Economic and Social Development
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Government of India: United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027
GoI-UNSDCF 2023-2027 represents the UN development system’s collective offer to the Government of India, in line with the national vision for development, for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, promoting gender equality, youth empowerment and human rights. The United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/72/279 designates the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework as the principal planning and implementation instrument for the UN Development System at country level. Programme priorities of the UN entities working at the country are derived from the GoI-UNSDCF.
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Source/Issuing Agency:GOI,UNRCO
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New Delhi, United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office, Government of India, 08 January 2024
Keywords:
SDG's; COVID-19
Language:
English
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Report
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Public Health
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Global Consultation for updating Operational plans for Island Countries and Countries close to Elimination of Leprosy: Towards Implementation of the Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030
Leprosy is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) targeted for elimination (interruption of transmission), along with onchocerciasis and human African trypanosomiasis. This is aligned with “Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a roadmap for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030 (NTD Roadmap 2030)”, developed pursuant to decision EB146(9) of the WHO Executive Board at its 146th Session in February 2020.
“Technical guidance on interruption of transmission and elimination of leprosy disease” and its associated tools, the Leprosy Programme and Transmission Assessment Tool (LPTA) and the Leprosy Elimination Monitoring Tool (LEMT), were prepared following recommendations of the WHO Taskforce for defining cut-offs and criteria for verification of interruption of transmission and elimination of leprosy disease (TFCEL), and a series of consultations with experts and national programme managers. The technical guidance defines the three stages a leprosy programme passes through to reach the goal of interruption of transmission and elimination of leprosy, thereby facilitating Member States towards reaching the goal of interruption of transmission and elimination of disease. This major paradigm shift from elimination of leprosy as a public health problem to interruption of transmission follows up on request from countries with extremely low burden to be recognized by WHO for having achieved or achieving the “zero leprosy” status. The WHO Global Leprosy Programme (GLP), the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO-SEARO) and the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO-WPRO) co-organized a “Global Consultation for updating operational plans for island countries and countries close to elimination of leprosy – towards implementation of the Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030” in Manila, Philippines, from 11 to 14 July 2023. It was attended by national programme managers, members of the WHO Technical Advisory Group (TAG)- Leprosy, other experts, partners, persons affected by leprosy and WHO staff members. The Global Consultation was organized with the general objective of updating country operational plans for those island countries and countries close to the goal of interruption of transmission and elimination of leprosy to accelerate the implementation of the “Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030: towards zero leprosy”. The specific objectives were to review the current situation, make progress on elimination of leprosy in respective countries and define the way forward towards leprosy elimination in light of the Leprosy Elimination Framework; share successful experiences of implementing activities related to leprosy programmes; identify critical areas needing support to accelerate efforts to improve the implementation of the Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030; and update the “Country operational plans to accelerate implementation of the Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030”, considering the epidemiological and programmatic situation. The expected outcomes of this Consultation meeting included receiving updated country operational plans for island countries and other countries close to elimination for implementing the Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030 to reach the set targets of the Strategy; developed linkages between national programme managers and donors/partners for implementing the “updated country operational plans” aligning with the Global Leprosy Strategy 2021–2030 and the NTD Roadmap 2030; and documentation of successful programme implementation experience for replication in other similar contexts.
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Source/Issuing Agency:WHO
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Geneva, World Health Organization, 2024
ISBN:978-92-9021-119-8
Language:
English
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Publication
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International Trade and Finance
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Preliminary Assessment of the Economic Impact of the Destruction of Gaza and Prospects for Economic Recovery
Israel has occupied Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since June 1967. Despite the “withdrawal” of Israel from Gaza in 2005, it has retained control over its airspace and all land and sea borders, except for the 12 km border with Egypt. Since the early 1990s, and greatly amplified after 2007, the Palestinian people in Gaza have been subjected to prolonged and severe restrictions on their movement that, in combination with tight restrictions on trade in goods, in effect amount to a blockade on the densely populated 365 km² Gaza Strip. Furthermore, Israel does not allow the construction and operation of air or seaports and bans or restricts the importation of critical production inputs and technology. Several Israeli military operations have taken place in Gaza, in 2008, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2022, May 2023 and October 2023. The operations caused internal displacement and recurrent destruction of physical infrastructure, residential buildings, capital stock and productive assets, including agricultural land, crops, livestock sheds, greenhouses, fruit trees, storage facilities, boats, fishing equipment, agribusinesses, irrigation canals, water pumping systems, electricity networks, Internet networks, factories, office buildings, housing units, educational facilities and health-care centres. Prior to the outbreak of the latest Israeli military operation in October 2023, much of the damage from previous military operations remained unrepaired, while the inhabitants of Gaza were confined in one of the most densely populated spaces in the world, in chronic conflict conditions, with inadequate access to clean water, without electricity for half the day and without a proper sewage system. Close to half the workforce was unemployed and two thirds of the population lived in poverty.
Key economic indicators before and after the blockade show aspects of the de-development of Gaza. At the time of the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority in 1994, Gaza had about the same standards of living as the West Bank. The ratio of Gaza’s GDP per capita to that of the West Bank fell from parity in 1994 to 44 per cent in 2007 and reached 28 per cent in 2022.1 During the period 2006–2022, the GDP per capita of Gaza shrank by 27 per cent, from $1,994 in 2006 to $1,257 in 2022. According to the International Monetary Fund the military operation of 2014 debilitated 85 per cent of the capital stock that had survived the previous military operations.2
For over a decade and a half Gaza has been largely removed from the development agenda and has been rendered a humanitarian disaster area with 80 per cent of the population dependent on international aid. The current Israeli operation in Gaza has resulted in an unprecedented death toll, destruction of civilian infrastructure and mass displacement of Gazans from the northern to the southern part of the enclave. This, de facto, has doubled the already extremely high population density under conditions of extensively damaged water, sanitation and hygiene system, which may elevate public health risks to dangerous levels. By 28 January 2024, more than three months into the military operation, the reported death toll in Gaza reached 26,422, the majority of whom are children and women. At least 65,087 people have been injured and many have been reported missing in Gaza, likely trapped or dead under the rubble. More than three months into the military operation, an estimated 1.9 million people, or nearly 85 per cent of the population of Gaza, became internally displaced, following evacuation orders by the Government of Israel. Nearly 1.72 million of these internally displaced persons were registered in severely overcrowded facilities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), while the rest took shelter in schools, hospitals, wedding halls, offices and community centres, and some camped in open space near shelters.
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Source/Issuing Agency:UNCTAD
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Geneva, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 2024
Language:
English
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Publication
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Public Health
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Global Spending on Health: Coping with the Pandemic
The report shows that global spending on health continued to increase in 2021, the second year of the pandemic, to US$ 9.8 trillion (10.3% of global GDP). The increase in spending was driven by higher government spending and out-of-pocket spending. In low income countries, external aid for health played an important role in supporting government spending. Sustaining government spending and external aid at 2021 levels could, however, prove challenging given the deterioration in global economic conditions, rising inflation and increased debt servicing obligations. The report also capitalizes on disaggregated spending information to provide new insights into the dynamics of increased global spending on health through the pandemic. Using data disaggregated by health service providers it shows some of the ways that health service delivery systems coped with the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitals, ambulatory care providers, and pharmacies accounted for most health spending. Shifts were observed, however, in the composition of services within provider types, reflecting the new and evolving demands through the pandemic. Disaggregated spending data by disease and condition also shows a delicate balance between spending on COVID-19 and other diseases was maintained. The report also examines countries’ health capital investment, which shape current operational capacity and are essential for forging a path toward effective and resilient health systems.
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Source/Issuing Agency:WHO
Imprint:
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2024
ISBN:978-92-4-008674-6
eISBN:978-92-4-008675-3
Keywords:
COVID-19; SDG's
Language:
English
Resource Type:
Report
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Public Health
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Imagining Futures of 3D Bioprinting: WHO Global Health Foresight Series
This report presents the outcomes of a foresight project led by the Emerging Technologies, Research Prioritisation and Support unit and the Blood and Other Products of Human Origin team at the World Health Organization (WHO) on 3D bioprinting and global health. The project was conducted between August and November 2023. 3D bioprinting could be used to meet crucial public health challenges, such as the demand for repair or replacement of human organs and tissues. The foreseen applications of the technology include research, training and various medical uses. Outstanding issues include quality, safety, efficacy, equity of access and ethics, and appropriate regulations and governance should be considered to address those issues efficiently.
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Source/Issuing Agency:WHO
Imprint:
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2024
ISBN:978-92-4-008777-4
eISBN:978-92-4-008778-1
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English
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Report
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Public Health
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Clinical Management of Diphtheria: Guideline
The WHO Clinical management of diphtheria contains the most up-to-date recommendations for the clinical management of people with diphtheria. The guideline is available in pdf format (via the ‘Download’ button) and via an online platform.
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Source/Issuing Agency:WHO
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Geneva, World Health Organization, 2024
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English
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Public Health
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Country Cooperation Strategy for WHO and Kuwait 2023–2027
Together, Kuwait and WHO have developed the Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) 2023–2027 as a medium-term framework to support Kuwait in achieving the health and well-being targets set out in Kuwait Vision 2035. The CCS 2023–2027 outlines a set of six priorities: (1) strengthening the health system to provide people-centred services; (2) bolstering institutional capacities for emergency preparedness; (3) empowering better health and well-being through whole-of-society approaches and health-in-all settings and sectors; (4) addressing immediate environmental health challenges and mitigating the future health effects of climate change; (5) operationalizing an evidence ecosystem through high-quality data linkages enabled by innovative use of digital technologies; (6) and building on Kuwait’s multilateral leadership to enhance cooperation for global health and well-being.
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Source/Issuing Agency:WHO
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Geneva, World Health Organization, 2024
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English
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Population and Demography
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The Maternal Health and Newborn Thematic Fund 2022 Annual Report: Catalyzing Action Amidst Global Challenges
In 2022, the Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund (MHTF) continued to provide tailored and catalytic support with the overall goal of ensuring that every woman, adolescent girl and newborn has equitable and accountable access to quality sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health and rights. It did so by strengthening health systems in 32 countries with high maternal morbidity and mortality spanning five regions: the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, East and Southern Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and West and Central Africa. Furthermore, the sixth UNFPA region, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, received catalytic resources for midwifery needs assessments. On the last year of Phase III, the MHTF enabled 2.4 million pregnant women to receive safe delivery care adding to the cumulative total of 28 million women since the inception of the Fund in 2008. Over 84,000 midwives have been supported through pre-service education and in-service training to sustain and improve essential life-saving skills . Nearly 10,000 fistula repair surgeries were performed. Selected countries benefited from redesigning their national network of referral health facilities that provide emergency obstetric and newborn care, allowing the management of 414,000 obstretic complications, included in the 3.1 million cases since inception. Going forward in Phase IV, together with the findings and recommendations of the mid-term evaluation, the MHTF will leverage its successes and the lessons learned to respond to megatrends, including climate change, digitalization and pandemics, that are impacting maternal and newborn health. Through the MHTF, UNFPA remains committed to delivering integrated sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health services, aiming to achieve its three transformative results by 2030.
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Source/Issuing Agency:UNFPA
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New York, United Nations Population Fund, 2024
Keywords:
COVID-19
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English
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Report
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Labour and Employment
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Preventing and addressing Violence and Harassment in the World of Work through Occupational Safety and Health Measures
The report addresses the widespread issue of violence and harassment in the workplace and emphasizes the need for comprehensive measures, including international conventions and safety protocols, to combat these challenges globally. The report highlights the pervasive issue of violence and harassment (V&H) in workplaces worldwide, affecting more than one in five employed individuals. It underscores the significant impact of V&H on individuals, enterprises, and society, exacerbated by evolving work conditions like digitalization and work-life balance challenges. The report emphasizes the importance of adopting comprehensive strategies, including the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention (No. 190) and occupational safety and health (OSH) measures, to prevent and address V&H, while also examining different national approaches and the effectiveness of collective bargaining agreements and legal frameworks in tackling this issue.
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Source/Issuing Agency:ILO
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Geneva, International Labour Organization, 2024
ISBN:978-92-2-038609-5
eISBN:978-92-2-038610-1
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Conditions of employment; Sexual harassment,Occupational safety and Health,Workplace violence
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English
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Report
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Nutrition and Food Security
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Building Synergies Between Child Nutrition and Social Protection to address Malnutrition and Poverty
Child malnutrition and poverty are inextricably linked and should be tackled together, including and especially in contexts facing recurrent and multiple shocks. UNICEF’s Programming Guidance “Building synergies between child nutrition and social protection to address malnutrition and poverty”(2024) aims to provide guidance to assist managers and practitioners to support governments to intentionally develop synergies between child nutrition and social protection. Actions and approaches to building synergies between child nutrition and social protection are context specific. However, evidence and practice allow us to propose a set of principles and a programme framework based on five entry points and ten actions across evidence, policies, governance and the design and implementation of programmes . Practical examples are included throughout the document and additional considerations are outlined for humanitarian and fragile contexts.
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Author:
Annalies Borrel
Source/Issuing Agency:UNICEF
Imprint:
New York, United Nations Children’s Fund, 2024
Keywords:
Child malnutrition; Poverty; Social Protection
Language:
English
Resource Type:
Publication
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