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Reducing maternal mortality is key to promoting population health. It is also a main priority of the UN General Assembly’s Sustainable Development

Poor quality care is now a bigger barrier to reducing mortality than insufficient access to healthcare, said Dr. Margaret Kruk, Chair of The

“Innovation happens when there are pioneers that stick with it,” said Monica Kerrigan, vice president of innovations at Jhpiego. “How can

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 — Restricted mobility due to COVID-19 only partially halted migration in the region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, says a new World Bank report that urged countries to build more resilient migration systems to cope with future shocks.

WASHINGTON— The American Immigration Council will honor global LGBTQ+ rights activist and founder of Refuge America, Edafe Okporo, with its American Heritage Award on Friday, June 17 at the Javits Center in New York.

Violence, insecurity, and economic pressures compel tens of thousands of migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras every year to seek better livelihoods and opportunities outside their countries of origin.

A new contribution in a continuing series examining "backdraft"—the unintended consequences of climate change responses—and how its effects might

NEW YORK, 13 June 2022 – Announced in a virtual ceremony today, the 2022 United Nations Population Award individual laureate is Member of Parliament of the Republic of Namibia, the Honourable Emma Theofelus. Ms. Theofelus is the current Deputy Minister of Information in Namibia and the youngest-ever winner of the Award.

Few people can name from memory the materials required for wind turbines, photovoltaic panel semiconductors, and electric car batteries. The list is

Community resilience rests on shared experience and history. And while lectures, historic markers, and walking tours commemorate what has come