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Sustainable Development Goals and Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is about celebrating abundance and wealth; commit to advocating for the Sustainable Development Goals to your family! At the same time, learn new Chinese New Year greetings to impress your elders. SDG 1 : No Poverty 阖家幸福 (hé jiā...

ONE TEAM IS REDEFINING HOW THE WORLD MEASURES HAPPINESS, FOR THE BETTER If we want to “build back happier,” we’ll have to know where to look. IT’S TEMPTING TO ASSUME 2020 WAS NOT A GREAT YEAR FOR HAPPINESS. BUT DESPITE LAST YEAR’S HEALTH HARDSHIPS AND A SPIKE IN POOR MENTAL HEALTH, THE AUTHORS OF...

Roughly 15,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed annually among American children. Eighty percent of these children ultimately are cured, which is a remarkable medical success story. But in sub-Saharan Africa, where about 100,000 new cases of pediatric cancer occur annually and 90 percent of those...

By Xiheng Jiang, Vice-President of China Center for International Knowledge on Development (CIKD) The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 shows that, while advances have been made in some areas, monumental challenges remain. The world is not on track to end poverty and millions...

Learning on health systems strengthening through evaluation Why is health systems strengthening important for UNICEF? “UNICEF has identified an important role for itself: ensuring that national systems are strong and resilient and able to provide sustained, quality services to those who need them...

In general, fortifying (and enriching) foods are helpful, but one should be cautious about nutrient overdoses with particular vitamins and minerals. It is also crucial to understand that fortifying foods cannot cover poor nutrition. More than two-thirds of Americans don’t eat fruits or vegetables at...

Between 70%-80% of food advertisements promote unhealthy foods, which leads to the development of unhealthy behaviors and nutrition challenges. WHO has created CLICK to help governments monitor these advertisements: C(comprehend the digital ecosystem), L(landscape campaigns), I(investigate exposure)...

This blog summarizes the Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition Governance for Healthy Diets which was held from April 24-26, 2019. It includes the focus of curating diverse diets and being cautious of media and digital marketing. A recent sub-regional symposia – Symposium on...