UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé (left) and the President of the Russian Olympic Committee and First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma, Alexander Zhukov (right), signed an agreement to join forces to accelerate the global goal of ending the

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Russia moving “from despair to hope” in fight against HIV/AIDS

31 March 2016

Russia is moving “from despair to hope” in its efforts to address HIV/AIDS, a senior UN official has said.

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Delegates attend a meeting of the Geneva-based Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

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Russia urged to amend list of jobs women cannot perform

16 March 2016

The decision to prohibit a Russian woman from working at the helm of a boat has been criticized by a UN human rights body.

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