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• Women's rights 28
• Women-at-risk 17
• Work permits 1
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• Amnesty International - Botswana
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Botswana
• Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) - Botswana
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Pretoria
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Botswana
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Botswana
• ReliefWeb - Botswana
• UNHCR - Botswana
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Botswana
• United States Department of State - Botswana
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Botswana