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		<title>We can solve our own problems</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/we-can-solve-our-own-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/we-can-solve-our-own-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aida Darzhanova</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today in my region, young people face a lot of problems and challenges, such as human rights violations, limited access to sexual and reproductive health and right information, also social instability. But we can solve our own problems if we get enough support. Tell me what you think.]]></description>
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		<title>Clean water for Gaza: Maryam&#8217;s story</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/clean-water-for-gaza-maryams-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/clean-water-for-gaza-maryams-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MADRE</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging for Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4907</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many Palestinian women living in the Gaza Strip, 40-year-old Maryam struggles to provide safe drinking water for her family. Israel has restricted the movement of people and goods into Gaza since 2007, resulting in a severe shortage of clean water. Gaza’s water supply is contaminated by salt and toxic nitrate. Broken water pipes allow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ecofeminism and the right to water</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/ecofeminism-and-the-right-to-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/ecofeminism-and-the-right-to-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging for Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developing country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While the right to water and the right of water may seem to be the same thing to many people, the two are extremely different.  I recently had the opportunity to attend a conference on the right to water, where the intersections of these two issues were discussed. The right to water is the idea [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>A gender crisis, a global opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/a-gender-crisis-a-global-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/a-gender-crisis-a-global-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JGreenblatt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging for Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developing country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4910</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You may be woman, but I can’t hear you roar. In fact, I can’t hear you at all. Maybe it is because you don’t really have time.  No one can blame you. But maybe if you, and the hundreds of millions of women across the developing world trapped in similar situations, weren’t forced to waste [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A forgotten glass ceiling: a safe drink of water</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/a-forgotten-glass-ceiling-a-safe-drink-of-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/10/a-forgotten-glass-ceiling-a-safe-drink-of-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JSauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging for Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developing country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a photograph that travelers inevitably take when they go to a developing country &#8212; a picture of a woman carrying a large container of water on her head. The woman&#8217;s posture is ramrod straight, the envy of runway models everywhere, and her face rarely betrays the amount of effort and strength this task [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is organized religion an impediment to fulfilling MDGs?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/is-organized-religion-an-impediment-to-fulfilling-mdgs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/is-organized-religion-an-impediment-to-fulfilling-mdgs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonam Ongmo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloggers Unite!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millennium Development Goal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If only governments would take a second look at religion and see how it stands in the way of improving the lives of its marginalized populations, it has the potential to hasten the process to achieving the MDGs, even within the next 5 years. We are just 5 years away from the deadline for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing countries must reform domestic violence laws to meet the MDGs</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/developing-countries-must-reform-domestic-violence-laws-to-meet-the-mdgs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/developing-countries-must-reform-domestic-violence-laws-to-meet-the-mdgs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kabukabu Ikwueme</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloggers Unite!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developing country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domestic violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millennium Development Goal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Violence Against Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4685</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the purpose of government, if not to safeguard the rights of its citizens? Many people working with victims of domestic violence in developing countries will agree that the law often does not offer adequate protection to victims. Our Goal of Gender Equality (MDG3) will never be reached if we do not address this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bhutan signs the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/bhutan-signs-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/bhutan-signs-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonam Ongmo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thilney, signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the UN on September 21st, 2010, on the occasion of the 2010 UN Treaty Event. According to a press release from the Bhutan Mission, the Convention on Disabilities is considered a comprehensive human right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Girls, love yourselves and win the role-play game called Life</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/girls-love-yourselves-and-win-the-role-play-game-called-life-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/girls-love-yourselves-and-win-the-role-play-game-called-life-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maya</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4868</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine that life is a role-play game where the plot develops as a result of the decisions you have made and the puzzles you have solved. So how could you win this game? What happens if someone starts interfering and making the decisions for you? Is it still your game, and are you really playing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tostan and the Jokko Initiative: mobile technology amplifying social change</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/tostan-and-the-jokko-initiative-mobile-technology-amplifying-social-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/tostan-and-the-jokko-initiative-mobile-technology-amplifying-social-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 13:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GuillaumeDebar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cell Phones & Social Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-governmental organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Text messaging]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With mobile phone networks rapidly expanding to reach the vast majority of Senegalese citizens, and with mobile phones already commonplace in even the most remote villages, mobile technology quickly appeared to us as to be a promising new pedagogical tool for literacy.]]></description>
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		<title>Chain of humanity for dignity, equality and life without discrimination</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/04/chain-of-humanity-for-dignity-equality-and-life-without-discrimination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/04/chain-of-humanity-for-dignity-equality-and-life-without-discrimination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shulamith Koenig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Carter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nelson Mandela]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Kennedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2561</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fighting for basic human rights is the key to solving all of humanity's problems. It's a hard struggle, but one that affects us all.]]></description>
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		<title>It affects us all: Maternal healthcare</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/03/it-affects-us-all-maternal-healthcare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/03/it-affects-us-all-maternal-healthcare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marysia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal mortality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though many politicians in the U.S. believe that maternal healthcare is unnecessary, maternal healthcare should be universal and guaranteed for every woman.]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Republic of Congo: Video call for action</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/02/democratic-republic-of-congo-video-call-for-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/02/democratic-republic-of-congo-video-call-for-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliana Rincon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth in humanitarian crises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child soldier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Republic of Congo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2402</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is still an issue that demands our attention. Children recruited as soldiers are particularly vulnerable in the DRC. In these videos, citizens of the DRC plead for us to take a stand.]]></description>
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		<title>Media: The untold stories of violence against women</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/01/media-the-untold-stories-of-violence-against-women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/01/media-the-untold-stories-of-violence-against-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IPS News</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Violence Against Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Violence against women was discussed at a conference held in Rome in November, where many talked about the importance of raising awareness of the issue through the media. ]]></description>
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		<title>Rape as a war crime in the Democratic Republic of Congo</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/01/rape-as-a-war-crime-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/01/rape-as-a-war-crime-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Micah Albert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Violence Against Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1437</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Democratic Republic of Congo still tolerates violent sexual assualt. Despite recent free and fair elections, the war continues to use rape as a weapon of war.]]></description>
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		<title>Violence against women in India</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/12/violence-against-women-in-india/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/12/violence-against-women-in-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shambhu Ghatak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Violence Against Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domestic violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[india]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1407</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Violence against women in India isn't just a current issue, but rather has deep seated traditional roots in the culture. In order to combat the problem, we must understand its causes.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>La Femme: The key to development and progress</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/12/la-femme-the-key-to-development-and-progress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/12/la-femme-the-key-to-development-and-progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rumbleth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Violence Against Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations Development Fund for Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1671</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many international non-governmental organizations focus on the empowerment and progress of women. Here are some of the most relevant ones.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Best practices in preventing trafficking</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/best-practices-in-preventing-trafficking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/best-practices-in-preventing-trafficking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Radha Patel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Violence Against Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human trafficking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘Conversation starters’ answered the questions: “What are some of the best practices in preventing trafficking?” and “How do we protect victims from further abuse and violence?” Below is a brief summary of the thoughts shared at Conversations for a Better World.]]></description>
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		<title>Help stop trafficking now</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/help-stop-trafficking-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/help-stop-trafficking-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Radha Patel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Violence Against Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human trafficking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's shocking: Between 500,000 to 2 million people, mostly women and children, are trafficked every year according to a UN study on violence against women. What are some of the best practices in preventing trafficking? How do we protect victims from further abuse and violence?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Domestic violence: My conclusions</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/domestic-violence-my-conclusions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/domestic-violence-my-conclusions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Imran Ahmed Siddiqui</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Violence Against Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domestic violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have dealt with domestic violence and other female issues in my country, Pakistan. There are various trends that perpetuate domestic violence. I have listed some of my conclusions.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>3 art videos that make you think</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/artvideos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/artvideos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elisa Ruffino</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Conference on Population and Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Art and policy joined forces as the Art Center College of Design launched a campaign  to spread awareness. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Brave woman relocates 120 families in Papua New Guinea</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/brave-woman-relocates-120-families-in-papua-new-guinea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/brave-woman-relocates-120-families-in-papua-new-guinea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Avila</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change and Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1346</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Activist Ursula Rakova has been leading the way to raise funds to help relocate the residents from the Cataret Islands in Papua New Guinea, where it is estimated that by the year 2015 all of the islands will be completely submerged attributed to climate change.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Videos on how maternal mortality affects communities</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/videos-on-how-maternal-mortality-affects-communities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/videos-on-how-maternal-mortality-affects-communities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliana Rincon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal mortality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternal survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1095</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When a woman dies during pregnancy, childbirth or due to complications after delivery, it affects not only the family, but also the whole community. These videos, by different human rights organizations, go beyond statistics to tell us the stories of women and their families as they struggle to understand why it is that so many women are dying during childbirth and what needs to be done to stop this.]]></description>
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		<title>What I learned from teenage mothers in Brazil</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/teenage-mother/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/teenage-mother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood & Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mothers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=809</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do we avoid imposing our Western imperialists talk about “rights” on young women whose core beliefs diverge from ours?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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