Campaign Violence Continues in Zimbabwe
   
Campaign of Terror Unleashed in Zimbabwe
Fact sheet highlights post-election violence in Zimbabwe
U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Washington, DC
May 7, 2008
Campaign of Terror Unleashed in Zimbabwe
   
U.N. on World Food Crisis: Lifting Export Bans
   
A guard sells rice at a subsidized outlet in Bangladesh. High food prices have resulted in riots in some countries. U.N. Food Aid Agency Urges Countries to Lift Food Export Bans
Coherent global response to crisis needed, WFP's Sheeran says
Washington -- The head of the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) has called on countries that ban exports of food commodities to lift those restrictions so more food can be available for humanitarian aid.
   

Ethiopia Makes Progress on Women’s Right
   
Meaza AshenafiEthiopian Lawyer Builds Strong Foundation for Women’s Rights
Meaza Ashenafi’s work wins her recognition as woman of courage
Washington -- Although Meaza Ashenafi is a lawyer by profession, her work reflects the spirit of an architect and builder.
She uses her legal skills to design a better life for Ethiopian women, a life that includes freedom from violence, equal rights, and access to education and political participation. She has built a durable foundation for these designs via laws incorporated into the Constitution of Ethiopia. These provisions protect the rights of women and children.
   

Female Child Soldiers Fight for Normal Lives
   
A young female Tamil Tiger rebel rides a bus in Sri Lanka.

Reintegration Often Tougher for Girl Child Soldiers
Stigma, secrecy create extra burdens
Washington -- Recovering from the stresses of soldiering in war is difficult for children; it is especially so for girl soldiers who often find stigmatization hinders their efforts to return to peacetime lives.
   
Global Education and Development
   
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush talk with Rwandan students during the president’s African trip in February.Education Summit Advances U.S. Commitment to Global Development
Meeting focuses on promoting innovative partnerships in higher education
Washington -- Partnerships among U.S. and foreign institutions of higher education, the private sector and foundations are the key to innovation and global development and can help meet growing demand for food, water, health and energy, according to participants in a two-day summit on these issues.