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Feminism is for everybody

Elsevier,

The Lancet, Volume 393, 9 - 15 February 2019
Feminism is a social movement that promotes gender equality and social justice for all individuals, regardless of gender identification.
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UN Sanctions and Mediation: Establishing Evidence to Inform Practice

United Nations University, February 2019.
Contributing to SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions), this report constitutes a first step to establish evidence that can be used to inform practice in the joint application of UN sanctions and mediation, in its efforts to prevent and resolve conflict.
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The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change: The Lancet Commission report

Elsevier, The Lancet, Volume 393, 23 February - 1 March 2019
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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and population, Global

Chapter 10 - Cancer Immunology

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Introductory Immunology (Second Edition), Basic Concepts for Interdisciplinary Applications, 2019, Pages 123-131
Examines the coordinated effort of cells and blood components to detect and defend against cancers. Supports SDG 3.4.1 By 2030, reduce by one third mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease
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Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Disaster risk reduction, Global

Ban Ki-moon highlights the importance of data and partnerships to advancing the SDGs

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January 2019
In this short video, former UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, responds to two questions about the importance of data and partnerships in advancing the SDGs.
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Global Mental Health and Psychotherapy: 16 - Psychotherapy for refugees and other populations exposed to conflict

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Global Mental Health and Psychotherapy

Adapting Psychotherapy for Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Global Mental Health in Practice, 2019, Pages 341-362
This chapter supports SDGs 3 and 16 by exploring the field of refugee mental health and focusing on interventions for vulnerable subpopulations such as women, child soldiers, and torture survivors.
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Advancing women in science, medicine, and global health

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The Lancet, Volume 393, Number 10171, 9 February 2019, pages 493-610. 

This special issue from The Lancet focusses on SDG 5 (gender equality) within science, medicine, and global health, contributing to SDG 3 (good health and wellbeing).  This issue also contributes to SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth) and SDG 10 (reduced inequalities).

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Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion; Gender equality and women's empowerment; Employment decent work for all and social protection, Global

Chapter 9 - The Social, Cultural, and Familial Contexts Contributing to Childhood Obesity

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Global Perspectives on Childhood Obesity (Second Edition), Current Status, Consequences and Prevention, 2019, Pages 105-116
Argues that prevention of obesity in childhood as the most effective way of stemming the “obesity epidemic” over the long term. Supports SDG: 2.2.2 Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or
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Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Education, Global

Chapter 28 - Psychotherapy as an Intervention for Child Obesity

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Global Perspectives on Childhood Obesity (Second Edition), Current Status, Consequences and Prevention, 2019, Pages 351-361
Describes psychological techniques that may offer an effective approach to preventing severe obesity from developing during puberty. Supports SGD goal: 2.2.2 Prevalence of malnutrition
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Health and wellbeing; Sustainable consumption and production; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

Taking the battle against sexual harassment in global academia online

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The Lancet, Volume 393, Issue 10171, 9–15 February 2019, Pages 512-514.
Directly contributing to SDG 10 (reduced inequalities), SDG 5 (gender equality) and SDG 4 (quality education), this report investigates sexual harassment incidents within academia and discusses the uprising of online naming and shaming of sexual harassment culprits.
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Education; Human rights; Gender equality and women's empowerment; Sexual Harassment; Academia, Global

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