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 E-Mail New York, May 13, 2021 - The Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health (HDPFH) at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health announced today the creation of the Jennifer Schlecht Memorial Scholarship for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Justice in Fragile Settings which will be awarded annually as part of the Jennifer Schlecht Memorial Fund, hosted by Family Planning 2030 (FP2030) at the United Nations Foundation. The Scholarships mission is to honor Jennife...

Columbia creates Jennifer Schlecht Memorial Scholarship to support careers in sexual and reproductive health The Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health (HDPFH) at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health announced today the creation of the Jennifer Schlecht Memorial Scholarship for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Justice in Fragile Settings which will be awarded annually as part of the Jennifer Schlecht Memorial Fund, hosted by Family Planning 2030 (FP2030) at ...

May 4, 2021 World Premiering at the Tribeca Festival, Un(re)solved Will Ultimately Include a Web Interactive, Podcast Mini-Series, Touring Augmented-Reality Installation, Broadcast Documentary, Educational Curriculum, and Events FRONTLINE, the acclaimed PBS investigative series based at public media producer GBH, today announced , a major initiative telling a story of lives cut short and examining a federal effort to investigate more than 150 cold case murders that date back to the civil rights...

The impact of explosive violence on childcare Format Explosive violence attacks the very fabric of a family unit. It kills and injures parents and carers, rendering them unable to provide the nurturing and protection children need children. AOAV data shows that in 2019 alone, 27,466 adults were killed and injured by explosive weapons- many of whom will be parents, grandparents, and carers. In this report we seek to examine the impacts – direct and indirect – of explosive violence on how chi...

Despite global efforts, allocation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines are not equitable Ensuring COVID-19 vaccine access for refugee and displaced populations, and addressing health inequities, is vital for an effective pandemic response. Yet, vaccine allocation and distribution has been neither equitable nor inclusive, despite that global leaders have stressed this as a critical aspect to globally overcoming the pandemic, according to a paper published by Columbia University Mailman School ...

About ICVA Founded in 1962, ICVA (International Council of Voluntary Agencies) is a global network of 130 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) active in 160 countries, operating at global, regional, national and local levels, whose mission is to make humanitarian action more principled and effective by working collectively and independently to influence policy and practice. Based on its 2019-2021 Strategy, ICVA promotes and facilitates NGO engagement in the development of humanitarian sector, ...

 E-Mail April 19, 2021 -- Ensuring COVID-19 vaccine access for refugee and displaced populations, and addressing health inequities, is vital for an effective pandemic response. Yet, vaccine allocation and distribution has been neither equitable nor inclusive, despite that global leaders have stressed this as a critical aspect to globally overcoming the pandemic, according to a paper published by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Read "Leave No-one Behind: Ensuring Access to ...

The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine has announced the Spring 2021 faculty awards. The Center’s mission includes demonstrating the immediacy and applicability of humanities studies, and it supports programs and projects fostering intellectual curiosity, critical reflection and creative innovation.   Susan Camp, adjunct associate professor of art, received funding for â€Duet,” a collaborative project melding original poetry by Kay Re...

Prepares, manages and regularly updates the project activities work plan and related financial plan, Ensures timely and quality implementation in compliance with the defined project strategy as well as INTERSOS and donor guidelines. Ensures the integration of activities with other INTERSOS projects, as well as coordinating with other actors intervening in the same area. Prepares periodic project narrative and financial reports as well as other ad hoc reports, according to INTERSOS and donor req...

Professor Christof Heyns: A giant in human rights education   01 April 2021 The monumental contribution that Professor Christof Heyns has made to advance human rights in Africa and beyond emerged this week from a memorial Facebook page created to honour the former director of the Centre for Human Rights, which is part of the faculty of law, University of Pretoria, South Africa. The 62-year-old Heyns died on 29 March while on a hike near Stellenbosch, South Africa. Heyns was the director of t...