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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Norway tops list as best place to be a mother; U.S. slips behind Japan
Norway ranks as the world’s best place to be a mother, well ahead of the United States, which dropped to the 33rd spot in the annual scorecard released by Save the Children on Monday. Somalia is the
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8 million people including 1.7 million children affected by Nepal earthquake
Almost 8 million people have been affected by the devastating earthquake in Nepal that killed nearly 7,000 people and 1.7 million children are in urgent need of aid in the worst-hit areas. According
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Gender and livelihoods impacts of clean cookstoves in South Asia
<p>Women spend approximately 374 hours every year collecting firewood in India finds this new study released by Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. It focuses on the gender impacts of clean cooking solutions in households as well as women's involvement in improved cookstoves markets, in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.</p>
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Improved sanitation may reduce sexual violence in South African townships
Improving access to public toilets in South African urban settlements may reduce both the incidence of sexual assaults by nearly 30% and the overall cost to society, a study by researchers at the Yale
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on malnourishment in Chhattisgarh, 30/04/2015
One of the question raised was why despite State Government of Chhattisgarh having own Food Security Legislation, malnourishment of children and women is very high.
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Reducing sexual violence by increasing the supply of toilets in Khayelitsha, South Africa: A mathematical model
<p>Sexual violence is a major public health issue, affecting 35% of women worldwide. Major risk factors for sexual assault include inadequate indoor sanitation and the need to travel to outdoor toilet
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Villagers stage protest with empty pots
Aggrieved villagers from the fluoride-affected and upland areas of the district staged a demonstration with empty drinking water containers made of clay here on Monday in an effort to draw the government’s
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World Happiness Report 2015
The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness. The first report was published in 2012, the second in 2013, and the third on April 23, 2015. Leading experts across fields
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Maharashtra govt to appoint ‘swachhata doots’ in every village
Maharashtra government has decided to appoint ‘swacchata doots’ (cleanliness ambassadors) in every village to help achieve the target of building 56 lakh toilets across the state over the next five years.
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World Development Indicators 2015
World Development Indicators 2015 provides a compilation of relevant, high-quality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. It is intended to help