This technical brief was developed by the UNFPA Global Ageing Network to complement the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs' (UN DESA) Iss...ue Brief: Older Persons and COVID-19, which emphasized the humanitarian imperative of addressing older persons' specific needs within preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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This concept report was prepared by Faith for Earth Initiative in support of the efforts of the ...Government of Iceland to put forth a new resolution during UNEA 5.2 1
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Report of the Review Committee on the Functioning of ...>the International Health Regulations (2005) in relation to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
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This report - the largest of its kind to date - draws on the experiences of over 8,500 women and... 300 health professionals across eight countries. It exposes the aggressive marketing practices used by the formula milk industry, and highlights impacts on families’ decisions about how to feed their babies and young children.
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The report is based on in-depth qualitative research in countries along the Eastern and Central Mediterranean routes. It focuses on Iraqi and Nigerian migrants as case studies, as Nigeria is ...lass="attribute-to-highlight medbox">the number one country of origin for migrants travelling along the Central Mediterranean route. Iraqis represent the third biggest group of migrants who travelled along the Eastern Mediterranean route in 2016.
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Mapping Report - Ireland.
Concentrations of the major greenhouse gases, CO2 , CH4 , and N2 O, continued to increase despite the temporary reduction in emissions in 2020 rela...ted to measures taken in response to COVID-19.
2020 was one of the three warmest years on record. The past six years, including 2020, have been the six warmest years on record. Temperatures reached 38.0 °C at Verkhoyansk, Russian Federation on 20 June, the highest recorded temperature anywhere north of the Arctic Circle.
The trend in sea-level rise is accelerating. In addition, ocean heat storage and acidification are increasing, diminishing the ocean’s capacity to moderate climate change.
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A Report of A survey study conducted to determine the demand, availability, quality of production, usage, and affordability ...to-highlight medbox">of wheelchairs in Uganda.
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This study examines the gendered impacts of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Liberia in the larg...est outbreak of EVD ever recorded. The findings are based on an extensive two-week desk study and one-week participatory field study conducted in January 2015 in the cities of Monrovia and Buchanan in Liberia
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This report considers how to integrate health into urban planning, investments, and policy decisions, so as to support the implementation and achievement of ...x">the goals and objectives of the New Urban Agenda.
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Nationally, Senegal met the MDG target for water supply access. It did this by engaging the public and private sectors to effectively invest and report on investments. It focused on larger populatio...n centers, less on remote regions of the country. Its achievements set the stage for more equitable and widespread service provision as the country now works to achieve the SDGs, requiring sustainable management of universal access. This case study documents the progression of the sector between 1990 and 2015, and analyzes the impact of local systems created in Senegal to respond to the water and sanitation challenge.
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A Provisional Document. The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance to public health professionals tasked with managing a response to viral hepatitis. As every country’s needs are different ...with respect to its epidemiology and the current level of response, people would use this manual in different ways
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