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World population to cross 11 billion by the end of the century

There will be no end to world population growth in this century, says the UN, adding that the world’s population will increase from 7.3 billion people to 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion at the...

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UN — India’s ageing population needs better health care by 2100

While there will be no end to the world population growth in this century, developing countries with young populations but lower fertility like India face the prospect of a substantial population...

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UN launches new strategy to end preventable death of women, children

The UN launched an ambitious public-private strategy to end preventable deaths of women, children and adolescents by providing life-saving treatments  from immunisations to perinatal care. UN launched...

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UN World Toilet Day: Govt. needs to tap rural people’s intelligence to for...

On the occasion of United Nations World Toilet Day, organizations like World Toilet Organization, Parmarth Niketan, Reckitt Benckiser India and Pehel- The Initiative, emphasised that to make India a...

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Focusing on IP to increase access to healthcare is narrow approach

Access to healthcare is a major challenge in developing countries as this involves making available affordable and quality medicines to people living in poverty. Goal 3 of the UN’s sustainable...

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Yoga made it to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list

In what is being seen as a diplomatic triumph for India, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has inscribed yoga in Unesco’s Representative List as...

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21-year-old Indian Sathviga Sridhar wins first UNICEF Climate Comic Contest!

Sathviga ‘Sona’ Sridhar, a 21-year-old artist from Chennai, India, is the winner of the first-ever UNICEF Climate Comic Contest for her character ‘Light’ – a half tree-half human who uses special...

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United Nation health agency launches first global monitoring system for dementia

The United Nations health agency on Thursday launched the first global monitoring system for dementia, which is expected to affect 152 million people worldwide by 2050 – triple the current 50 million –...

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Efforts must be made to empower women and girls with autism: UN...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said efforts must be made to empower women and girls with autism. In his message on Monday for the World Autism Awareness Day, the Secretary-General said “we...

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International Day of Families 2019: 6 health benefits of spending time together

Barbara Bush, wife of former US President George H. W. Bush, had rightly said, “Togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.” Togetherness keeps you grounded, safe, and secure, giving...

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