30 January, 2004 - 01:00
They say the report, by Marianne Eriksson, opens a new debate on the sex industry and its consequences for women, gender equality and gender violence.
30 January, 2004 - 01:00
David Shukman for BBC News reports: 'I hadn't realised how advanced the project was: heavy vehicles were in place along with a massive rock-crusher and two storage towers for cement.'
16 January, 2004 - 01:00
A scientific study has found farmed salmon contains significantly more pollutants than wild salmon; Scottish and Faroese farmed salmon have more contaminants than salmon raised elsewhere.
16 January, 2004 - 01:00
At a high-level meeting in Geneva, Ministers from polio-endemic countries unveiled a bold new plan to immunize 250 million children during 2004.
16 January, 2004 - 01:00
The WSF has begun - on 16 January, the reality of the World Social Forum took shape in the thousands that joined in solidarity with music and dance.
16 January, 2004 - 01:00
The World Economic Forum says efforts towards achieving the UN's Millennium Development Goals are faltering badly. It meets in the Swiss resort of Davos from 21 to 25 January.
9 January, 2004 - 01:00
A report in the Guardian highlights the increasingly difficult environment that International NGOs are facing.
9 January, 2004 - 01:00
The action comes after Mr Clarke's satirical column criticised the government. The case is pending appeal.

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