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"Although gender
norms are clearly undermining men's health worldwide, key international
organizations continue to disregard the problem or address only those issues
that are specific to girls and women when devising strategies to improve global
health. The Global Health Initiative, for example, uses American-taxpayer money
to offset the 'gender-related inequalities and disparities [that]
disproportionately compromise the health of women and girls.' " UN Dispatch (7/31)
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How the UN can move forward on humanitarian needs The United
Nations is being lauded for its response in recent years as humanitarian needs
have increased, writes Anna Jefferys. In moving forward, she argues, the UN
should address issues including changing membership of the humanitarian
community, accountability and letting government take the lead on resilience
programs. IRINNews.org (7/31)
HRC candidates discuss human rights challenges
In
July, the seven candidates for the United Nations Human Rights Council discussed
the challenges ahead and how they would address them as HRC members. The
candidates are France, Macedonia, Maldives, Mexico, Uruguay, South Sudan and the
U.K. The UN General Assembly will elect members on Nov. 12. The InterDependent
(7/31)
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Millennials are ready to tackle humanitarian
challenges More than 600
millennial entrepreneurs and philanthropists from 70 countries attended the
Nexus Global Youth Summit held at the United Nations in late July. They are
optimistic about the future and want to alleviate "extreme poverty, hunger [and]
lack of accessible sanitation in developing countries," writes Evan Kirkpatrick.
Their discussions emphasized progress made and the use of pop culture to raise
awareness of social ills, he reports. Forbes (7/31)
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