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New U.S. Global Fragility Strategy Recognizes Environmental Issues as Key to...
A new Global Fragility Strategy, released late last year by the U.S. Department of State, signals a growing awareness of the role that environmental issues play in fragility, conflict, and peace....
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COVID-19’s Pregnancy Paradox: Greater Disease Risk but Lower Vaccine Priority
“Greater attention to pregnant patients as a unique population at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection sequelae, is critical to preventing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality,” write the...
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COVID-19 Causes Dire Disruptions in Maternal, Child, and Reproductive Health...
“The pandemic has undoubtedly resulted in more deaths and more illness – particularly for the most vulnerable women and children,” write the authors of a new United Nations International Children’s...
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COVID-19 Causes Lags in Childhood Vaccinations–“The Time to Catch Up is Now”
More than a year after it began, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt essential health services, including routine childhood immunizations, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO)...
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Most LGBTQ+ Individuals Remain in the “Global Closet”–At Great Cost to Global...
Pride month 2021 is underway, with parades, celebrations, and advocacy movements all over the world. Given the month’s celebratory nature—along with the increasing acceptance of and recent victories...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Has No Demonstrated Impact on Miscarriage Rates in the...
COVID-19 continues to pose a high risk to pregnant people who contract the virus. Despite this concern, hesitancy surrounding the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy remains, write the...
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New Wilson Quarterly Features Expert Insights on Climate Migration
“Supporting the talents and potential of the refugees of today could lead to empowering the scientists, leaders, and innovators of the future. Instead of a lost generation, we have the opportunity to...
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16DaysCampaign Calls to End Femicide: Research Shows Women in Perinatal...
“Femicide is an important, but often unreported, cause of maternal mortality. This research documents the immediate need for universal abuse assessment of all pregnant women,” write the authors of the...
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Navigating the Arctic’s 7Cs
“It seems incumbent upon the Arctic policy community to identify the most pressing issues to address in the region while simultaneously, effectively and creatively communicating their complexities and...
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Has Maternal Mortality Risen During the COVID-19 Pandemic? The Need For More...
Since its onset, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mortality has been a question of great concern. And yet, few empirical attempts have been made to capture the potentially profound...
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COVID-19 Costs: Declining Maternal and Child Nutrition in Low-and...
“The pandemic and related global economic recession are severe setbacks to already insufficient progress towards meeting the global nutrition targets set for 2025 for stunting, wasting, maternal anemia...
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Sex Workers Face Heightened Risks during the COVID-19 Pandemic
“The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified pre-existing inequalities and vulnerabilities,” writes the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in a recent report on the impact of COVID-19 on sex workers in...
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Ecological Threats, Resilience and Peace: A New Assessment of Hotspots
Which nations are most at risk of catastrophic outcomes due to intensifying ecological threats? The third edition of the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP)’s Ecological Threat Report...
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Gender-Based Violence Continues to Impede Progress Towards Gender Equality
“COVID-19 and the backlash against women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights are further diminishing the outlook for gender equality,” states a recent report on the current progress toward...
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Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act: Criminalization’s Impact on HIV and AIDS...
Four months ago, the resident medical officer at the HIV and AIDS clinic in Kampala, Uganda reported that the clinic treated up to 50 patients a day. Now, the clinic is relatively empty, and supplies...
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