The Syrian crisis is considered the 'world's single largest crisis for almost a quarter of a century that has the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation' (UN High Commissioner for Refugees, 2016). The rapid adoption of Facebook among Syrians questions whether it helps in maintaining the social capital of a war-torn nation and a dispersed Syrian population worldwide. D...

This is one in a series of policy briefs commissioned by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage sound thinking on aspects of globalisation. These briefs have been commissioned from and produced by the GASPP programme, an AngloFinnish research and public information programme based partly in STAKES, Helsinki. The opinions expressed are those of the authors. This initial series of b...

references nikzad f. road traffic injuries and its cause’s damage. ordered by islamic republic of iran traffic police. asas naja 2005. esmaeili a r, pakgohar a. traffic safety. ordered by islamic republic of iran traffic police. asas naja 2006. world health organization. global status report on road safety. time for action. tranlated by hamid soori and his colleagues. ronas publisher, tehran, w...

"Innovative approaches such as 'weapons for development' and 'weapons for food' programmes are yielding concrete results as practical disarmament measures at the community level." (UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan)

The numbers are self-explanatory. In 1800, only three percent of the world’s population lived in cities. 2007 was a milestone in human history: for the first time ever, more people on earth lived and worked in cities than in rural areas. The UN estimates that the proportion of city-dwellers will climb to 61 percent by 2030, pushing up urban population from three billion today to a total of five...

BACKGROUND WHO develops evidence-based guidelines for setting global standards and providing technical support to its Member States and the international community, as a whole. There is a clear need to ensure that WHO guidance is relevant, rigorous and up-to date. A key activity is to ascertain the guidance needs of the countries. This study provides an international comparison of priority guid...

My lightening visit to the Wilton Park conference on "Women Targeted by Armed Conflict: What Role for Military Peacekeepers?" last Wednesday was a real eye-opener. Since this trip was sandwiched between International Peacekeeping Day [1] on Thursday and Tuesday's release of a new report by Save the Children UK [2] showing that girls and boys in conflict-affected countries such as Sudan, the Ivo...

restaurants. Japan consumes about 80 per cent of Pacific and Atlantic bluefin tuna. The country has been accused of stifling efforts to enhance protection of the tuna stocks. In negotiations last year, a bid by Monaco, backed by several other European countries, to introduce a ban on commercial fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna failed because of perceived support from several smaller nations for...

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Luis Sambo, Margaret Chan, Steve Davis, Anthony Lake, Seth Berkley, Cyrus Poonawalla, and Christopher J. Elias World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; PATH, Seattle, Washington; United Nations Children’s Fund, New York, New York; Gavi, Geneva, Switzerland; Serum Institute of India Ltd, Pune; and Bill ...