Here is some of what we’ve been reading this week:
On DipNote, the U.S. Department of State official blog the Director of the Office of Global Womens Issues, Melanne Verveer, has a post up entitled Ending Violence Against Women Is a Foreign Policy Priority
Cary Alan Johnsonand Ryan Thoreson of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) add some valuable perspective to the commentary on state-sanctioned homophobia in Uganda by reminding us that there are more than 80 countries in the world in which homosexuality is criminalized to varying degrees
Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, blogs at AIDS.gov about the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and The Obama Administration’s Commitment to the Fight Against Global AIDS
And here on Akimbo:
Check out the latest nominees in our Young Visionaries contest – and vote for the young people who inspire you!
Jennifer Redner offered up an insightful analysis of President Obama’s Budget Request for Women and Girls in the United States
Mel Rose Dingal, a youth sexuality rights and reproductive health advocate from the Philippines, reported on the New Ordinance that mandates the establishment of a reproductive health clinic in Davao City
IWHC has staff and advocates attending the Fourth Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Kelly Castagnaro reports on the first day of the conference
And speaking of Africa – Chelsea Ricker comments on President Obama’s response to Uganda’s anti-gay bill
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