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Water and climate change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) recognizes the valuable contributions of FAO, SIWI, UNDP, UNESCO-IHP, UN-Habitat, UNIDO, UNU-INWEH, WHO, WMO and the World Bank whose inputs as chapter lead agencies made the content preparation of ...
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on meeting needs for family planning: a global scenario by contraceptive methods used [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

open access: yesGates Open Research, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis could leave significant numbers of women and couples without access to essential sexual and reproductive health care. This research note analyses differences in contraceptive method mix across Sustainable Development Goal regions and ...
Aisha Dasgupta   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

United Nations Organization [PDF]

open access: yesRevue de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité sociale, 2017
I - The Committee of Economic, Social and Cultural rights In the period September 2017 - March 2018 the Committee adopted the concluding observations and recommendations in respect of Korea, Moldova, Russia and Columbia. The Committee pointed again to the lack of direct implementation of the ICESCR on the national level and payed attention to the ...
openaire   +3 more sources

A new look at contraceptive prevalence plateaus in sub-Saharan Africa: A probabilistic approach [PDF]

open access: yesDemographic Research
BACKGROUND: Fertility decline in sub-Saharan Africa has been slower than in other regions, with the periods of extremely slow transitions frequently described as stalled.
Mark Wheldon   +3 more
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Informing resilience building: FAO’s Surveillance Evaluation Tool (SET) Biothreat Detection Module will help assess national capacities to detect agro-terrorism and agro-crime

open access: yesOne Health Outlook, 2021
Attacks using animal pathogens can have devastating socioeconomic, public health and national security consequences. The livestock sector has some inherent vulnerabilities which put it at risk to the deliberate or accidental spread of disease.
Gisela Vasconcelos Gioia   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE ASSOCIATION OF BODY MASS INDEX, BLOOD PRESSURE AND FASTING BLOOD SUGAR WITH GENDER IN THE UNITED NATIONS STAFF OF LIBERIA

open access: yesPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To determine the association of body mass index, blood pressure and fasting blood sugar with the gender in the UN staff of Liberia. Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Muhammad Imran Ibrahim   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The Future We Want - Zero Draft of the Outcome Document

open access: yesRevista Catalana de Dret Ambiental, 2012
Submitted by the co-Chairs on behalf of the Bureau in accordance with the decision in Prepcom 2 to present the zero-draft of the outcome document for consideration by Member States and other stakeholders no later than early January 2012.
Bureau of the Preparatory Process for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
doaj   +1 more source

Cooperation among the United Nations Regional Commissions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The objective of the present review is to assess the relevance and effectiveness of (a) cooperation among the regional commissions; (b) cooperation between the regional commissions and other United Nations system entities, especially in the framework of ...
United Nations   +2 more
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Climate and disaster resilient infrastructure : building resilience to future uncertainties and shocks

open access: yes, 2021
This policy paper led by ESCAP was jointly written in collaboration with UNDP, UNDRR, UNEP and UNOPS, with additional contributions from UN Habitat, UN Women, UNFPA, OHCHR, ILO and FAO, as part of the Asia-Pacific Issue-Based Coalition (IBC) for ...
UN.ESCAP
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Midwife-led pandemic telemedicine services for maternal health and gender-based violence screening in Bangladesh: an implementation research case study

open access: yesReproductive Health, 2023
Background The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted maternal and newborn health services in Bangladesh, exacerbating the large gaps in service utilization that existed prior to the pandemic.
Amirul Islam   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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