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She is the founder and president of War Child Canada/War Child USA and has worked with the United Nations and non-governmental organizations. Nutt has worked with children and their families on the front-line of many crises including Iraq , Afghanistan , The Democratic Republic of Congo , Liberia , Sierra Leone , Somalia , Darfur , South Sudan ...
The World Education Forum is a premium body comprising representatives of major organisations involved in education and related activities across the world. Major organisations involved in the forum include: UNESCO , and the World Bank , and the Asian Development Bank .
Between 2001 and 2021, Afghanistan experienced improvements in health, education and women's rights. [40] [41] Life expectancy increased from 56 to 64 years and the maternal mortality rate was reduced by half. 89% of residents living in cities have access to clean water, up from 16% in 2001. The rate of child marriage has been reduced by 17%.
Promote the equitable distribution of wealth among and between nations and seek to eradicate poverty. Educate their respective communities about the need to care for the earth's environment. Develop and promote reforestation programs. Join with the UN in calling on nations to abolish nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.
Resolution 45/164 of the United Nations General Assembly was adopted on 18 December 1990, proclaiming that 1993 would be the International Year for the World's Indigenous People, "with a view to strengthening international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous communities in areas such as human rights, the environment, development, education and health".
The Regional Forum on Environment and Health in Southeast and East Asian Countries is a global framework for action provided by Agenda 21 of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development; the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation of 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development; the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations and the recommendations of the fifth ...
In attendance were heads of state from 72 different countries, as well as representatives from 87 other nations. The Summit agenda was highly endorsed by three main organizations- the World Health Assembly, Education for All (led by UNESCO) and the United Nations Children's Fund Executive Board. UNICEF was the main contributor. Every year ...
The war has resulted in lower socioeconomic statuses of Bosnia's citizens, raised new health concerns, caused epidemiological changes, and changed the focus of the community. [9] Some of the environmental factors that have had an effect on health include limited trash disposal sites, water shortages, and infrastructure destruction. [ 10 ]