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Journalists and NGO leaders work together to fight gender violence in South Asia February 7, 2006 Just opposite the palm-lined promenade defining the reach of the Indian Ocean, journalists and NGO activists from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka gathered in Colombo to discuss how the power of the media can help to eradicate human trafficking and violence against women and children in the region.	UGRAD Alumni Use Social Marketing to Stop Smoking Among Youth in Georgia January 30, 2006 An IREX continuing education course on social marketing prompted a group of Georgian alumni from the Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) to launch an anti-smoking campaign targeting youth.
Young American and Russian Volunteers Contribute to the Global Fight against HIV/AIDS January 25, 2006 Forty million people around the world currently live with HIV/AIDS, according to a recent report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO).	Russia, Uzbekistan and Belarus Headline Backsliding in Eurasia While Croatia Leads Steady Progress in Southeast Europe January 25, 2006 IREX announces the release of the Media Sustainability Index (MSI) 2005, which provides the only comprehensive qualitative and quantitative analysis of media development in twenty countries across Europe and Eurasia.
Tajik NGOs Learn About Advocacy in Albania January 20, 2006 Tajikistan’s NGO community is still very much in development. Many new organizations are registered every year, but many lack the capacity to advocate their cause in promoting progressive change in their communities.	Georgian Member of Parliament Gains Global Perspective on Public Health Issues January 18, 2006 Levan Metreveli was already a Member of Parliament in Georgia before he arrived as a MPH Muskie Fellow, and he plans to return to Parliament with a clearer focus on influencing public health legislation and services.
Moldovan Fellow in International Affairs Leads Workshop on Conflict Resolution in Monterey County Middle and High Schools January 10, 2006 Vitalie Diaconu, a Moldovan MA fellow in International Affairs, conducted his community service with Global Majority, a nonprofit organization in Monterey County.	Russian NGO Conference Moves to Build Thematic Alliances and Improve Government Relations to Influence Social Policy January 9, 2006 As debate over the controversial Russian NGO law heated up in the Duma, USAID-sponsored Russian Civil Society Support Program (CSSP) hosted its first NGO conference, entitled “Public Dialogue in Social Policy Development,” in Moscow on December 5, 2005.
Moldova’s Citizens Take Action January 5, 2006 Citizens in villages across Moldova are mobilizing to improve their communities with the help of IREX’s Moldova Citizen Participation Program (CPP).	IREX Condemns the Assassination of An-Nahar Publisher Gebran Tueni December 13, 2005 IREX condemns the assassination of An-Nahar publisher Gebran Tueni and extends condolences to his family, his colleagues at An-Nahar, and to the people of Lebanon.