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  • 01/27/2020 - Alicia Bárcena (ECLAC): "Investment is key for bolstering productive diversification, infrastructure, and integration of the Region’s countries"

    In the framework of her participation in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, spoke at a session on the outlook for emerging markets in 2020, where she stressed the urgency of changing the development paradigm.. Read more and watch the video.

  • 01/27/2020 - Nearly half a billion can’t find decent work, unemployment set to rise: new UN labour report

    Around half a billion people work fewer paid hours than they would like, or are not getting enough access to paid work, shows a study published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Monday, which also forecasts that unemployment will rise by about 2.5 million this year. 

  • 01/26/2020 - E-cigarettes: how risky are they?

    Are e-cigarettes and other vaping products dangerous? Do e-cigarettes (ENDS) cause lung injuries? Are e-cigarettes more dangerous than regular cigarettes? Are ENDS addictive?
    Are secondhand ENDS emissions dangerous? Should ENDS be banned? Click here and find out!

  • 01/26/2020 - Pan American Health Organization and Airbnb Announce Collaboration

    The Pan American Health Organization and Airbnb have agreed to collaborate on providing food safety information to the public, using educational materials to promote prevention of foodborne diseases and reduction of food safety risks. Read more.

  • 01/24/2020 - The drive for quality education worldwide, faces ‘mammoth challenges’

    Aligning inclusive, quality education with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was centre-stage on Friday, as the President of the UN General Assembly held a high-level interactive meeting for the International Day of Education (24/01). Read more. 

  • 01/14/2020 - The first Health for All Film Festival

    WHO invites filmmakers, professionals and students around the world to submit videos for the first Health for All Film Festival. The festival will be held in May 2020 in Geneva during the 73rd World Health Assembly. Work may be submitted until January 30 and should arouse emotions, generate awareness and change behavior about health problems. Read more to sign up.

  • 12/05/2019 - Happy New Year!
  • 12/03/2019 - Only one in five countries has a healthcare strategy to deal with climate change

    In its first global review of more than 100 countries, WHO found that while around half of them have developed a strategy on the issue, fewer than one in five is spending enough to implement all of their commitments. Read more.

  • 11/29/2019 - Public call notice: Fake news and health dossier

    Until December 2nd is the deadline for submission of unpublished papers for the Fake News and Health dossier of the Electronic Journal of Health Communication, Information and Innovation (Reciis). Texts in English, Portuguese and Spanish are accepted. Know more.

  • 11/25/2019 - ECLAC: Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEO)

    In 2018, At Least 3,529 Women Were Victims of Femicide in 25 Latin American and Caribbean Countries. In its latest publication on measuring femicide, the GEO of ECLAC points to the challenge of comparing the phenomenon on a regional level. In the majority of Caribbean countries (where the offense of femicide/feminicide has not been codified in criminal codes), the only figures collected correspond to women’s deaths at the hands of their partners or former partners. Read more.

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