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Development Health Advice 

UN spotlights ‘explosive’ obesity rates, hunger in Latin America and Caribbean

Global Author
The Panorama of Food and Nutritional Security 2019, jointly published by a group of UN health agencies, urged countries to take swift action to address the malnutrition issue across the region.  “The explosive increase in obesity, which affects 24 percent of the regional population, about 105 million people – almost double the global level of 13.2 percent – not only has huge economic costs, but also threatens the lives of hundreds of… Read More
Human Rights 

Nairobi summit: Women’s empowerment a ‘game changer’ for sustainable development

Village Reporter
The Kenyan capital is hosting a three-day summit to mark 25 years since the landmark International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The conference, held in Cairo, produced a Programme of Action which recognized that reproductive health, women’s empowerment and gender equality are critical to sustainable development. Ms. Mohammed said it must be carried forward: “Achieving gender equality and women’s… Read More
Development Health Advice 

‘Forgotten’ pneumonia epidemic kills more children than any other disease

Global Author
 “For decades the leading killer of children has been a neglected disease and the world’s most vulnerable children have paid the price”, Leith Greenslade, Coordinator of a coalition to stop the disease, said in a joint statement with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other health leaders.  Every day, nearly 2,200 children under the age of five die from pneumonia, a curable and mostly preventable disease. Strong global commitment and… Read More
Human Rights 

Monday’s Daily Brief: Guterres on Bolivia and multilateralism, Syria and Iraq’s displaced, forest initiative, the healing arts

Village Reporter
Multilateralism must weather ‘challenges of today and tomorrow’: Guterres  In a speech to the Paris Peace Forum in Paris on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that to thrive, multilateralism had to adapt, mindful that “conflicts persist, creating suffering and displacement: our world is unsettled”.  He was speaking as commemorations took place in countries across the world, marking the official… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Burna Boy to donate earnings from S’Africa concert to victims of xenophobia

Village Reporter
Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, Burna Boy,  has declared that he will donate parts of the proceeds from a concert he is headlining in South Africa to victims of xenophobic attack. The singer’s revelation comes over two months after he had vowed not to step foot in the country over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. “I have not set foot in SA… Read More
Development Health Advice 

From Prince to Picasso, the arts can be just the tonic, new UN health agency study shows

Global Author
The Health Evidence Synthesis report, from WHO’s Regional Office for Europe, analysed evidence from over 900 publications supporting ways in which the arts can help improve physical and mental health, in the most comprehensive review of its kind to date. The report reviewed the health benefits (either through active or passive participation) in five broad categories of arts: performing arts… Read More
Human Rights 

Violence can ‘never be the answer’: UN rights experts condemn excessive force during Chile protests

Village Reporter
At least 20 people are reported to have been killed and about 1,600 injured, including police officers, during protests that began in early October over rising transport costs and inequality, that has become deeply entrenched in the Latin American country. Throughout the weeks of demonstrations, the Human Rights Council-appointed independent experts have spoken out against the excessive force used by… Read More
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