This February, when Egypt played host to the African Cup football tournament,
first lady Suzanne Mubarak appeared on almost as many billboards as the
national team. Pictured holding up a red card, in line with the United
Nations' "Red Card to Child Labor" campaign, Mubarak was the public face
of a new government effort to eliminate child labor in Egypt within five years. ... More>>

When HIV/AIDS was identified in the US in the 1980s, the victims were primarily gay men. In the twenty-five years since then, AIDS has spread to all demographics. In sub-Saharan Africa, women are the most adversely affected by the pandemic, and they account for 59% of all HIV positive cases. Young women in sub-Saharan Africa between the ages of 15 and 25 are 2-6 times more likely to be infected than their male counterparts. ... More>>