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ShareTheMeal: WFP app marks new milestone
The principle is simple: give what you can – whether it’s one meal or one year of meals – and know that it makes a difference.
A meal supplied by the United Nations World Food...
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UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter: August 2022
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on COVID-19 information
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New UNAIDS ‘Against the Odds’ podcast adds to growing list of UN audio content
In "Against the Odds", a brand-new podcast series from UNAIDS, extraordinary people are asked what made them winners when all the odds were stacked against them. How did they overcome life-changing challenges? And what...
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What you need to know about monkeypox
On 23 July, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared a public health emergency of international concern over the outbreak of monkeypox.
This public health emergency is defined by the...
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Ramping up the Goals
When 45-year-old Icelandic entrepreneur Haraldur Thorleifsson was one day unable to access a corner shop in his wheelchair, while the rest of the family entered to buy some soft drinks, a shift happened. It was not the first time Mr Thorleifsson, who has been a wheelchair user for the past two decades, had been split from his family in such a way.
Environment
Sand warms up the Finnish polar night
The inhabitants of Kankaanpää in western Finland need not worry about heating during the coming winter as much as fellow Europeans. About a hundred homes, a few offices, and the municipal swimming pool in...
Digital Engagement Hub
WHO and Viamo provide critical access to COVID-19 information to the next billion digital users via their mobile phones
WHO is working with Viamo, a global social enterprise improving lives via...
Netflix and UNESCO short film competition
Netflix and UNESCO have launched an innovative short film competition on...
2nd WHO Health for All Film Festival
The World Health Organization invites independent film-makers, production companies, NGOs, communities,...
World Bank: Table for 10 Billion
Table for 10 Billion is a limited podcast series exploring what it...