World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
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Report on the in-session workshop on gender-responsive climate policy with a focus on mitigation action and technology development and transfer
This is a summary of the in-session workshop on gender-responsive climate policy with a focus on mitigation action and technology development and transfer requested by decision 18/CP.20. The workshop was
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Africa: Plates From Fallen Leaves, Bricks From Plastic Waste and Sight Saving Mobile APPs- Green Innovation Highlighted At 2015 Seed Awards
Nairobi — 2015 SEED Awards Honour African and Women-Led Enterprises As the world gears up to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) later this month, 27 trailblazing eco-enterprises are recognized
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Latin America and the Caribbean: looking ahead after the Millennium Development Goals
Two weeks before the 193 member-states of the United Nations approve the sustainable development agenda for 2030 in New York, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says Latin
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Leisure time computer use and overweight development in young adults – a prospective study
<p>The prevalence of overweight among Swedish young adults has nearly doubled since the 1980s. The weight increase has been paralleled by the increased use of computers at work, at school, and at leisure
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Delivering for nutrition in Madhya Pradesh: insights from a study on the state of essential nutrition interventions
In India, policies are in place to address the set of nutrition-specific interventions that will accelerate progress in nutrition, if implemented at scale. These interventions include iron and folic acid
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Preventing suicide: A global imperative
<p>Every 40 seconds a person dies by suicide somewhere in the world. “Preventing suicide: a global imperative” is the first WHO report of its kind. It aims to increase awareness of the public
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Kenya: Women Living Longer Than Men but Aids Remains Major Threat
Women in Kenya are enjoying a higher life expectancy than men, living to an average of 67.5 years compared to 63 for men. On the whole, life expectancy has been increasing over the last two decades
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Economic empowerment of African women through equitable participation in agricultural value chains
The African Development Bank has launched a report that seeks to empower women to take the lead in agribusiness and agriculture value chains thus participating in Africa’s economic growth process. The
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Hurricane Katrina’s psychological scars revealed
<p>New Orleans still bears the scars of Hurricane Katrina, ten years later. More than 500,000 people fled when the storm hit, and many never returned. Large swathes of the city are sparsely populated,
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Gambia to Celebrate Second FAO Award in Kanilai
Gambians are gearing up for a grand celebration of the prestigious award presented to the country by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations on June 9 2015, in Rome, Italy, during