Research methods challenges: A case study of preparedness in The Bahamas - Johnson TOJ, Jensen J.
Disaster research is essential for developing more robust and contextualised policies. It is, therefore, no surprise that multilateral organisations like the United Nations and the World Bank have called for enhanced disaster-related frameworks, legislatio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Mega-events: assessing road safety through an operating framework: an application for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games - Cigognetti T, Carra M, Ghirardi A, Assefa NG, Ferretto L, Ventura R, Maternini G, Barabino B.
To meet the United Nations and European Union goals of reducing road crash fatalities and injuries, it is also relevant to address the negative externalities due to mega-events on the road network and the local communities, to assess the safety of the road... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Egress, Escape, Evacuation, Crowds Source Type: news
UNICEF: 230 million females are circumcised globally, 30 million more than in 2016
Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday by the United Nations children’s agency (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide
Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen Tags: Female Genital Mutilation Women and Girls Vagina Medicine and Health United Nations Children ' s Fund Somalia North America Europe Middle East Asia Burkina Faso Egypt Ethiopia Sudan Indonesia Yemen Sierra Leone Djibou Source Type: news
International Women ’s Day, 2024Rural Tajik Woman’s Road to Empowering Women Living with HIV
Takhmina Haidarova, Tajik advocate for the rights of women living with HIV. By Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Mar 7 2024 (IPS) Born and raised in a rural area in a traditional Tajik family, Takhmina Haidarova managed to finish high school with excellent grades and wanted to go to university.
“[But] it was compulsory for my family to give higher education to boys, and girls were trained to be housewives,” she says. Her dream of higher education was instead replaced by an arranged marriage to a cousin.
“I was strongly against this wedding, but my father decided for me and married me to him. I hadn’t even seen him before the wed...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ed Holt Tags: Active Citizens Civil Society Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Middle East & North Africa Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health International Women's Day 2024 IPS UN Bu Source Type: news
Donald Trump reveals counterprogramming for Biden's SOTU speech
Former President Donald Trump plans to livestream his critiques of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee after former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley exited the GOP race on Wednesday, took to social media on…#donaldtrump #trump #unitednations #nikkihaley #crooked #unionaddress #truthsocial #fbi #ags #politicalopponent (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
International Women ’s Day, 2024
By External SourceMar 6 2024 (IPS-Partners)
On March 8th, we celebrate International Women’s Day.
A day to honour the resilience, achievements, and potential of women worldwide.
The world faces crises—geopolitical conflicts, poverty, and climate change.
These exacerbate the global plight of women everywhere.
Furthermore, the global economic and financial systems perpetuate gender inequality.
Less than 50% of working-age women are in the global labour force.
Women spend about three times as many hours on unpaid domestic work as men.
Globally, women in the paid workforce earn 20% less than men on average.
...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Climate Change Gender Gender Identity Health Inequality Labour Multimedia TerraViva United Nations Video International Women's Day 2024 IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Haley ruins Trump's hope of Super Tuesday sweep
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has spoiled former President Donald Trump's hopes of sweeping the Super Tuesday GOP presidential primaries. Haley, who served under Trump as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, pulled off an unexpected win over the former president in Vermont on…#southcarolina #nikkihaley #donaldtrump #super #trump #unitednations #vermont #haley #districtofcolumbia #stevencheung (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Haley wins Vermont primary, AP says
Left: FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley hosts a campaign event at Union Hall at Union Station in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. March 2, 2024. File photo by Randall Hill/Reuters#unitednations #nikkihaley #raleigh #northcarolina #randallhillreuters (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why AP called GOP primaries for Trump
The Associated Press was able to declare former President Donald Trump the winner in a string of Republican presidential primaries Tuesday as initial vote results revealed no path for former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to overtake him. AP called races across several states shortly after…#donaldtrump #unitednations #nikkihaley #trump #northcarolina #charlotte #raleigh #oklahoma #haley #tennessee (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ahead of Super Tuesday, Nikki Haley says she will stay in the 2024 presidential race as long as she is'competitive '
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley reacts while speaking about her husband, Maj. Michael Haley, who is currently deployed with the South Carolina National Guard, during a campaign stop at the Clemson University at Greenville ONE building…#michaelhaley #clemsonuniversity #greenville #southcarolina #super #nikkihaley #meetpress #donaldtrump #iowa #newhampshire (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Strengthening Immunisation of Africa's Children
[New Era] THE Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) have announced an extended partnership with particular focus on immunisation of children across the continent. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 1, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Namibia Southern Africa Source Type: news
Air Quality Sensors Boosting Nairobi ’s Fight Against Air Pollution
Deborah Adhiambo (43) has been battling mild asthma since 2022, a condition she describes as “both a health and economic burden.’’ The mother of three lives within Dandora Estate, nine miles east of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Dandora is home to Kenya’s largest open landfill, which receives more than 2,000 metric tonnes of waste daily. For […] (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jackson Okata Tags: Africa Climate Action Conferences Development & Aid Environment Featured Headlines Health Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Climate and Clean Air Conference(CCAC) IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Kenya UN Source Type: news
Dehydrate the stratosphere to curb global warming? Scientists float risky new strategy
Given the alarm about rising levels of carbon dioxide and methane, it’s easy to forget that plain old water vapor is a major greenhouse gas, too. It can linger for years in the stratosphere, for example, absorbing heat from the surface and re-emitting it back down. According to one study, a possible jump in stratospheric water during the 1990s
may have boosted
global warming by up to 30% during that time. But what if you could stop water from getting there in the first place?
That’s the idea behind a new geoengineering technique,
proposed
today in
Science Advances
. By targeting risi...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 28, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Ukraine gets defense boost from Israel
Israel will provide Ukraine with an early warning system against missiles as part of an aid package for Kyiv, as it condemned aggression from Russia. Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, told the General Assembly on Monday that his country had provided humanitarian aid to…#israel #ukraine #unitednations #giladerdan #generalassembly #vladimirputin #comparingrussia #hamas #erdan #securitycouncil (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
