The role of health and health systems in promoting social capital, political participation and peace: a narrative review - De Luca GD, Lin X.
High levels of violence and insecurity are highly detrimental for societies. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16 is advocating for peaceful, accountable and inclusive institutions as one powerful channel to foster global development. Investing i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Why China wants to be Asia's only UN Security Council member
China's stance on being the sole Asian representative in the United Nations Security Council has come into sharper focus following Russia's robust endorsement of India's bid for permanent membership earlier this month. The Russian ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, has extended support to New…#russian #denisalipov #newdelhi #unsc #securitycouncil #globalsouth #beijing #easternladakh #externalaffairs #perth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women, Girls Equal Partners in HIV Responses, Says Activist
Tendayi Westerhof was one of the first celebrities in Zimbabwe to disclose their HIV-positive status. By Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Feb 14 2024 (IPS) UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, recently made an impassioned call for governments to support women and girls from marginalized communities at the frontlines of the defence of human rights, to help ensure, among others, that global health is protected.
This comes as the latest data from UNAIDS shows that:
Globally, 46% of all new HIV infections were among women and girls in 2022
In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) accounted for more than 77% of ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ed Holt Tags: Africa Aid Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Zimbabwe Source Type: news
North Ignores ‘Perfect Storm’ in Global South
By Jomo Kwame SundaramKATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 14 2024 (IPS) A gathering ‘perfect storm’ – due to various developments, several quite deliberate – now threatens much devastation in the global South, likely to most hurt the poorest and most vulnerable.
Globalisation’s protracted decline
The age of globalization had mixed consequences, unevenly incorporating national markets for labour, goods and even some services. It ended gradually, with the trend far more pronounced following the protracted worldwide stagnation since the 2008 global financial crisis.
Jomo Kwame SundaramSometimes still referred to as the Great Re...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Armed Conflicts COVID-19 Economy & Trade Financial Crisis Global Globalisation Headlines Labour Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Ukraine needs nearly $9 billion to rebuild its cultural sites and tourism industry, UN agency says
The United Nations' cultural agency says Ukraine will need nearly $9 billion over the next decade to rebuild its cultural sites and tourism industry following Russia’s invasion and war.#unitednations #ukraine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Landmark report details how human activities can disrupt animal migrations
Animals that migrate face myriad threats to their survival, all of which have a common denominator: human activity. That’s according to a first-of-its-kind report published Monday by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a United Nations treaty. More than…#cms #unitednations #habitat #emilycohen #amyfraenkel #matthewkauffman #usgeologicalsurvey #mammals #threatened #danielcosta (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Spikes in air pollution may increase suicide risk
A study combining air quality data and suicide reports from across China confirms earlier observations that heavy air pollution from traffic, factories, coal-fired power plants, and home heating can increase the risk of suicide. The study, published today, suggests a Chinese battle plan to clear the air, launched a decade ago, helped prevent some 45,970 suicides from 2013 to 2017.
“It’s a well-done study,” says Roger McIntyre, a psychiatrist at the University of Toronto. It’s also the first investigation he knows of that links lower suicide rates to improved air quality.
Researchers have long known that...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 12, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Nearly Half of the World ’s Migratory Species Are in Decline, U.N. Report Says
(WASHINGTON) — Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday.
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Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and other migratory animals move to different environments with changing seasons and are imperiled by habitat loss, illegal hunting and fishing, pollution and climate change.
About 44% of migratory species worldwide are declining in population, the report found. More than a fifth of the nearly 1,200 species monitored by the U.N. are threatened with extinction.
“These are speci...
Source: TIME: Science - February 12, 2024 Category: Science Authors: CHRISTINA LARSON / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Nikki Haley hits back at Donald Trump after he mocks her husband
After former President Donald Trump taunted his Republican rival Nikki Haley over her husband's whereabouts on the campaign trail on Saturday, she responded by slamming him on social media. Haley, a former South Carolina governor and former United Nations ambassador under the Trump administration,…#donaldtrump #nikkihaley #haley #southcarolina #unitednations #trump #michaelhaley #africa #hornofafrica #makeamericagreat (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nikki Haley mocks Donald Trump, Joe Biden with competency test at rally
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley took aim at President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Saturday when her team handed out a mental competency test to people who attended her rally in South Carolina. The former United Nations ambassador is trailing Trump in the race for the…#nikkihaley #donaldtrump #southcarolina #unitednations #trump #newhampshire #haley #newberry #cbsnews #nidiacavazos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UN probes $3B North Korean cyberattacks on crypto firms: Report
The United Nations is reportedly set to publish documents detailing its investigation later this month, or early next month.#unitednations (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Somalia: United Front Against FGM - UNFPA, Unicef, MWHRD Call for Action
[Shabelle] In a collaboration organized by the Federal Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development (MWHRD) alongside the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a gathering of distinguished stakeholders convened to mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This momentous occasion was attended by senior representatives from the government, the diplomatic community, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the United States Embassy in Somalia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 8, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Somalia Women and Gender Source Type: news
Proven Vector Control Interventions Needed to Stem Malaria Infections in Africa
Rwanda is using drone technology as an effective and innovative way of eradicating malaria in breeding sites. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPSBy Aimable TwahirwaKIGALI, Feb 8 2024 (IPS) Experts recommend that the current prevention of malaria in highly endemic countries in Africa should integrate “locally appropriate” control measures to cope with the highest burden of mosquito-borne disease on the continent.
The latest 2023 World Malaria Report shows that the life-threatening disease remains a significant public health challenge, with both malaria incidence and mortality higher now than they were before the start...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Aimable Twahirwa Tags: Africa Climate Action Climate Change Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Malaria Source Type: news
Is Anti-Woke a Grass-Root Movement?
Woke, adjective; woker, wokest. Chiefly US slang – Being aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice). Disapproving: politically liberal or progressive (as in matters of racial and social justice) especially in a way that is considered unreasonable or extreme. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jan Lundius Tags: Active Citizens Climate Change Crime & Justice Gender Global Headlines Health Human Rights LGBTQ Migration & Refugees TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Embodying the Spirit of the Dragon
By Siddharth ChatterjeeBEIJING, Feb 8 2024 (IPS) The Year of the Dragon is upon us.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for this Lunar New Year, “The dragon symbolizes energy, wisdom, protection and good luck. We need these qualities to rise to today’s global challenges.”
Indeed, we do. Just consider some of the challenges from the past year.
The persistent drag of COVID-19.
Sluggish economies.
The hottest year on record.
Climate disasters, one after the other.
A rising tide of fake news, fake images, and hate speech.
Risks posed by the malicious use of AI, which grows in sophistication by t...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Siddharth Chatterjee Tags: Armed Conflicts Asia-Pacific Climate Change Economy & Trade Education Energy Environment Financial Crisis Food and Agriculture Global Headlines Health Peace Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
