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Today, 24 May, on the margins of the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA), the Global Health Centre (GHC) of the Geneva Graduate Institute will hold the high-level panel discussion entitled "A different scale: Global action to address obesity." This side event will feature the WHO Acceleration Plan to STOP Obesity launched at the WHA.
Photojournalist Lisa Krantz documented one man's losing battle with obesity. Hector Garcia Jr. weighs over 600 pounds in this image. Moving from one room to another has become nearly impossible for him, so his mother, Elena, watches over him. This four-year photographic account titled "A Life Apart: The Toll of Obesity" is accompanied by the heartbreaking testimonies of Hector and his loved ones. It is viewable here.
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According to the World Health Organization, two billion people still do not have basic sanitation facilities. How do governments and organisations address this sanitation crisis? On 19 November, the "Toilet Revolution" event, organized by Heidi News and the Graduate Institute with the support of the Toilet Board Coalition and UN-Water. will focus on digital health innovations in the field of sanitation and will shed light on organisations based in Geneva working to improve the global sanitation landscape.
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Tomorrow, 17 March, the UNDP and GCSP invite you to join the "Geneva Presentation of the UNDP Special Report on Human Security." To bring a larger perspective on human security, high-level speakers will share their views through the lens of climate, security, health, and digital in light of emerging threats in the 21st century. The image above was taken during a geological study at the Atacama desert in Chile by Magnum photographer Patrick Zachmann in 2003.
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The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) holds the World Cancer Congress in Geneva from 18 to 20 October. Through a multidisciplinary program that presents the latest successful interventions in cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care, experts and leaders will deliver a suite of innovative and interactive sessions covering the full spectrum of cancer control. Nancy Borowick spent years photographing her parents undergoing parallel treatments for stage four cancer. This multi-rewarded intimate family story is part of the book entitled "The Family Imprint: A Daughter's Portrait of Love and Loss," Hatje Kantz publishing, and will be shown at the Xposure festival in February 2023.
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On 10 – 11 May, Geneva will host the GIS for a Sustainable World Conference. Based on Geospatial technology in the form of Geographic Information Systems, this merging of data, people and methods aim to share knowledge and respond better to global challenges. In conjunction with the GIS conference, the WHO launches today, 9 May, the WHO GIS Centre for Health, to assist the health sector in its efforts "to respond to an outbreak, track vaccine delivery, collect samples, and explore spatial patterns in areas of case reporting." The image above was taken in the Botanical garden of Ooty in India by Martin Parr in 2018.
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On 20 May 2021, the Internal Displacement monitoring centre (IDMC) organizes the virtual launch of the 2021 Global report on Internal Displacement. This impromptu barber set-up was pictured by, Magnum Photographer, Peter van Agtmael at the Al-Khazer IDP camp, in Iraq, in 2017.
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Lettland – Ständige Mission (UNO)
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United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Geneva Branch - UNODA
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Ukraine – Ständige Mission (UN, Konferenz für Abrüstung)
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The 9th edition of the Geneva Health Forum will take place from 3 to 5 May under the theme "Covid-19 Pandemic and Environmental Emergency: Reinventing Global Health in times of Global Changes." You may access the program and register here. Above, the MFS team disinfect the lakes in Magaria, Niger, to avoid the risk of Malaria. This picture was taken by Zied Ben Romdhane in July 2021.
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From 23 to 25 June, the Academic Council of the United Nations (ACUNS)https://acuns.org/annual-meeting-2022/, in collaboration with the Graduate Institute and UN Geneva, will hold its annual meeting under the theme "Evidence-Based Solutions for Intensifying Global Challenges." The conference's purpose is to bring together scholars and practitioners active in the work of the UN to apprehend and address global challenges. Peter van Agtmael took this image at the UN's 2012 General Assembly in New York. Those buttons are for delegates to vote yes, no, or abstain.
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Tschechische Republik – Ständige Mission (UNO)
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