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Health And The UN

September 8 marked 15 years to the day since the United Nations adopted the millennium development goals (MDGs). Soon the world will adopt a new regime in global milestones...

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Sustainable Development

Harnessing The Data Revolution For Sustainable Development

On September 27, 2015, the member states of the United Nations agreed to a set of Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals) that define a common agenda to achieve inclus...

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Gender

Why Valuing Caregiving Is Key To Closing The Gender Gap.

In the United States, the revolution for equality between men and women is stuck halfway. Over the past 50 years, women’s roles have changed dramatically, with almost...

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Environment

The World Has A Doomsday Seed Vault In The Arctic, And It Just Saw A Withdrawal

But the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is anything but fiction. And if its Norse god-like name didn't already imbue it with a sense of importance, its purpose will - it's meant...

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Hollywood

Jennifer Lopez Named As Un Foundation Global Advocate For Girls And Women

Today, the United Nations Foundation announced Jennifer Lopez as the first-ever Global Advocate for Girls and Women at the UN Foundation. In this new ro...

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Bollywood

Kajol To Promote The Importance Of Hygiene At The Un General Assembly

Kajol, who will next be seen in Dilwale, may be currently busy with her film commitments but the actress has taken time out to attend the United Nations General Assembly th...

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Bollywood

Akshay Kumar Supports The Global Goals Campaign.

MUMBAI: Actor Akshay Kumar is the first Indian personality to get behind the #dizzygoals challenge in support of a campaign to make the new Global Goals for Sustainable Dev...

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Environment

Scientists Want To See Microbeads Banned — And California Is Leading The Way

In a recent report, researchers from seven institutions have estimated that every day, a whopping 808 trillion microbeads are washed down drains in the United States, while...

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Health

French Pharmacies Begin Selling HIV/AIDS Home Testing Kits

Self-testing kits for HIV/AIDS went on sale in French pharmacies Tuesday, as part of a government plan to encourage early detection of the virus.The test, which is manufact...

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Hollywood

Cote de Pablo Joins Campaign To Raise Awareness of Gynecologic Cancers.

Each year, approximately 88,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer. The five main gynecologic cancers are cervical, ovarian, uterine, vagina...

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