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Thrillers and romantic comedies and memoirs, oh my! Summer is in full swing, which means beach books galore — whatever type of story that might mean to you. Solve a…
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School nutrition policies: taking action to prevent noncommunicable diseases
In collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, WHO has launched 2 pilot projects focusing on improving school nutrition policies and interventions in primary health care in selected countries. The projects aim…
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UN reports ‘leap forward’ in regulating DNA-altering technology to benefit all
Releasing two companion reports on Monday, the UN health agency has provided the first global recommendations for DNA-altering technology, known as human genome editing, to be used as a safe, effective and ethical public health tool to benefit everyone.
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Conflict, climate change, COVID, forces more people into hunger
Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflict, climate change and the economic impact of COVID-19; and one in five children around the world is stunted, UN agencies warned on Monday.
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Religious News From Around the Web July 12, 2021
Supreme Court Religion Cases – Battles Won, More to Come; Mass Graves at Religious Schools in Canada; How Religion Affected the 2020 Election; Government Measures Exacerbate India’s Religious Divide; Sikhs…
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High-Level Conference on the Global State of Human Rights
On 16 July, Parliament will co-host the first-ever Global State of Human Rights conference to discuss the state of human rights internationally.Subcommittee on Human RightsSource : © European Union, 2021…
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Ensure reproductive health rights for all on World Population Day: UN chief
Erosion of women’s reproductive rights has been one of the fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said.
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The 11 books former President Barack Obama recommends you read this summer
… platforms. Here are the 11 books Obama recommends people read this … Water" was an Oprah Book Club selection. "Intimacies… after he shared his favorite books from 2020, which…
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Côte d’Ivoire: Extraordinary Congress of the clergy. – Vatican News
The Extraordinary Congress of the Ivorian clergy opened this week on Wednesday, 7 July in Yamoussoukro, under the theme, “Life and ministry of a priest in Côte d’Ivoire.”
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FROM THE FIELD: South Sudan’s displaced youth, help power change
Young people who were displaced by conflict in South Sudan have returned home to power change in their community.