As a central component of the UNHCR Strategic Directions 2022-2026, UNHCR has identified eight focus areas for renewed attention and accelerated action, including Climate Action. This Focus Area Strategic Plan for Climate Action sets out a global roadmap for prioritized action, providing further cla...rity on UNHCR’s role and direct contribution, its asks of others, and the immediate actions the organization will take to be optimally calibrated to advance this agenda.
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DHS Working Papers No. 85
In South Africa, young women and girls are exposed to extremely high levels of gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV infection. Given the links between the two epidemics, it is important that HIV prevention programmes also address violence against women and children. The Global Fund’s Young Women an...d Girls (YWG) programme is a multi-pronged HIV prevention programme targeting young women and girls and was implemented in 10 districts in South Africa from April 2016 to March 2019. This briefing paper reports on the lessons learnt from a process evaluation of the child protection component of the programme
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In 2016, Senegal made a minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. In June, the Government launched an initiative to remove tailbés from the street and prosecute marabouts that perpetrate crimes against their students; however, no marabouts were prosecuted during th...e reporting period. Children in Senegal perform dangerous tasks in gold mining. Children also engage in the worst forms of child labor, including in forced begging, sometimes as a result of human trafficking.
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Nutrición de menores de 2 de edad
Todo el personal de salud que presta servicios de atención a las mujeres, los bebés y las familias durante el período prenatal y posnatal tiene una función primordial en el establecimiento de la lactancia y su continuación. Este curso brinda a los profesionales de salud las habilidades bás...icas de asesoramiento para que puedan ayudar a las madres y los cuidadores. Los materiales incluyen módulos relacionados con las habilidades de asesoramiento, las prácticas de lactancia materna y alimentación de los lactantes, el apoyo a la lactancia materna y los procedimientos gerenciales. Los participantes no necesitan conocimientos previos sobre lactancia materna.
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Le Profil Pays constitue donc un document de référence pour tout chercheur, praticien et acteur intéressé par la planification familiale en général et par les besoins non satisfaits en particulier. Il fournit de précieux éclairages pour le renforcement des programmes actuels et futurs et la ...réduction des grossesses non désirées au Sénégal.
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Pakistan Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (GARP) was formed in the wake of international and national efforts for AMR curtailment. A group of experts from microbiology, infectious diseases and veterinary medicine formed a core group at the organizational meet...ing of GARP in Kathmandu, Nepal in July 2016. In the meeting, this core group was expanded to include other members from different sectors with the selection of the Chair and co-chairs. These were asked to serve on a voluntary basis, in their own individual capacities, with no personal gains, or gains to the institutions to which they are affiliated. The first phase of GARP took place from 2009 to 2011 and involved four countries: India, Kenya, South Africa and Vietnam. Phase one culminated in the 1st Global Forum on Bacterial Infections, held in October 2011 in New Delhi, India. In 2012, phase two of GARP was initiated with the addition of working groups in Mozambique, Tanzania, Nepal and Uganda. Phase three has added Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Nigeria, Pakistan and Zimbabwe to the network to date.
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Virtual MentorAmerican Medical Association Journal of Ethics May 2007, Volume 9, Number 5:384-387
The international reconstruction effort in Afghanistan after 2001 created an opportunity to advance human rights, and women’s and girls’ rights in particular. Although its achievements have fallen short of what was envisioned, significant improvements in legal protections have emerged through th...e adoption of new and revised laws, the founding and growth of legal aid organizations, and the training of a cadre of women lawyers, prosecutors, and judges.
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Цей посібник повністю відповідає рекомендаціям Міжвідомчого постійного комітету (IASC) та «Операційним рекомендаціям щодо психічного здоров’я та психосоціальної ...підтримки під час планування роботи з біженцями», які вимагають багатосекторної відповіді, спрямованої на вирішення проблем у сфері психічного здоров’я та соціальних наслідків гуманітарних надзвичайних станів і переміщення. Він також підтримує досягнення основної мети Комплексного плану дій ВООЗ у сфері психічного здоров’я на 2013–2020 рр., а саме — надання комплексних, інтегрованих спільнотних послуг у сфері психічного здоров’я та соціальної допомоги, які легко інтегрувати в поточну систему.
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2014, 3:42
http://www.idpjournal.com/content/3/1/42