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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Are there any successful policies and programmes to fight overweight and obesity?

Report

02 Jan 2019

This document summarizes the online discussion Are there any successful policies and programmes to fight overweight and obesity? which was held on FAO’s Gl...

Report Health system strengthening, including governance and financingNutrition and food safetySocial determinants of health Unhealthy diets

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Clear the air for children

Report

02 Jan 2019

A study on the impact of air pollution on children. The study found that around 300 million children currently live in areas where outdoor air pollution exce...

Report Environment, climate change and healthMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health Household and Outdoor Air Pollution

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Climate Change and Labor: Impacts of Heat in the Workplace

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02 Jan 2019

&nbsp;This report looks at the impact of rising temperatures due to climate change on the workforce. Rising heat in the workplace implies severe effects for ...

Report Environment, climate change and health

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Using competition law to promote access to medicines and related health technologies in low- and middle-income countries

Briefs & Fact Sheets

02 Jan 2019

The issue brief highlights key aspects of using competition law to promote access to health technologies from UNDP’s landmark publication “Using Competit...

Briefs & Fact Sheets Access to essential medicines and services

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Development Planning and Tobacco Control: Integrating the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control into UN and National Development Planning Instruments

Guide

02 Jan 2019

In response to the high-level political calls to action and decisions taken by ECOSOC and the COP, UNDP and the Convention Secretariat have jointly produced ...

Guide Tobacco use

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World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO Guidelines for the pharmacological and radiotherapeutic management of cancer pain in adults and adolescents.

Guide

01 Jan 2019

Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, responsible for 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Pain is exp...

GuidePublication Cancer Access to essential medicines and services

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UN Women

Making the SDGs count for women and girls with disabilities

Briefs & Fact Sheets

28 Dec 2018

This brief underlines the need to mainstream disability into all efforts to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment (SDG 5); highlights key issues fo...

Briefs & Fact Sheets Disability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rightsSocial determinants of health

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Prevalence of Obesity: A Public Health Problem Poorly Understood

Article

28 Dec 2018

This review article discusses the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) in support of a total diet approach to achieving diet and health goals, especially a...

Article Nutrition and food safety Physical inactivityUnhealthy diets

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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Shaping smarter and more sustainable cities - Striving for sustainable development goals

Report

28 Dec 2018

This document provides guidance to city leaders in establishing a framework for the management, control and optimization of the Smart Sustainable City enviro...

Report Environment, climate change and health

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INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES

NCD care in humanitarian settings: a clarion call to civil society

Briefs & Fact Sheets

17 Dec 2018

This publication outlines the impact of crises on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and why people living with NCDs are particularly vulnerable. It was origin...

Briefs & Fact Sheets Emergency preparedness, prevention and response

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Unless we act now: The impact of climate change on children

Report

13 Dec 2018

This report aims to build the evidence base on children and climate change by focusing on the major climate-related risks; children’s current and future ex...

Report Environment, climate change and healthMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Transitioning from the MDGs to the SDGs

Report

12 Dec 2018

This publication includes analysis and lessons on each of the 16 countries and the one sub region that took part in the Reviews. The exercise, which brought ...

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