23/07/2019
22 July 2019 — Can young coders help solve the climate crisis? The UN’s Youth Envoy launched a global competition earlier this month, “Reboot The Earth”, in collaboration with the Office of Information & Communications Technology, to try and answer that question, fostering collaboration between the United Nations, academia, civil society, and young people to address the climate emergency.
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World Bank/Arne Hoel | Young people using computers in Kampala, Uganda.
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23/07/2019
Mexico City, 22 July 2019 (WHO)* — Based on new evidence assessing benefits and risks, the WHO recommends the use of the HIV drug dolutegravir (DTG) as the preferred first-line and second-line treatment for all populations, including pregnant women and those of childbearing potential.

Credits: Epa-Efe/Divyakant Solanki (Photo from WHO).
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23/07/2019
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 2019 (IPS)* – When the United Nations General Assembly met in 2007 to vote on North Korea’s human rights record, only 10 of the 56 African countries voted with the U.S.-led western coalition.

The overwhelming majority followed China – either by voting against or abstaining from the resolution.
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23/07/2019
Following “with sadness” the Israeli authorities’ destruction of homes in the Palestinian community of Sur Bahir, three top United Nations officials issued a statement on Monday [22 July 2019] underscoring that the move was “not compatible” with Israel’s “obligations under international humanitarian law”.*
UNRWA/Lara Jonasdottir | The three-year-old girl in the photograph had been twice displaced with her family in the West Bank over the past year. (2018)
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23/07/2019
22 July 2019 (IFPRI)* — Poor diets are the now the leading risk factor for the global burden of disease, accounting for one-fifth of all deaths worldwide. While the causes of poor diets are complex, new research finds the affordability of more nutritious foods is an important factor.

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