health
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26 April Apr 2016 1758 26 April 2016 Hope for the children of Chernobyl
Today is the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion: the disaster that remains the worst nuclear power plant accident in history, and continues to affect thousands of people across Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. With generations of children affected by the radiation, Chernobyl is an everyday reality, and not just an anniversary the world remembers once a year. The Nadeshda rehabilitation centre in Belarus was founded to give hope to children living in towns and villages contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster.
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25 April Apr 2016 1100 25 April 2016 How to achieve better results for the most marginalised
The decrease of public funding for NGOs and the increase of development and humanitarian challenges at the same time means complex challenges for civil society lie ahead. As part of a recent Awareness raising event in Brussels, CONCORD director Seamus Jefferson shared some recommendations on how to tackle the situation.
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14 April Apr 2016 1116 14 April 2016 Growing inequality for children in world's richest countries
UNICEF have released new figures that show growing inequality among children in high income countries. Israel was the lowest ranking of the 41 countries, and Denmark the highest. “As our understanding of the long term impact of inequality grows, it becomes increasingly clear that governments must place priority on enhancing the well-being of all children today, and give them the opportunity to achieve their potential,” says Dr. Sarah Cook, Director of the UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti.
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13 April Apr 2016 1508 13 April 2016 #MentalHealthNow: depression and anxiety are on the rise
When you’re sitting down at the dinner table tonight, look around. One in four of you will be affected by mental illness at some point in your life. Not only that, but the latest WHO statistics show that common mental disorders are increasing worldwide. Between 1990 and 2013, the number of people suffering from depression and/or anxiety increased by nearly 50%, from 416 million to 615 million.
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11 April Apr 2016 1500 11 April 2016 Amnesty International: "Italy needs to end the forced segregation of Roma"
Amnesty International is calling for Italy to end its segregation of Roma in a recent blog post, stating that “Forced evictions of hundreds of residents from the camps of Lungo Stura Lazio in Turin and Via Idro in Milan in the last year...further underlines the prejudicial horror show that accommodation for Roma in Italy has become.”
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11 April Apr 2016 1003 11 April 2016 We need to invest in welfare state to fight poverty
Europe is losing the battle against poverty. Caritas new report "End Poverty in Europe – Our solutions to make it happen" offers solutions to win this battle.
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8 April Apr 2016 1326 08 April 2016 Unicef calls for a well-managed process to determine each child’s best interests
With the process of returning refugees and migrants from the Greek islands to Turkey underway as part of the EU-Turkey agreement, UNICEF reminds States of their duty to care and protect all children and give them a full and fair hearing when deciding on their future.
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8 April Apr 2016 1129 08 April 2016 Health workers with right skills in right places needed
The number of doctors and nurses has reached record levels in the OECD. Countries should now reform their training and employment strategies to better respond to people’s changing health needs and also reduce their reliance on foreign-trained health workers from developing countries, according to a new OECD report.
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7 April Apr 2016 1535 07 April 2016 Living with diabetes and educating others
On 7 April 2016, World Health Organization marks World Health Day with a focus on "beating diabetes". In the WHO European Region, an estimated 64 million people live with diabetes. Here is the story of one of them: Idriz, a man who learnt to live with type 2 diabetes and made it a priority to help others with diabetes.
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7 April Apr 2016 1201 07 April 2016 Millennials' expectations are reshaping world business
Young investors are substantially more focused on sustainability than other generations. Millennials, for instance, are nearly three times more likely to seek employment with a company because of its stance on social and/or environmental issues.