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One Woman's Work to Highlight the True Cost of a Mother's Life Lost

The last time Faridah Luyiga Mwanje saw her sister Remie alive, she was preparing to give birth to her fourth child at a top private hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Remie bled...

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Sustainable Development

Private sector urged to invest in sustainable development at World Investment Forum

“There is a strong business case for investing in sustainability. Private sector approaches can help us to innovate,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a...

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Hollywood

Dungeons and Dragons and girls: Video shoots down gamer stereotypes

A new short documentary challenges the stereotypes we build around boys and girls and their play habits. How do parents influence those stereotypes? A new video called &ldq...

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Who is Malala Yousafzai?

Malala Yousafzai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, is hailed around the world as a champion of women’s rights who stood up bravely against the Taliban to defe...

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Festivals

SOS Villages of India and TISS holds state seminar on Quality Care of every Child

Mumbai, October 10, 2014: In order to understand the scenario of alternative care for children living wi...

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Hollywood

Taylor Swift: 'Emma Watson's feminism speech was just what young women needed to hear'

Taylor Swift has become the latest young star to join the Emma Watson feminism fan club after showering praise on the Harry Potter star following her sexual equality speech...

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Health

India may miss U.N. Millennium Development Goal for maternal mortality rate

India, which accounts for the largest number of maternal deaths in the world, is unlikely to achieve the fifth Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality to...

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Environment

A Group Shout on Climate Change

The marchers and mayors, the ministers and presidents, have come and gone. So what is the verdict on Climate Week, the summit meeting on global warming convened by the Unit...

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Sustainable Development

On World Day, UN spotlights tourism’s role in promoting sustainable development

In harnessing the benefits of global tourism, the international community will take “critical” steps forward in advancing the United Nations’ sustainable ...

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Hollywood

Victoria Beckham Named As UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today appointed British fashion designer Victoria Beckham as its International Goodwill Ambassador, with a focus on ...

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