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FORUM ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Women’s Right to the City ........................ 6 by Liliana Rainero and Ana Falú Afghan Women’s Struggle Behind the Veil ............................................ 8 by Rasna Warah How Gender-sensitive is Your City? ......... 9 by Anne Michaud Local to Local Dialogues .......................... 11 Half the World, Half the...

Maternal mortality and human rights: landmark decision by United Nations human rights body.

79 Reducing the world’s maternal mortality ratio by three quarters between 1990 and 2015 is one objective of Millennium Development Goal 5. However, progress towards this objective has been slow,1 despite global commitment and the fact that the majority of maternal deaths, 99% of which occur in developing countries,2 can be prevented through well known interventions. So what more is needed to g...

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Termites are the most important soil fauna in the Sahelian zone of Africa, intensely interacting with the soil. Both the biotic and abiotic state of the soil affect the termite population and activity. The construction by termites of nests, gallery systems or sheetings from soil or from a mixture of soil and other material within the soil horizons or on the soil surface affect the physical and ...