Lisa Anderson
Lisa Anderson is the North America correspondent for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reporting on humanitarian issues, anti-corruption, good governance and women's rights....
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Conflict zones reshape contours of child marriage
By Lisa AndersonInterviews with Syrian refugees indicate that as time goes on, economic pressure increases and fear for their daughters' virginity mounts, “they will have to consider marrying off their girls.”
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High-end fashion aids low-income women
By Lisa AndersonFashion 4 Development harnesses the power of international fashion brands to promote sustainable economic growth, create jobs, nurture design talent and preserve traditional skills and cultural heritage around the world
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Hillary Clinton: Empowering women is "unfinished business"
By Lisa AndersonEducating girls is investment in the future of nations, global leaders said at this year's Clinton Global Initiative
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Online scam fakes conference on domestic violence
By Lisa AndersonI had registered for a fake conference: A variation on the notorious Nigerian email scams, this online fraud trend targets professionals, academics and NGOs
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What good is a legal right if a woman can't exercise it?
By Lisa AndersonDue to more legislation curtailing abortion services, clinics in many states are threatened with closure, confronting women with physical and financial obstacles they may not be able to overcome
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$2 birth kit could prevent hundreds of deaths every day
By Lisa AndersonLife-saving supplies that come in a handy “purse” for postnatal use
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Women’s rights and the environment: Marriage of convenience?
By Lisa AndersonPanel discussion on gender and sustainability heats up over concept of population control as defense against climate change.
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Healthy women make healthy economies
By Lisa AndersonAltruism may fail to fund reproductive health but money talks
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New financing partnership to speed delivery of medical aid
By Lisa AndersonBridge loans close gap between money pledged and received
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GBCHealth Conference includes reproductive health
By Lisa AndersonZambia’s first lady honoured for promoting reproductive health, describes being “constantly haunted” by patients she has lost to preventable, pregnancy-related conditions
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U.N. launches database mapping women's constitutional rights
By Lisa Anderson | Tue, 17 Dec 2013 -
"Sextortion": An old form of corruption gets new attention
By Lisa Anderson | Tue, 3 Dec 2013 -
US needs training, coordination to punish sexual violence
By Lisa Anderson | Thu, 28 Nov 2013 -
Q+A-What is the "world's bill of rights for women"?
By Lisa Anderson | Tue, 12 Nov 2013 -
Somaly Mam opens salon staffed by trafficking survivors
By Lisa Anderson | Fri, 11 Oct 2013 -
Adolescent girls want education, health, safety to thrive
By Lisa Anderson | Fri, 11 Oct 2013 -
FACTBOX-The Girl Declaration and what it means
By Lisa Anderson | Thu, 10 Oct 2013
African Union calls for Christmas truce in South Sudan
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U.S. aircraft hit by gunfire in South Sudan as conflict worsens
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Obama warns South Sudan after U.S. military aircraft attacked
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NYC PR executive loses job after Twitter post about AIDS in Africa
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Robots to the rescue at international trials in Florida
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Czech Christian Democrats accept posts in centre-left coalition
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NATO starts own talks with Afghanistan on post-2014 mission pact
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Wyoming to fight U.S. over Indian reservation land grant
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Israel plays down importance of alleged spying by U.S. and UK
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African Union calls for Christmas truce in South Sudan
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Freed from jail, Khodorkovsky reunited with family in Berlin
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Arab report slams U.S. security ideas for Palestine
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Iraqi militants kill at least 18 soldiers, including commander
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Body of British surgeon arrives in Lebanon from Syria
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Syrian photographer killed in Aleppo
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Turkey's Erdogan says "dark alliances" behind graft inquiry
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U.S. aircraft hit by gunfire in South Sudan
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Somali parliament approves new prime minister
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UN's Ban calls for more funds for typhoon-stricken Philippines
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U.S. confirms service members wounded in South Sudan