Press Releases 3/14/07 Soros Joins Health Groups to Battle Drug-Resistant TB, HIV Explosion 10/26/06 NICARAGUA OUTLAWS ABORTION EVEN TO SAVE A WOMAN’S LIFE 8/18/06 XVI International AIDS Conference: The Mission Ahead Against HIV and AIDS 8/17/06 XVI International AIDS Conference: Effects of US restrictions on the health and rights of commercial sex workers and implications for HIV prevention 8/16/06 XVI International AIDS Conference: HIV Treatment Programs FAIL Drug Users in Asia and the Former Soviet Union, Experts Warn

Documents
2005 World Summit: Letter to Sec. Rice	Sept. 13 – In a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, 10 leaders from women’s health and development organizations questioned the U.S. commitment to halving world poverty by 2015. With less than 24 hours until the start of the World Summit at the United Nations, the U.S. refuses to endorse policies that would significantly advance poverty goals by advancing women’s rights.
A handbook for advocacy in the African human rights system: Advancing reproductive and sexual health -- Chapter 7	The updated version of this handbook was created to familiarize advocates with the regional human rights system and its treaty body, The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. This document is also available on CD. A limited number of hard copies are available; priority will be given to requests from developing countries.
A handbook for advocacy in the African human rights system: Advancing reproductive and sexual health -- Chapters 1-6	The updated version of this handbook was created to familiarize advocates with the regional human rights system and its treaty body, The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. This document is also available on CD. A limited number of hard copies are available; priority will be given to requests from developing countries.
A handbook for advocacy in the African human rights system: Advancing reproductive and sexual health -- Chapters 8-10	The updated version of this handbook was created to familiarize advocates with the regional human rights system and its treaty body, The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. This document is also available on CD. A limited number of hard copies are available; priority will be given to requests from developing countries.
A Less Valued Life: Population Policy and Sex Selection in India	CHANGE article October 2002
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Experts & Sources
Beatrice Spadacini	Hope for African Children Initiative/Plan International
Claire Thomas	Freedom from Hunger
Kathy Bonk	Communications Consortium Media Center (CCMC)
Kristi Gorman	MTV Networks International
Rob Hooper	MTV Networks International
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Story Ideas
A death every minute: pregnancy-related complications kill million	Some 50 million women experience pregnancy-related complications, of which 15 million lead to long-term illness or disability, according to a new report by the Panos Institute (London).
A “demographic window” can slam shut fast: the State of World Population 2001	A series of fourteen town meetings highlighting the UNFPA report, Footprints and Milestones will be held across the United States in November and early December.
Where does the AIDS epidemic stand? The latest numbers	Since it was first noted 20 years ago in a 1981 informational bulletin issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV/AIDS has progressed from being a seemingly remote concern for gay men in the United States and emerged as a global pandemic of crisis proportions.
Audio & Visuals
Media That Matters Film Festival (MTMFF)	Viewers can follow links to sign petitions, write to Congress, donate to organizations, and learn more through MediaRights.org's database of over 4,500 social issue documentaries.
Mexico 09	Most women in developing countries want to have fewer children, but don't have access to contraceptives.

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