy

YANGON - Htay Htay Thwe is one of the lucky ones. True, she is infected with HIV, her husband died last year, she has tuberculosis, chronic abdominal pains, no job and a seven-year-old daughter to support.

But Htay Htay Thwe is receiving life-saving medicine, setting her apart from most people living with HIV in Myanmar, for whom the virus guarantees a slow, painful death.

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Corruption in Afghanistan - Blame and shame
19 Nov 2009 10:33:00 GMT
Author: Transnational Institute

By Martin Jelsma and Tom Kramer, Transnational Institute

Today Afghan President Hamid Karzai is inaugurated for his second term as the country's "elected" president. The first round of elections was mired in fraud, while the second round was cancelled after his main contester withdrew. Most Afghans we speak with on our trip here were pleased with the cancellation, as one of them told us: "Democracy may be good, but elections are a dangerous thing for us".

We are not in Kabul for the ceremony, but far away in Herat near the Iranian border to look at the increasing problems here with heroin use. Arriving in Herat is a relief after our first days in the capital. Herat doesn't feel like a war zone like Kabul. Here there are no roadblocks, hardly any concrete blocks with barbed wire, very few buildings destroyed, and no armed men on every corner of the street.

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Security in Afghanistan - Business as usual?
17 Nov 2009 16:05:00 GMT
Author: Transnational Institute

By Martin Jelsma and Tom Kramer

The declining security situation in Afghanistan is costing international agencies billions of dollars a year. But for some people, security has become big business.

We are on a 12-day mission in Afghanistan to assess opium market trends. The country is responsible for over 90% of world opium production. We are meeting with representatives of the government and development agencies to assess the impact of drug policies by the Afghan government and the international community.

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Can indigenous knowledge reduce climate disaster risk?
16 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT
Author: Jessica Mercer

I have just spent three weeks in Northern Kenya among the Borana people, followed by three weeks in Mindanao, southern Philippines, partly with the Higaonan tribe.

Vastly different countries yet I was immediately struck by the similarities in the challenges the communities faced, including drought, conflict, floods and general environmental degradation.

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Climate skeptics: Take a look at the Sunderbans
13 Nov 2009 15:14:00 GMT
Author: Esther Williams

Every door you knock on in the Sundarbans reveals a story. I'd like to challenge any sceptic who believes that climate change is a myth to spend a week here.

Sundarbans is Bengali for beautiful jungle, and it could not be a more apt description of the lush green mangroves that form the backdrop of the Pashur River in southwest Bangladesh.

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