Coordination Report

Reproductive Rights/- Health

• The UN Summit Recommends "A World Fit For Children" To Nations, by Otto Shugi
• The Womb: No One Travels The Steep Path Down To Her In Vain, by Maria Zemp
• Latin America: Rendering Feminism Blacker: The Situation Of Black Women In Latin America From a Gender Perspective, by Sueli Carneiro
• Caribbean: What Does Feminism Mean To Young Women?, by Gabrielle Hosein
• Ireland: Smoke and Mirrors: Doctor Fionola Meridith Discusses Postmodern Feminism
• A Vicious Game [The Written Press: Double Standards], by Margarita Elías

Socio-Economic Aspects of Reproduction

• Korea: Results and Issues of the Labour Laws Related Women Reform Movements, by Wang In-Soon
• Cost Benefit and Economic Approach Related to Health Care Services System, by Mabel Bianco
• South Africa: Loosen the Fiscal Stranglehold and Serve the Poor, by Trudy Thomas

  Violence against Women

• USA, Quinacrine Use in Florida, Quinacrine Alert Network
• USA, Governor Apologises for Forced Sterilisations
• The Status of Rape as a War Crime in International Law: Changes Introduced After the Wars in the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, By Vesna Kesic
• Remembrance of Things Past: The Legacy of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Midlife Women, by Sari Tudiver, Ph.D, Lynn McClure, N.P., Tuula Heinonen, Ph.D., Christine Kreklewitz, M.A., and Carol Scurfield, M.D.

  Abortion

• Abortion in The Netherlands: Gold standard falls, by Kimberly Boer
• Switzerland: At Last Women in Switzerland Obtain the Right to Decide for Themselves Whether or Not to Have an Abortion, by Anne-Marie Rey

  Health

• India: Bettering Women's Health Status, by Vibhuti Patel
• Namibia: Gender Inequality Fuels the Spread of HIV and Aids Amongst Women, by Natasha Tibinyane
• Less Affluent Italian Women More Likely to Undergo Hysterectomy, Reuters Health
• Infections in the Female, The Well Woman, Gambia

  Maternal Mortality

• Maternal Mortality - From Denunciation to Implementation, Interview with Martha de la Fuente
• Maternal Deaths: UN Process Indicators: What, Why, and Lessons from the Field, AMDD
• Malawi: Integrating the UN Indicators, by Elizabeth A. Goodburn, AMDD

  News

• Egypt: Arab Women's Civil Rights in Marrying Foreigners, Women in the Middle East
• Moldova: First Gay & Lesbian Pride, ILGA

  Conferences and Meetings

• African Women Celebrating Our Rights to Healthy Minds, Bodies, and Souls, AMANITARE, February 2003, Johannesburg, South Africa

Projects & Actions

• Global Campaign to be Launched: Revive the Vision of Alma Ata!