NCD advocacy: Why youth should be involved, and how you can help

My name is ‘Lola James; I am a young leader from Nigeria, and I'm 101% committed to reducing preventable deaths due to cancer and other NCDs.
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Out of the shadows: Making mental health a global priority

Wed, 04/13/2016

A two-day series of events, co-hosted by the World Bank and the World Health Organization during the World Bank-International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, aims to move mental health from the margins to the mainstream of the global development agenda.

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Paris Climate Agreement Signing

Wed, 04/13/2016

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited all world leaders to UN HQ in New York on 22 April for a signing ceremony of the Paris climate agreement, agreed in December 2015.

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UN Secretary-General candidate informal dialogues

Tue, 04/12/2016

The President of the General Assembly has invited the eight candidates that have been formally presented for the role of UN Secretary-General to participate in informal dialogues from 12 – 14 April.

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Financing for Development Follow-up Forum

Tue, 04/12/2016

The inaugural ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FfD) follow-up will be held from 18 – 20 April at UN HQ in New York.

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UNGASS on the world drug problem

Mon, 04/11/2016

The UN General Assembly will convene a special session on the world drug problem from 19 – 21 April at UN HQ in New York.

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East Africa: Regional advocacy planning in focus

Thu, 04/07/2016

The 2nd Capacity building workshop of the East Africa NCD Alliance will be taking place in Nairobi this 8th-9th April.

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Breakthrough in treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

According to the landmark Barbados Diabetes Reversal Study, a combination of diet and exercise can lead to people with Type 2 Diabetes coming off medication and maintaining low blood sugar, effectively meaning that it could be possible to put Type 2 Diabetes into remission.

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Tobacco addiction and the right to health

Sat, 04/02/2016

For the first time, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights takes up tobacco use as a human rights issue during a hearing on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 in Washington DC.

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