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How Has the WHO Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic

WebThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been a central figure leading the response efforts. At the same time, the organization …

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Ensuring the UN’s Duty of Care for the Mental Health of Field …

WebThe survey had 17,363 respondents from eleven UN entities, as well as several UN peace operations, representing 17.7 percent of all UN personnel. The results …

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Gender-Responsive Healthcare in UN Peacekeeping Operations

WebIncreasing the number of women peacekeepers in United Nations (UN) missions is a key part of the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda, the UN’s …

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Using the SDGs as a Platform in Pandemic Response

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the frailty of many aspects of global economic, social, and healthcare systems, and has also made visible the level of …

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Peacekeeping During Pandemics: How the UN Can Be Part of the …

WebOur analysis of the scant UN data on peacekeepers’ health also confirms a concerning trend of increased deaths from disease. In the 1990s, an average of 43 …

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COVID-19, Public Health, and Climate Change: Q&A with Aaron …

WebDoctors and public health researchers are getting an increasingly accurate and nuanced picture of the many ways climate change damages human health.. Now, …

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Women, Peace, and What is Security

WebIn 2021, 47 million women and girls will be pushed into poverty, widening the gender poverty gap, and it is estimated that more than 11 million girls may never return to school. …

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The State of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the UN

WebAdopted in April, United Nations Security Council resolution 2467 represents a crossroads for UN member states who are invested in securing and protecting the …

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Delivering Services to Respond to Sexual and Gender-Based …

WebThe World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that nearly 1 in 3 women aged 15 and older have been subjected at least once in their lifetime to physical or …

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UN Peacekeeping and the Protection of Civilians in the COVID-19 …

WebUN peacekeepers are mandated to protect civilians from physical violence in DRC, CAR, Mali, South Sudan, Darfur, Lebanon, and Abyei. The COVID-19 crisis is not …

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The Future of Peace Operations is African, and Demands Better

WebDespite such progress, the future of peace operations in Africa will be determined by the disposition of the international community towards developing better …

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Ukraine: War’s Far-Reaching Impacts on People’s Health

WebThese deaths may have occurred directly—collateral damage to the fighting—but war has far-reaching impacts on people’s health. Some deaths are not …

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Sustaining Peace: Can a New Approach Change the UN

WebThe sustaining peace concept was informed and inspired by the new Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, underpinned by 17 Sustainable Development Goals …

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Misinformation Isn’t Organized by Topic: Why Communicators on …

WebConsidering that the climate crisis predated the COVID-19 pandemic, why has attention on climate misinformation lagged? And how can efforts to tackle climate …

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What Factors Will Decide the Fate of the Global South in …

WebAs countries with greater political stability and more sophisticated health systems fight all-out battles against the novel coronavirus, all eyes now turn to countries …

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Protecting and Prioritizing Healthcare in Conflict

WebThere have been several high-profile cases of healthcare facilities being attacked in conflict situations since late last year. The bombing of a Médecins Sans …

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Do People Trust the UN

WebA global-level 2020 survey by the consulting firm Glocalities found that 47 percent of the world’s population trusts the UN, compared to 27 percent that does not. …

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Women’s Issues: What Are They

WebUsing the word “ women’s ” can sometimes act as a qualifier, labeling a topic as lesser, softer, unnecessary, or to indicate that something is not applicable—nor of …

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Youth and Climate Action: An Interview with Nisreen Elsaim

WebNisreen Elsaim, a Sudanese climate activist and Chair of the Sudan Youth Organization on Climate Change, is a member of the advisory group and spoke with …

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Pope’s UN Address Provides Food for Thought for All Religions

WebOn the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, the Pope has given the international community some serious food for thought.

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