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Period ending 14 October 2017

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Human Rights – Migrant Children

UN experts urge States to protect all migrant children NEW YORK (10 October 2017) – States must step up their work to protect migrant children from sale, trafficking and other forms of exploitation, two UN experts say in a joint study, warning that many children currently suffer sexual and labour exploitation amid “ineffective” action by countries around the world.

Children fleeing conflict and disasters face high risks of exploitation - with lone children facing particular dangers - and States are falling short in their duty to protect them, said Maud de Boer- Buquicchio, Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, and Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, presenting their joint report to the General Assembly in New York.

“States must recognize the international protection needs of children who flee conflicts and crises,” the experts said. “In particular, States must ensure that unaccompanied and separated children are promptly identified, registered and referred to the child protection system.”

“All children, including those accompanied by parents or other legal guardians, must be treated as individual rights-holders, not criminals,” they added.

The UN experts said States’ existing responses to the various forms of exploitation faced by children fleeing conflict and humanitarian crisis were largely ineffective and led to precariousness.

“In spite of some promising practices, the interim care and durable solutions for vulnerable children on the move often do not consider the specific needs of children, especially those separated or unaccompanied who live in mixed spaces with adult migrants or refugees in areas or camps that lack basic amenities,” the experts said.

“All children on the move are vulnerable to sale, trafficking and other forms of exploitation,” the experts said. “Children must be protected first and foremost as children. Tailored solutions must be adopted for each case, including as appropriate additional protection offered by national legislation providing assistance, protection and residence status to children close to adulthood.”

Too often States fail to protect children and to identify indicators of trafficking and exploitation. “The existence of numerous cases of sexual exploitation of children, even in refugee camps and state-run facilities is an additional indication of the failure of a protection system meant to safeguard them.”

In their joint report, the UN experts urge States to adopt proactive protection measures for children affected by conflict and crisis, such as family- and community-based solutions and creating safe child-friendly spaces. They also advised strengthening the professionals working with migrants and refugees where they live and where they arrive in large numbers, and train them to identify international protection entitlements as well as indicators of sale, trafficking and other forms of exploitation.”

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“States should also make sure children can easily report sexual abuse and exploitation, and ensure that those without family members are placed with trained guardians as soon as possible,” they added.

“The sale of and trafficking in children has to be prevented, with a particular focus on protecting orphans, children left behind by parents fleeing conflict, and those who have fled conflict and crises without their families,” the experts said.

“States must adopt measures to prevent the sexual and labour exploitation of children, including by establishing accessible, safe and regular channels of migration, respecting the principle of non- refoulement and ensuring that migrant and refugee children have regular access to education and life skills training in the host country,” the experts added.

Ms. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio (Netherlands) was appointed as Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children by the UN Human Rights Council in May 2014. Ms. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro (Italy) was appointed as Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children by the UN Human Rights Council in June 2014.

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Disasters – Displacement

Sudden Onset Disasters To Make 14 Million People Homeless Every Year UNISDR UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction [to 14 October 2017] 13 Oct 2017 Research findings released today on International Day for Disaster Reduction forecast a continued rise in homelessness among people in the world’s most disaster prone countries unless significant progress is made in managing disaster risk.

A unique modelling exercise based on the latest data covering 204 countries and territories calculates that sudden onset disasters such as floods and cyclones, are likely to displace on average 13.9 million people each year, excluding those involved in pre-emptive evacuations.

Most of this displacement is being driven by flooding which is on the increase in a warming world where population growth in hazard-prone parts of the world has increased exposure.

The issue has come into sharp focus as the world copes with a record breaking Atlantic Hurricane Season, and record floods across Bangladesh, India and Nepal.

Eight of the ten countries with the highest levels of Average Annual Displacement or probable risk of future displacement and loss of housing are in south and south-east Asia: India, 2.3 million; China, 1.3 million; Bangladesh, 1.2 million; Vietnam, 1.0 million; Philippines, 720,000; Myanmar, 570,000; Pakistan, 460,000; Indonesia, 380,000; Russia, 250,000; USA, 230,000.

The study, “A Global Disaster Displacement Risk Model” launched today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre of the Norwegian Refugee Council and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) models displacement resulting from the destruction of housing caused by earthquakes, tsunamis, riverine floods and tropical cyclones…

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Education in Humanitarian Contexts

EU announces humanitarian funding of €1 million to the Global Education Cluster 10/10/2017 The EU's contribution of €1 million will support the Global Education Cluster to strengthen the coordination of education responses in large-scale humanitarian crises. There are currently some 75 million children living in crisis-affected countries and forced displacement who are in urgent need of support to access quality education.

The Global Education Cluster represents the education sector in the humanitarian world and brings together NGOs, UN agencies, academics and other partners around the goal of ensuring the predictable, well-coordinated and equitable provision of education to crisis-affected populations. Its work is focused on providing operational support to country clusters. It is co-led by UNICEF and Save the Children.

The funding was announced today by Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides, as he opened the Annual Partners' Meeting of the Global Education Cluster. "The EU is a global leader in supporting education in emergencies. At the United Nations, I recently announced that we will dedicate 8% of our humanitarian budget to education in emergencies in 2018. This is far above the global average of less than 3%. Today I am delighted to announce new funding to the Education Cluster. The Cluster plays a key role in education responses around the world by bringing together all education partners, ensuring accountability to affected populations, and linking short- and long-term education actions. By supporting the Cluster, we ensure effective coordination that helps every child to access learning opportunities in humanitarian crises."

The Cluster's partners, composed of humanitarian agencies involved in the delivery of emergency education services, meet once a year at the Global Education Cluster's Annual Partners' Meeting. This year's meeting, on 10-12 October, is hosted in Brussels by the European Commission. It brings together around 90 education in emergencies professionals from all around the world to discuss issues such as planning and strategy for education in protracted crises, localization of education responses, accountability to affected people, and cash-based interventions for education in emergencies

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UNESCO – U.S. Withdrawal

The United States Withdraws From UNESCO Press Statement – U.S. Department of State Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC October 12, 2017 On October 12, 2017, the Department of State notified UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova of the U.S. decision to withdraw from the organization and to seek to establish a permanent observer mission to UNESCO. This decision was not taken lightly, and reflects U.S. concerns with

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Statement by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the Withdrawal by the United States of America from UNESCO 12 October 2017 After receiving official notification by the United States Secretary of State, Mr Rex Tillerson, as UNESCO Director-General, I wish to express profound regret at the decision of the United States of America to withdraw from UNESCO.

Universality is critical to UNESCO’s mission to strengthen international peace and security in the face of hatred and violence, to defend human rights and dignity.

In 2011, when payment of membership contributions was suspended at the 36th session of the UNESCO General Conference, I said I was convinced UNESCO had never mattered as much for the United States, or the United States for UNESCO.

This is all the more true today, when the rise of violent extremism and terrorism calls for new long-term responses for peace and security, to counter racism and antisemitism, to fight ignorance and discrimination.

I believe UNESCO’s work to advance literacy and quality education is shared by the American people. I believe UNESCO’s action to harness new technologies to enhance learning is shared by the American people. I believe UNESCO’s action to enhance scientific cooperation, for ocean sustainability, is shared by the American people. I believe UNESCO’s action to promote freedom of expression, to defend the safety of journalists, is shared by the American people. I believe UNESCO’s action to empower girls and women as change-makers, as peacebuilders, is shared by the American people. I believe UNESCO’s action to bolster societies facing emergencies, disasters and conflicts is shared by the American people.

Despite the withholding of funding, since 2011, we have deepened the partnership between the United States and UNESCO, which has never been so meaningful.

Together, we have worked to protect humanity’s shared cultural heritage in the face of terrorist attacks and to prevent violent extremism through education and media literacy.

Together, we worked with the late Samuel Pisar, Honorary Ambassador and Special Envoy for Holocaust Education, to promote education for remembrance of the Holocaust across the world as the means to fight antisemitism and genocide today, including with, amongst others, the UNESCO

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Chair for Genocide Education at the University of Southern California and the UNESCO Chair on Literacy and Learning at the University of Pennsylvania.

Together, we work with the OSCE to produce new tools for educators against all forms of antisemitism, as we have done to fight anti-Muslim racism in schools.

Together, we launched the Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education in 2011. Together, with the American academic community, including 17 UNESCO University Chairs, we have worked to advance literacy, to promote sciences for sustainability, to teach respect for all in schools.

This partnership has been embodied in our interaction with the United States Geological Survey, with the US Army Corps of Engineers, with United States professional societies, to advance research for the sustainable management of water resources, agriculture.

It has been embodied in the celebration of World Press Freedom Day in Washington D.C in 2011, with the National Endowment for Democracy.

It has been embodied in our cooperation with major private sector companies, with Microsoft, Cisco, Procter & Gamble, Intel, to retain girls in school, to nurture technologies for quality learning.

It has been embodied in the promotion of International Jazz Day, including at the White House in 2016, to celebrate human rights and cultural diversity on the basis of tolerance and respect. It has been embodied in 23 World Heritage sites, reflecting the universal value of the cultural heritage of the United States, in 30 Biosphere Reserves, embodying the country’s vast and rich biodiversity, in 6 Creative Cities, as a source of innovation and job creation.

The partnership between UNESCO and the United States has been deep, because it has drawn on shared values.

The American poet, diplomat and Librarian of Congress, Archibald MacLeish penned the lines that open UNESCO’s 1945 Constitution: “Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed.” This vision has never been more relevant. The United States helped inspire the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention.

In 2002, one year after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the late Russell Train, former Head of the US Environmental Protection Agency and founder of the World Wildlife Fund, who did so much to launch the World Heritage Convention, said: “At this time in history, as the fabric of human society seems increasingly under attack by forces that deny the very existence of a shared heritage, forces that strike at the very heart of our sense of community, I am convinced that World Heritage holds out a contrary and positive vision of human society and our human future.” UNESCO’s work is key to strengthen the bonds of humanity’s common heritage in the face of forces of hatred and division.

The Statue of Liberty is a World Heritage site because it is a defining symbol of the United States of America, and also because of what it says for people across the world.

Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed, is a World Heritage site, because its message speaks to policy-makers and activists across the globe.

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Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon are World Heritage sites, because they are marvels for everyone, in all countries.

This is not just about World Heritage.

UNESCO in itself holds out this “positive vision of human society.”

At the time when the fight against violent extremism calls for renewed investment in education, in dialogue among cultures to prevent hatred, it is deeply regrettable that the United States should withdraw from the United Nations agency leading these issues.

At the time when conflicts continue to tear apart societies across the world, it is deeply regrettable for the United States to withdraw from the United Nations agency promoting education for peace and protecting culture under attack.

This is why I regret the withdrawal of the United States. This is a loss to UNESCO. This is a loss to the United Nations family. This is a loss for multilateralism.

UNESCO’s task is not over, and we will continue taking it forward, to build a 21st century that is more just, peaceful, equitable, and, for this, UNESCO needs the leadership of all States.

UNESCO will continue to work for the universality of this Organization, for the values we share, for the objectives we hold in common, to strengthen a more effective multilateral order and a more peaceful, more just world.

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Development – Identity Documentation

1.1 Billion ‘Invisible’ People without ID are Priority for new High Level Advisory Council on Identification for Development PRESS RELEASE October 12, 2017

WASHINGTON, October 12, 2017— More than 1.1 billion people in the world are unable to prove their identity and therefore lack access to vital services including healthcare, social protection, education and finance. The majority live in Africa and Asia and more than a third are children who are unregistered. To help address this critical situation, today the World Bank Group’s Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative launched a High Level Advisory Council to advance the realization of robust, inclusive and responsible digital identification systems as a sustainable development priority.

At this inaugural meeting of the ID4D High Level Advisory Council—co-chaired by World Bank Group Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed —eminent thought leaders from across the public and private sectors discussed the opportunities, challenges and emerging trends that countries face. As the first of such a group assembled on this agenda, the Council members highlighted how they can serve as ambassadors to influence the approaches of countries, development and humanitarian agencies and the private sector.

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“We are at an exciting point of technology, collaboration and commitment converging to make unprecedented improvements in the lives of the 1.1 billion people living without identification, especially in vulnerable and forcibly-displaced populations,” said Georgieva. “We can use the global reach of the ID4D High Level Advisory Council to harness digital identification and maximize its transformational potential for the benefit of people who currently are not being served because they cannot be seen or heard.”

Achieving identification for all has potential to advance many key elements of the Sustainable Development Goals, including social protection, women and girls’ empowerment, financial inclusion, governance, healthcare, digital development, and humanitarian assistance. In addition to reducing a basic barrier to exercising rights and accessing services, digital identification can decrease waste and leakage in public administration, facilitate innovation in how services are delivered, and empower individuals with agency over their personal data.

“Digital identification can play an important role in achieving the sustainable development goals,” said UN Deputy-Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. “It can enable the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people to gain access to critical services, from education to healthcare and financing, while also advancing their legal and political rights. We look to this advisory council to help ensure that no one is left behind in the digital age.”

The Advisory Council will provide strategic guidance to the ID4D initiative and leverage international forums and engagements with countries to advocate its vision and the ten Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development: Towards the Digital Age.

The members of the ID4D High Level Advisory Council are: :: Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank Group Chief Executive Officer :: Amina J. Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General :: Toomas Hendrik Illves, former President of Estonia :: Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys and Founding Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India :: Eric Jing, CEO of Ant Financial :: Carolina Trivelli, former Minister of Development and Social Inclusion, Peru and Chairman of Pagos Digitales Peruanos :: Dr. Benno Ndulu, Governor, Bank of Tanzania :: Mo Ibrahim, Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and founder of Celtel :: Iqbal Quadir, founder of the Legatum Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and of Grameenphone

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Cholera

World’s second largest oral cholera vaccination campaign kicks off at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, 10 October 2017 – A massive cholera immunization campaign started today near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to protect newly arrived Rohingya and host communities from the life-threatening diarrheal disease. 900 000 doses of the vaccine have been mobilized and are being delivered by more than 200 mobile vaccination teams, making it the second largest oral cholera vaccination campaign ever.

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The campaign, which is led by the Ministry of Health and supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, is being held in Ukhiya and Teknaf, where more than half a million people have arrived from across the border since August, joining vast numbers already residing in a series of settlements and camps.

The first round of the campaign will cover 650,000 people aged one year and older. The second round will commence on 31 October and will target 250,000 children between one and five years with an additional dose of the vaccine for added protection.

“This is the second largest oral vaccination campaign in the world after Haiti in 2016,” says Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh. “Cholera is a dangerous disease, especially among children living in cramped, unhygienic conditions. Prevention is essential.”

In the last week, at least 10,292 cases of diarrhoea have been reported and treated from across the settlements and camps. WHO has warned of the potential for an outbreak of cholera.

UNICEF and WHO are supporting the Ministry of Health with planning, distribution, volunteer orientation, operational costs and monitoring.

“Emergency vaccination saves lives. The risk of cholera is clear and present, and the need for decisive action apparent,” says Dr. N Paranietharan, WHO Representative to Bangladesh. “WHO is committed to mobilizing its full technical and operational capacity to support the Ministry and our partners to protect, promote and secure the health of this immensely vulnerable population.”

In Ukhiya 150 teams have been deployed to vaccinate the target population, while 55 teams have been deployed in Teknaf. Each team is comprised of five members. Though vaccination can provide life-saving protection against cholera, it supplements but does not replace other traditional cholera control measures such as access to clean water, adequate sanitation and good hygiene.

To help meet present water, sanitation and hygiene needs, UNICEF is working to scale up its interventions and communication on safe practices, and is prepositioning critical supplies for case management. WHO is monitoring water quality and working with the Department of Public Health Engineering to increase local laboratory capacity, has raised an early warning, alert and response emergency surveillance system, and has prepositioned life-saving supplies to ensure a rapid response if and when an outbreak occurs. In addition, the WHO-led Health Sector has supported the Ministry set up diarrhea treatment centres among other response-oriented interventions.

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Emergencies

POLIO Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) Polio this week as of 4 October 2017 [GPEI] :: Summary of newly-reported viruses this week: …Syria: one new circulating vaccine derived poliovirus 2 (cVDPV2) case reported, from Mayadeen district, Deir Ez-Zor governorate. Two new cVDPV2 positives from healthy children, both from

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Mayadeen district. Afghanistan: two new wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1) positive environmental samples reported in Nangarhar province. …Pakistan: three new wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1) positive environmental samples reported in

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WHO Grade 3 Emergencies [to 14 October 2017] The Syrian Arab Republic :: WHO responds to critical health needs of displaced populations in Al-Tabqa city, Ar-Raqqa Governorate 18 October 2017 :: Syria cVDPV2 outbreak situation report 17, 10 October 2017

Iraq - No new announcements identified. Nigeria - No new announcements identified. South Sudan - No new announcements identified. Yemen - No new announcements identified.

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WHO Grade 2 Emergencies [to 14 October 2017] Myanmar :: Situation Report 5 - 5 October 2017 KEY HIGHLIGHTS :: As of 5 October 2017, cumulative new arrivals in all sites of Ukiah, Tekna, Cox’s Bazar and Ramu was 515,000, of which 198 000 are in makeshift settlements, 225,000 in new spontaneous sites and 92,000 in host communities. :: At the weekly health sector coordination meeting, the revised humanitarian response plan was shared, targeting 1.2 million people in need and the present requirement across sectors totalling USD 434 million. The health sector is targeting to reach these 1.2 million people in need with USD 48 million. :: An oral cholera vaccine (OCV) campaign will be rolled out in two phases. 1st dose of OCV vaccination campaign is scheduled for 10-16 October, targeting 650 000 people (new arrival population and host communities) aged 1 year and above including pregnant women. 2 weeks after the first dose, the 2nd dose would be given to children under 5 years of age to be given. :: Oral cholera vaccination campaign kicks off at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh [See Cholera above for more detail]

Cameroon - No new announcements identified Central African Republic - No new announcements identified. Democratic Republic of the Congo - No new announcements identified. Ethiopia - No new announcements identified. Libya - No new announcements identified. Niger - No new announcements identified. Ukraine - No new announcements identified.

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UN OCHA – L3 Emergencies

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The UN and its humanitarian partners are currently responding to three 'L3' emergencies. This is the global humanitarian system's classification for the response to the most severe, large-scale humanitarian crises. Iraq :: One year on from the start of the battle for Mosul, hundreds of thousands of civilians need… (Baghdad, 12 October 2017) One year after the start of the military campaign to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), 673,000 Muslawis are still displaced from their homes; 274,000 are living in 18 camps and emergency sites surrounding the city; 400,000 are staying with family, friends or in rented accommodation.

Syrian Arab Republic :: 13 Oct 2017 Growing concerns for Syrian civilians amid intense fighting in Al Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor

Yemen - No new announcements identified.

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UN OCHA – Corporate Emergencies When the USG/ERC declares a Corporate Emergency Response, all OCHA offices, branches and sections provide their full support to response activities both at HQ and in the field. Ethiopia :: 13 Oct 2017 Ethiopia: Humanitarian Response Situation Report No.14 (August - September 2017)

DRC - No new announcements identified Nigeria - No new announcements identified Somalia - No new announcements identified

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United Nations – Secretary General, Security Council, General Assembly [to 14 October 2017] http://www.un.org/en/unpress/ Selected Press Releases/Meetings Coverage 13 October 2017 GA/SHC/4204 Governments Must Regulate Extra-Custodial Use of Force to Prevent Torture within National Jurisdictions, Special Rapporteur Tells Third Committee The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) discussed the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment with mandate-holders and treaty body representatives today, as it opened broader debate on the promotion and protection of human rights.

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12 October 2017 SC/13027 Increased Humanitarian Aid, Tackling Root Causes of Conflict Key to Ending Famine in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen, Secretary-General Tells Security Council Sounding the alarm on famine exacerbated by conflict, Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to step up efforts to end violence, ensure humanitarian assistance and foster long-term development in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen and other areas of instability-rooted starvation.

12 October 2017 GA/SHC/4203 Consent, Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Decisions Affecting Them Vital to Advancing Their Rights, Special Rapporteur Tells Third Committee Recognition and inclusion of indigenous peoples were central to the promotion of peace, human rights and sustainable development, said speakers as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural) held its discussion on the matter.

12 October 2017 GA/L/3550 Speakers Seek Balance Between National Security, Migrant, Refugee Human Rights, as Sixth Committee Takes up Expulsion of Aliens With global challenges increasing in the face of ever-rising numbers of migrants and refugees, speakers deliberated the balance between the protection of those persons’ human rights and States’ right to ensure national security, as the Sixth Committee took up the matter of expulsion of aliens today.

10 October 2017 SC/13021 Yemen Parties Pursuing ‘Futile and Cruel’ Military Conflict, as Influential Leaders Seek Power Rather Than Solutions, Special Envoy Tells Security Council With parties to the conflict in Yemen pursuing a futile and cruel military conflict of benefit only to a few of the powerful, millions of citizens were enduring the worst suffering in the nation’s history, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for that country told the Security Council today.

UN OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights [to 14 October 2017] http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/media.aspx?IsMediaPage=true Selected Press Releases – “TOP NEWS” Press briefing notes on Azerbaijan, Egypt and Indonesia / LGBT and Boko Haram trials in Nigeria

Brutal attacks on Rohingya meant to make their return almost impossible – UN human rights report

Arbitrary police violence can amount to torture, even in public spaces, UN expert warns

Azerbaijan: UN rights experts alarmed by reports of persecution of people perceived to be gay or trans

Cambodian democracy under threat from moves against opposition, UN expert warns

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Denmark must extend toxic substance protection standards beyond its borders – UN expert

Freedom of religion is ‘vital investment’ for Uzbekistan reforms – UN expert

UN torture prevention body to make first visit to Spain

Committee on the Rights of the Child [to 14 October 2017] http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRC/Pages/CRCIndex.aspx No new digest content identified.

Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children [to 14 October 2017] http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Children/Pages/ChildrenIndex.aspx 10 October 2017 UN experts urge States to protect all migrant children [See Week in Review above for more detail]

SRSG/CAAC Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict [to 14 October 2017] https://childrenandarmedconflict.un.org/virtual-library/press-release-archive/ No new digest content identified.

Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health [to 14 October 2017] http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Health/Pages/SRRightHealthIndex.aspx 13 October 2017 Azerbaijan: UN rights experts alarmed by reports of persecution of people perceived to be gay or trans

SRSG/SVC Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict [to 14 October 2017] http://www.un.org/sexualviolenceinconflict/media/press-releases/ No new digest content identified.

UN OCHA [to 14 October 2017] https://www.unocha.org/media-centre/press-releases Selected Press Releases 14 October 2017 One year after the Nineveh plains are retaken, humanitarian partners are ramping up assistance to returning families [EN/KU]

13 October 2017 UN Deputy Relief Chief calls for protection of civilians affected by conflict in Ukraine [EN/UK]

12 October 2017

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One year on from the start of the battle for Mosul, hundreds of thousands of civilians need assistance [EN/KU/AR]

10 October 2017 Statement to the Security Council on Yemen, 10 October 2017, as delivered to the Council by OCHA Director of Operations John Ging

9 October 2017 Media Advisory: Visit by Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs/Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller to Ukraine

9 October 2017 UN’s global emergency response fund reaches annual funding goal of $450 million

9 October 2017 The UN remains deeply concerned for the safety of civilian populations [EN/AR/KU]

UNICEF [to 14 October 2017] https://www.unicef.org/media/ 12 October, 2017 Violence in al-Mayadin district, Deir ez-Zor, reportedly destroys cold room and vaccines AMMAN/DAMASCUS,– “UNICEF has received reports that ongoing violence in Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria has destroyed a UNICEF-supported vaccine cold room in al-Mayadin district, with at least 140,000 doses of vaccines lost, including some planned for use in tackling vaccine- preventable childhood diseases in the area. UNICEF is currently verifying this alarming report.

UNICEF emergency supplies for Rohingya children en route to Cox’s Bazar COX’S BAZAR, 14 September 2017 - UNICEF trucks filled with emergency water, sanitation and hygiene supplies for thousands of Rohingya children are headed to Cox’s Bazar, with a steady stream of supplies in the pipeline for the coming days and weeks.

World’s second largest oral cholera vaccination campaign kicks off at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, 10 October 2017 – A massive cholera immunization campaign started today near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to protect newly arrived Rohingya and host communities from the life-threatening diarrheal disease. 900,000 doses of the vaccine have been mobilized and are being delivered by more than 200 mobile vaccination teams, making it the second largest oral cholera vaccination campaign ever.

Mali: Nutrition crisis deepening in conflict-affected areas, says UNICEF BAMAKO, Mali/DAKAR/NEW YORK, 9 October 2017 – A nutrition crisis, exacerbated by continuing violence, instability and displacement in Mali, is threatening the lives and futures of thousands of children in the West African country, UNICEF warned today.

UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [to 14 October 2017] http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/media-centre.html Press releases and news comments Chile becomes latest country to resettle Syrian refugees 13 Oct 2017

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UNHCR chief exhorts France to promote solidarity towards refugees in Europe 10 Oct 2017

UNHCR brings help to refugees and migrants impacted by fierce fighting in Sabratha 9 Oct 2017

Briefing Notes Growing concerns for Syrian civilians amid intense fighting in Al Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor 13 Oct 2017

In Bangladesh, focus turns to family counting as refugee help needs mount 13 Oct 2017

UNHCR calls for action to strengthen international response to refugees 13 Oct 2017

IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 14 October 2017] http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases Selected Announcements Humanitarian Needs Spike as Rohingya Arrivals in Cox’s Bazar Top 536,000 2017-10-13 14:34 Cox’s Bazar – An estimated 536,000 people have fled Myanmar and arrived in Cox’s Bazar, southern Bangladesh, over the past 47 days, according to the IOM-hosted Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) of aid agencies. Numbers spiked again this week when some 15,000 Rohingya...

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 142,913 in 2017; Deaths Reach 2,775 2017-10-13 14:28 Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 142,913 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 11 October, with over 75 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain. This compares with 318,791 arrivals across the...

Governments and Private Sector Share Experience in Promoting Ethical Recruitment 2017-10-13 14:27 Geneva – Representatives from governments, the private sector, UN agencies and civil society will meet during the margins of the sixth thematic session of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) today to discuss how to better promote ethical recruitment...

UN Migration Agency Addresses Mediterranean Migration Emergency at U.S. Helsinki Commission 2017-10-13 14:24 Washington, DC – Earlier this week (10/10) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe – also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission – convened a briefing on the current humanitarian situation facing Syrian refugees in Europe and the root causes of their flight.

UNAIDS [to 14 October 2017] http://www.unaids.org/en Update International Day of the Girl Child: empowering girls before, during and after crises 11 October 2017

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The International Day of the Girl Child, marked every year on 11 October, highlights and addresses the needs and challenges that girls face, while promoting their empowerment and human rights. In many parts of the world, one of the key challenges that adolescent girls face is HIV. Globally, every week 6900 adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 years are newly infected with HIV, yet only one in three adolescent girls and young women have comprehensive and correct knowledge of how to prevent HIV. In sub-Saharan Africa, three in four new HIV infections among 15–19-year-olds are among girls. The theme of the International Day of the Girl Child 2017 is “EmPOWER girls: before, during and after crises”. War and conflict exacerbate the vulnerability of girls to child marriage, intensify inequality and make women and girls susceptible to both household and intimate partner violence, all of which increase the vulnerability of women and girls to HIV…

Press statement UNAIDS and UNFPA launch road map to stop new HIV infections Global HIV Prevention Coalition holds first meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to find ways to strengthen and sustain political commitment for HIV prevention GENEVA, 10 October 2017—As part of global efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat, UNAIDS, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and partners have launched a new road map to reduce new HIV infections. The HIV prevention 2020 road map was launched at the first meeting of the Global HIV Prevention Coalition. The coalition is chaired by the Executive Directors of UNAIDS and UNFPA and brings together United Nations Member States, civil society, international organizations and other partners as part of efforts to reduce new HIV infections by 75% by 2020…

Update New fund for key populations in eastern Europe and central Asia 10 October 2017 The Elton John AIDS Foundation announced on 10 October a new funding initiative for key populations in eastern Europe and central Asia. The Key Populations Fund for Eastern Europe and Central Asia will focus on prevention and treatment of both HIV and hepatitis C for the people in the region most vulnerable to HIV—people who inject drugs, gay men and other men who have sex with men and sex workers. Over the next three years, the fund will aim to reach 20 000 people in the region with prevention, testing and treatment services…

WHO & Regional Offices [to 14 October 2017] WHO to establish commission on noncommunicable diseases 10 October 2017 - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO's Director-General, today announced the establishment of a new High-level global Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). The announcement came at the 64th Session of WHO’s Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean being held in Islamabad, 9-12 October. The commission’s aim is to identify innovative ways to curb the world’s biggest causes of death and extend life expectancy for millions of people. Read the statement

Sixty-eighth session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific 10 October 2017 -- The WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific today opened its 68th session in Brisbane, Australia. The annual meeting brings together ministers of health and senior

Highlights Investing in disaster prevention for a healthier world October 2017 – The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) reminds us of the importance of putting health at the centre of action to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters. Millions of people are killed, injured or made sick each year by natural and manmade disasters.

Nepal tackles diabetic retinopathy October 2017 - Diabetic retinopathy, which contributes to 2.6% of blindness in the world, can be a challenging disease for many countries to manage, because doing so involves two different parts of the health system, that which cares for patients with diabetes and that which cares for patients with vision loss. A lack of coordination can lead to people missing out on essential services, enduring long waits or traveling far from home to receive care.

Progressing the Sustainable Development Goals through Health in All Policies October 2017 – WHO and the Government of South Australia have published the case study book on Health in All Policies (HiAP), which describes experiences from around the world in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

WHO scales up response to plague in Madagascar October 2017 - WHO is rapidly scaling up its response to an outbreak of plague that has spread to the capital and port towns, infecting more than 100 people in just a few weeks.

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WHO Regional Offices Selected Press Releases, Announcements WHO African Region AFRO :: With USAID’s support, WHO strengthens integrated diseases surveillance and response for timely and effective public health action in South Sudan 13 October 2017 :: WHO Regional Director for Africa begins official visit to Nigeria 11 October 2017 :: The World Mental Health Day commemorated in South Sudan 11 October 2017

WHO Region of the Americas PAHO :: Eradicating hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2030 is becoming increasingly unlikely (10/10/2017)

WHO South-East Asia Region SEARO :: WHO, partners implement 900 000 dose oral cholera vaccination campaign in Cox’s Bazaar 10 Oct 2017

WHO European Region EURO :: World Obesity Day: Understanding the social consequences of obesity 10-10-2017 :: “We’re doctors but we’re also human”: helping Syrian health workers handle severe stress 09- 10-2017

WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region EMRO :: 64th session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean concludes in Pakistan

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12 October 2017, Islamabad, Pakistan – Members of WHO’s Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean today concluded their 64th Session, endorsing a number of resolutions that will have a positive impact on the health of populations in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Among the topics discussed were cancer, climate change, the health of adolescents and antimicrobial resistance…

WHO Western Pacific Region :: Countries pledge to fund priority public health services; make medicines, the health workforce and food safer BRISBANE, Australia, 12 October 2017 – Governments from across the Region today pledged to take action to ensure the safety of medicines and competence of health workers. They also agreed on frameworks for the financing of priority health services and for making food safer. Ministers and senior officials at the 68th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Western Pacific also noted progress in areas of public health including: noncommunicable diseases, tobacco control, mental health, tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis, traditional medicine, and gender and health… :: World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros appoints Cook Islands’ Elizabeth Iro as WHO’s Chief Nursing Officer BRISBANE, Australia, 12 October 2017 – Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today appointed Ms Elizabeth Iro as the Chief Nursing Officer at the World Health Organization (WHO). Ms Iro is a registered nurse, and the Cook Islands’ current Secretary of Health. With this announcement, Dr Tedros fulfils a commitment he made during his transition to the Director- General role to appoint a nurse to his senior team. “I am thrilled to welcome Ms Iro to our team as WHO’s Chief Nursing Officer,” said Dr Tedros.

World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) [to 14 October 2017] http://www.oie.int/en/for-the-media/press-releases/2017/ 13/10/17 OIE, FAO and WHO enlarge their collaboration commitment to face health challenges

12/10/17 TB partners launch first roadmap to jointly stop the transmission of bovine and zoonotic tuberculosis

UNFPA United Nations Population Fund [to 14 October 2017] http://www.unfpa.org/press/press-release 10 October 2017 Press Release UNAIDS, UNFPA launch road map to stop new HIV infections GENEVA—As part of global efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat, UNAIDS, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and partners have launched a new road map to reduce new HIV infections. The HIV prevention 2020.

UNDP United Nations Development Programme [to 14 October 2017] http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter.html Selected Press Releases/Announcements Remarks at the Small States Forum 2017

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Posted on October 14, 2017

Climate change is a threat to rich and poor alike Posted on October 13, 2017

Localizing the Implementation of the SDGs Closing Remarks at World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings High-Level Seminar Posted on October 12, 2017

Parliamentarians need to hold governments accountable A new report by the IPU and UNDP finds that parliaments are committed to overseeing their governments but in practice face significant challenges. \ Posted on October 12, 2017

Lessons from MDGs, Pathways for SDGs Today, the world has seen the benefits of promoting an ambitious global development agenda. Posted on October 10, 2017

Targeted Poverty Alleviation & 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda Speech at the 2017 Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum on “Targeted Poverty Alleviation and 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda” Posted on October 10, 2017

UN Division for Sustainable Development [to 14 October 2017] http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/ No new digest content identified.

UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) [to 14 October 2017] http://unsdsn.org/news/ No new digest content identified.

UN Statistical Commission :: UN Statistics Division [to 14 October 2017] http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm http://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/commission.htm http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/ Sixth meeting of the IAEG-SDGs The sixth meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), will be held from 11 to 14 November 2017 in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. The meeting will be hosted by The Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (DERASAT).

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme [to 14 October 2017] http://www.unep.org/newscentre/ October 13, 2017 Latin America and the Caribbean commit with #BeatPollution efforts

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Environment ministers and high-level officials coincided on the urgency of eradicating all forms of pollution, the central theme of the next UN Environment Assembly.

UNISDR UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction [to 14 October 2017] http://www.unisdr.org/archive 13 Oct 2017 Sudden Onset Disasters To Make 14 Million People Homeless Every Year Research findings released today on International Day for Disaster Reduction forecast a continued rise in homelessness among people in the world’s most disaster prone countries unless significant progress is made in managing disaster risk. [See Wek in Review above for more detail]

UN DESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs [to 14 October 2017] https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news.html No new digest content identified.

UNESCO [to 14 October 2017] http://en.unesco.org/news 13 October 2017 Audrey Azoulay nominated by UNESCO Executive Board for the post of Director- General Paris — The 58 members of UNESCO’s Executive Board on 13 October nominated Audrey Azoulay of France for the position of Director-General of the Organization, replacing outgoing Director- General Irina Bokova.

The nomination will be submitted to the vote of the General Conference that brings together all 195 Member States of the Organization every two years on 10 November.

After five rounds of voting that began on 9 October, the Board’s Chairperson, Michael Worbs (Germany), announced the outcome congratulating Ms Azoulay: "Your previous experience as a government minister and in other senior national and international positions gives you the expertise, competence and depth of knowledge you will need if you are entrusted with the supreme leadership of our Organization."

Born in 1972, Audrey Azoulay served as France’s Minister of Culture from February 2016 to May 2017. She began her career in the offices in charge of supporting public broadcasting in France and went on to serve as rapporteur for the French public audit authority, Cour des Comptes, and legal expert for the European Commission in the fields of culture and communication. She successively held the positions of Deputy Director for Multimedia Affairs, Chief Financial and Legal Officer and Deputy Director-General of the French National Centre of Cinematography (CNC). Ms Azoulay is a graduate of France’s school of public administration, the Ecole nationale d’administration, and holds an MA in Business Administration from the University of Lancaster (UK) and a degree in political science from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (France).

UNESCO Member States presented nine candidates for the position: Polad Bülbüloglu (Azerbaijan), Qian Tang (China), Moushira Khattab (Egypt), Audrey Azoulay (France), Juan Alfonso Fuentes Soria (Guatemala), Saleh Al-Hasnawi (Iraq), Vera El-Khoury Lacoeuilhe (Lebanon), Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari (Qatar), Pham Sanh Chau (Viet Nam).

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12 October 2017 Statement by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the Withdrawal by the United States of America from UNESCO [See Week in Review above for more detail]

UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime [to 14 October 2017] http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/press/allpress.html?ref=fp 12/10/2017 – UNODC congratulates Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on his anti-corruption efforts

UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme [to 14 October 2017] http://unhabitat.org/media-centre/news/ Posted October 12, 2017 Building resilience to support restitution of displaced persons with Displacement Solutions Barcelona, 11 October 2017 – A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between UN- Habitat and Displacement Solutions, an organisation working on rights-based land solutions to climate displacement, outlining a framework for collaboration between the two organisations;

FAO Food & Agriculture Organization [to 14 October 2017] http://www.fao.org/news/archive/news-by-date/2016/en/ No new digest content identified.

ILO International Labour Organization [to 14 October 2017] http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/lang--en/index.htm Blog Are young people overskilled or underskilled? 13 October 2017 This week, as we prepare ILO’s participation in the World Skills Competition 2017, taking place in Abu Dhabi, UAE from 15-18 October, we are left to reflect on a major theme which is troubling governments, employers, workers and young people across the globe – the so called skills mismatch.

Blog The World of Work at the heart of WTO’s Public Forum 2017 13 October 2017 The World Trade Organization’s Public Forum is the WTO’s annual gathering for policymakers, academics, civil society and anyone with an interest or a stake in global trade and trade policy. This year’s forum, held at WTO headquarters in Geneva 26-28 September, was all about jobs, reflected also in the World Trade Report launched there, entitled “Trade, Technology and Jobs”. The ILO played an active role, speaking at five panels, including two by Deputy Director General Deborah Greenfield.

Blog 5 ways governments can support agriculture insurance

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09 October 2017 Agricultural insurance can play an important role in securing farmers’ livelihoods and boosting the efficiency of the agricultural sector, but access to agricultural insurance remains low.

World Employment and Social Outlook: Sustainable Enterprises and Jobs Sluggish SME development hurts jobs and the economy, ILO says 09 October 2017 Investing in workers and innovation, and boosting trade and social dialogue are key to stemming rising global unemployment, the latest edition of the ILO's flagship report shows.

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization [to 14 October 2017] http://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/default.aspx No new digest content identified.

IMO International Maritime Organization [to 14 October 2017] http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/Pages/Home.aspx No new digest content identified.

WMO World Meteorological Organization [to 14 October 2017] http://public.wmo.int/en/search?sort_by=changed&f[0]=type%3Anews Publish Date: 11 October 2017 WMO polar initiatives showcased at Arctic Circle Assembly Press Release vvvWorld Meteorological Organization initiatives to strengthen observations and predictions of weather, climate and ice conditions in response to rapid climate change in the Polar regions were showcased at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland. WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas joined leading global experts at a plenary session on Observing and Responding to a Changing Arctic on the opening day of the assembly on 13 October.

UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization [to 14 October 2017] http://www.unido.org/news-centre/news.html Wednesday, 11 October 2017 The Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (2016-2025): Joint communique VIENNA, 11 October 2017 - In September, a meeting of African leaders, UN officials, and representatives of international finance institutions and of the private sector concluded with agreement on a joint communique on the part of leaders of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (UN-OSAA)…

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) [to 14 October 2017] https://www.iso.org/news_archive/x/ By Clare Naden on 11 October 2017 International Standards are critical for progress, say G7 leaders International Standards were recognized by G7 leaders as a key tool for progress at the recent G7 Heads of State meeting held in Turin, Italy.

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UNWTO World Tourism Organization [to 14 October 2017] http://media.unwto.org/news No new digest content identified.

WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization [to 14 October 2017] http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/ Oct 11, 2017 PR/2017/812 WIPO Member States End Assemblies with Key Agreements on Future Work WIPO member states concluded their annual Assemblies meetings with key agreements that affirm the work of the Organization in advancing an effective and balanced intellectual property system.

CBD Convention on Biological Diversity [to 14 October 2017] http://www.cbd.int/press-releases/ 2017-10-12 Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Biosafety Protocol edges closer to entering into force – With the Democratic Republic of the Congo depositing its instrument of accession on 4 October 2017, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only one more instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to enter into force.

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USAID [to 14 October 2017] https://www.usaid.gov/news-information October 13, 2017 USAID Administrator Green's Meeting with The Right Honorable Priti Patel, M.P., Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom Readout

USAID Administrator Mark Green's Remarks at the Initiative for Global Development's Fall Frontier 100 Forum October 11, 2017 Every dollar we spend, every program we manage, every tool we deploy needs to move us just a little bit closer to that day when African leaders, public sector, private sector, civil society, private business in particular, can take over in a self-reliant way leadership of the challenges that their nations face. And so, that really is what all of our work should be about.

USAID Celebrates International Day of the Girl October 11, 2017 Statement by Clayton M. McCleskey, Acting Spokesperson Today, USAID celebrates the International Day of the Girl, and reaffirms the commitment of the United States to breaking down barriers that keep girls from learning and leading.

USAID Acting Assistant Administrator Michelle Bekkerings's Remarks at the Together for Girls Event

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October 11, 2017 A t USAID, we are determined to break down the barriers that keep girls from learning and from leading. Today, I would like to talk about two of these specific barriers: first, the challenges that girls encounter in crisis situations, such as conflict and natural disasters; and second, child, early, and forced marriages.

DFID [to 14 October 2017] https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development Selected Press Releases International Development Secretary sets out UK commitment to jobs and prosperity in the world’s poorest countries 14 October 2017 DFID Press release

UK leads the way to build back better after Hurricanes 13 October 2017 DFID Press release

Priti Patel will double the next £2 million of public donations to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for people fleeing Burma 12 October 2017 DFID Press release

ECHO [to 14 October 2017] http://ec.europa.eu/echo/en/news 11/10/2017 Ten years of the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid Ten years after its signature, the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid remains the key document guiding the EU’s and its Member States’ approach to humanitarian aid.To mark the ten year anniversary of the Consensus, the European Parliament...

EU announces additional €4 million in emergency aid to help refugees in Serbia 09/10/2017 The announcement of additional aid comes as Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides is currently on his fourth visit to Serbia, where he is assessing the humanitarian situation on the ground and discussing the...

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African Union [to 14 October 2017] http://www.au.int/ [We generally limit coverage to regional and global level initiatives, recognizing that a number of country-level announcements are added each week] October 13, 2017

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The Annual African Union and the UN Office Of High Commissioner for Human Rights Consultations on Human Rights Issues Addis Ababa, 13 October 2017: The Department of Political Affairs (DPA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) concluded a two-day joint consultative workshop between the AU and the United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on human rights issues in Africa.

ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations [to 14 October 2017] http://www.asean.org/news [We generally limit coverage to regional and global level initiatives, recognizing that a number of country-level announcements are added each week] October 13th, 2017 Rural Transformation: Enhancing Human Capital towards a Resilient Rural Community 10th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication “Rural Transformation: Enhancing Human Capital towards a Resilient Rural Community” 6 October 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Key Messages The challenges being faced by ASEAN today are different and more complicated compared with the challenges 50 years ago. The deepening global integration [...]

European Commission [to 14 October 2017] http://europa.eu/rapid/search-result.htm?query=18&locale=en&page=1 12/10/2017 EU steps up its assistance for the stabilisation of Iraq - The European Commission has today adopted a €60.4 million stabilisation package to support Iraq after the liberation of areas held by Da'esh, with the country still facing humanitarian, security, stabilisation and reconciliation challenges.

EU approves €200 million disbursement in Macro-Financial Assistance to Tunisia European Commission - Press release Brussels, 9 October 2017 The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has today approved the disbursement of a €200 million loan to Tunisia. This disbursement marks the launch of the second Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA-II) programme to Tunisia.

OECD [to 14 October 2017] http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/publicationsdocuments/bydate/ [We generally limit coverage to regional and global level initiatives, recognizing that a number of country-level announcements are added each week] 12-October-2017 Revenue mobilisation in Africa continues to improve, says new report The mobilisation of domestic resources is improving steadily in African countries, according to new data from Revenue Statistics in Africa 2017 released today in Addis Ababa at a meeting of tax and finance officials from 21 African countries hosted by the Department of Economic Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC).

11-October-2017 Unequal access and usage could hold back potential of digital economy Internet infrastructure is improving and the usage of digital tools is growing. However, progress is uneven across countries, businesses, and within societies. Broadening access to digital opportunities and helping those lagging behind to catch up would increase the benefits of the

Organization of American States (OAS) [to 14 October 2017] http://www.oas.org/en/ October 13, 2017 OAS and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to Cooperate in the Empowerment of Women and Youth, Peace and Security

October 13, 2017 Second Round of Sessions to Analyze Whether the Situation in Venezuela Merits Referral to the International Criminal Court

Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) [to 14 October 2017] http://www.oic-oci.org/home/?lan=en 14/10/2017 OIC Expresses Alarm at Findings of UN Report, Calls for Economic and Diplomatic Measures Against Myanmar Following the release of the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of its rapid response mission to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 13-24 September 2017, the OIC expresses alarm at the findings which confirm that ethnic cleansing is taking place against the Rohingya minority community.

11/10/2017 On International Day of the Girl Child Al-Othaimeen Calls for Intensified Efforts to Support Girls and Alleviate their Suffering Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), called upon Member States, relevant OIC organs, and civil society organizations to intensify their efforts to support girls' education. He asserted that this is the only way to empower them, improve their status, ensure their participation in the development of their respective societies, and activate their role to be able to take responsibility of future generations. He also called for the cooperation of international, regional and civil society organizations with the OIC Member States to monitor, analyze, and propose solutions to the challenges faced by girls and women in general, especially those living in conflict and crisis areas or under occupation.

Group of 77 [to 14 October 2017] http://www.g77.org/ Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. Mr. Diego Morejon Pazmiño, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations, at the Second Committee of the seventy-second session of the UN General Assembly on agenda item 19: Sustainable development (New York, 9 October 2017)

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WTO - World Trade Organisation [to 14 October 2017] http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news_e.htm [We generally limit coverage to regional and global level initiatives] No new digest content identified.

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IPU Inter-Parliamentary Union [to 14 October 2017] https://www.ipu.org/en/news 13 October 2017 World’s MPs unite to promote peaceful dialogue Cultural pluralism and its contribution to peaceful societies and sustainable development is the focus of over 2,000 delegates, including over 800 MPs and 86 Speakers of Parliament, gathering in St. Petersburg for the 137th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, on 14-18 October, 2017.

International Court of Justice [to 14 October 2017] http://www.icj-cij.org/en/press-releases No new digest content identified.

International Criminal Court (ICC) [to 14 October 2017] Trying individuals for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity https://www.icc-cpi.int/ No new digest content identified.

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World Bank [to 14 October 2017] http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/all [We generally limit coverage to regional and global level initiatives, recognizing that a number of country-level announcements are added each week] World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings 2017: Development Committee Communiqué 1. The Development Committee met today, October 14, in Washington, D.C. 2. Global growth has improved over the past year with a recovery in investment, trade and commodity prices as well as supportive... Date: October 14, 2017 Type: Press Release

MDBs announce new coordination platform to accelerate support for economic migration and forced displacement Seven Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) announced a new coordination platform on economic migration and forced displacement today in a meeting with G7 officials at the World Bank Annual Meetings, to... Date: October 14, 2017 Type: Feature Story

Switzerland and the World Bank Group Partner to Make Cities Safer for Millions

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WASHINGTON, October 14, 2017 – In the wake of natural disasters that have threatened millions of people and destroyed thousands of buildings and dwellings over the past few months, the future resilience... Date: October 14, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English

Statement on High Level Meeting on Recovery and Resilience in the Caribbean Washington, October 13th, 2017-- Leaders and representatives of CARICOM countries and territories, and international partners, including the international financial institutions, and the representatives... Date: October 13, 2017 Type: Press Release

1.1 Billion ‘Invisible’ People without ID are Priority for new High Level Advisory Council on Identification for Development WASHINGTON, October 12, 2017— More than 1.1 billion people in the world are unable to prove their identity and therefore lack access to vital services including healthcare, social protection, education... Date: October 12, 2017 Type: Press Release

World Bank Group response to the situation in Myanmar As an institution dedicated to the fundamental principles of non-discrimination, social inclusion and economic opportunity for all, we are deeply concerned by the violence, destruction and forced displacement of... Date: October 12, 2017 Type: Press Release

Managing Migration Better Can Help Boost Welfare and Growth in ASEAN: World Bank Migration policies and institutions should better match countries’ evolving economic needs Singapore, October 9, 2017: Easing restrictions on labor migration can boost workers’ welfare and deepen... Date: October 9, 2017 Type: Press Release

IMF [to 14 October 2017] http://www.imf.org/en/News/Search?DateFrom=2017-01-01&DateTo=2017-12-31 [We generally limit coverage to regional and global level initiatives, recognizing that a number of country-level announcements are added each week] October 13, 2017 Transcript of the Press Conference on the Release of the October 2017 Global Financial Stability Report

October 13, 2017 IMF and Bank Al-Maghrib Extend Investment Agreement to Support IMF's Lending to Low-Income Countries

October 12, 2017 Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development

October 11, 2017 Research Conference on Globalization: Managing Director's Opening Remarks

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African Development Bank Group [to 14 October 2017] http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/press-releases/ [We generally limit coverage to regional or Africa-wide initiatives, recognizing that a number of country-level announcements are added each week]

“Betting on Africa to Feed the World”: Adesina, 2017 World Food Prize Laureate, to deliver Norman Borlaug Lecture on World Food Day 13/10/2017 - The African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, will deliver the Norman Borlaug Lecture as part of the World Food Prize events taking place from October 16-20, 2017 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The Norman Borlaug Lecture titled “Betting on Africa to Feed the World” will be held in conjunction with the annual World Food Prize celebration.

Africa’s Economic Performance improves in 2017 12/10/2017 - Africa’s economic outlook improved in 2017 compared with 2016 and is expected to gain momentum in 2018. GDP growth in 2017 is expected at 3.0% up from 2.2 in 2016 and projected to expand to 3.7% in 2018, the African development Bank said in an updated forecast released in Abidjan on Thursday, 12 October 2017.

AfDB launches training programme to grow Africa’s textile industry 11/10/2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and its partners have launched a specialized training programme for entrepreneurs and startups in the textile, apparel and accessories (TA&A) sector in Africa.

Asian Development Bank [to 14 October 2017] http://www.adb.org/news/releases [We generally limit coverage to regional or Asia-wide initiatives, recognizing that a number of country-level announcements are added each week] No new digest content identified.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank [to 14 October 2017] https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/news/index.html [We generally limit coverage to regional or Asia-wide initiatives, recognizing that a number of country-level announcements are added each week] Beijing, October 11, 2017 The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision assigns eligible AIIB liabilities a 0% risk weighting The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has assigned eligible Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) liabilities a 0% risk weighting as well as a high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) Level One designation. The full statement announcing the Committee’s decision can be found here.

IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development [to 14 October 2017] https://www.ifad.org/newsroom/press_release/list/tags/y2017 10 October 2017 Food from healthy farms makes healthy people - New IFAD report

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Rome, 10 October 2017 – Investing in climate-resilient agriculture not only improves food security but contributes to eradicating malnutrition, according to the findings of a new report from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The Nutrition Advantage – Harnessing the Nutrition Co-Benefits of Climate Resilient Agriculture, a study of IFAD’s experience in improving nutrition in climate-sensitive agricultural investments, shows that climate change impacts in agriculture and the prevalence of malnutrition in rural areas are deeply intertwined. For those living on land that is increasingly degraded, or at risk due to greater climate variability, what is grown is not as rich in nutritious content as it could be, which has implications for rural and urban populations alike,” said IFAD President Gilbert F. Houngbo…

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Action Contre la Faim – Action Against Hunger [to 14 October 2017] http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/en No new digest content identified.

Amref Health Africa [to 14 October 2017] http://amref.org/news/news/ 13/10/2017 Amref Hosts First Ladies to Amref at 60 Dinner Governors’ wives pledge to make health a priority in their counties Amref Health Africa in Kenya last night hosted the First Ladies of the County Governments of Kenya to a gala dinner in celebration of the organisation’s 60th anniversary at the Enashipai Resort in Naivasha, where the governors’ spouses...

Outstanding year 1 results for the Heroes For Change Programme 13/10/2017 On October 13, 2017, Amref Health Africa, Unilever, UNFPA and SightSavers celebrated outstanding programme results and acknowledged the efforts of student volunteers for their participation in Heroes for Change, a social mobilisation volunteer programme that is designed to teach and empower college students to contribute to society and create a better future for...

Italian donors visit Integrated Nutrition project in Siaya County 11/10/2017 A team of Italian donors has described a charity trip to Amref Health Africa’s Integrated Nutrition project in Siaya County in Kenya as ‘completely life-changing’. The donors, Sonia Badoni, Massimiliano Gaddini and Caterina Rochetti exuded confidence on how Amref staff displayed their commitment towards making the project succeed. ...

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670,000 for Hypertension Screening as New Partner Enters Nakuru 09/10/2017 For KES. 200.00, patients in 15 health facilities in Nakuru County will walk away with a month’s worth of medicines for treatment and control of hypertension. The package, which would otherwise cost thousands of shillings, comes courtesy of Healthy Heart Africa (HHA), an innovative Programme of AstraZeneca plc; an Anglo-Swedish Bio-Pharmaceutical...

Aravind Eye Care System [to 14 October 2017] http://www.aravind.org/default/currentnewscontent http://amref.org/news/news/ No new digest content identified.

BRAC [to 14 October 2017] http://www.brac.net/#news No new digest content identified.

CARE International [to 14 October 2017] http://www.care-international.org/news/press-releases 13th Oct 2017 Bangladesh: 150,000 refugee children under 5 malnourished More than 150,000 refugee children under the age of five are acutely malnourished, warns CARE.

13th Oct 2017 CARE ready to respond after deadly floods hit Vietnam CARE’s emergency teams in Vietnam are preparing to respond to deadly flooding in the country’s north

Clubhouse International [to 14 October 2017] http://www.clubhouse-intl.org/news.html No new digest content identified.

Danish Refugee Council [to 14 October 2017] https://www.drc.dk/news No new digest content identified.

ECPAT [to 14 October 2017] http://www.ecpat.net/news No new digest content identified.

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Handicap International [to 14 October 2017] http://www.handicap-international.us/press_releases Posted on October 13, 2017 8:38 AM 80% of Rohingya refugees lack food aid Since Aug. 25, more than half a million Rohingya refugees have crossed into Bangladesh, joining several hundred thousand Rohingya already living in refugee camps there. Amid conditions of extreme hardship, only half of refugees have received emergency shelters from NGOs, yet still another 2,000 Rohingya, including many children, cross into Bangladesh each day. Handicap International has worked in Bangladesh for two decades, and staff there are alarmed. An additional 200 emergency staff have joined existing teams to bolster the effort, as humanitarian organizations like Handicap International cope with this sudden, serious, and worsening crisis…

Heifer International [to 14 October 2017] http://www.heifer.org/about-heifer/press/press-releases.html October 9, 2017 Heifer International in Cambodia receives ASEAN award KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Heifer International in Cambodia has received the “Leadership Award for Rural Development and Poverty Eradication” from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The honor recognizes the outstanding contributions by non-government organizations and companies toward rural community development and poverty eradication. The award was presented to 10 NGOs and 10 companies working in ASEAN nations.

HelpAge International [to 14 October 2017] http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/press-room/press-releases/ No new digest content identified.

ICRC [to 14 October 2017] https://www.icrc.org/en/whats-new Selected News Releases, Reports and Articles The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2017 United Nations, General Assembly, 72nd session, Sixth Committee, item 85 of the agenda, statement by the ICRC, New York, October 2017. 13-10-2017 | Statement

How to use social media to engage with people affected by crisis The ICRC and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), with support from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), have published a brief guide on how to use social media to bett 11-10-2017 | News release

DRC: Millions displaced and at risk from stark rise in violence Kinshasa (ICRC) - Violence and repeated armed clashes in several provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are causing alarming levels of human suffering. 11-10-2017 | News release

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Weapons: Statement of the ICRC to the United Nations, 2017 United Nations General Assembly, 72nd session, First Committee, General debate on all disarmament and international security agenda items. Statement by the ICRC. 10-10-2017 | Statement

Afghanistan: ICRC reduces its presence in the country After a series of attacks on its staff, the ICRC has taken the decision to reduce its presence in Afghanistan. 09-10-2017 | News release

IFRC [to 14 October 2017] http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/press-releases/ Americas, Costa Rica Costa Rica: Red Cross scales up emergency relief as heavy flooding leaves more than 500,000 people without drinking water Geneva / Panama, 12 October 2017 – Heavy flooding across Costa Rica has displaced thousands and disrupted critical water and sanitation services, leaving more than 500,000 people without drinking water across the country. Torrential rains that have pou … 13 October 2017

Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles Madagascar: IFRC to deploy first-ever plague treatment centre, releases 1 million Swiss francs as infections spread The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is deploying a treatment centre to provide urgent care for hundreds of people in Madagascar who have been infected with plague. 13 October 2017

Africa, Madagascar Madagascar: Red Cross training 1,000 volunteers to fight pneumonic plague, releases global emergency funds The Malagasy Red Cross is training 1,000 volunteers and staff to serve on the frontline of its growing response to the outbreak of pneumonic plague. 10 October 2017

IRC International Rescue Committee [to 14 October 2017] http://www.rescue.org/press-release-index Selected Press Releases & Statements Press Releases Report reveals dire needs of Rohingya refugees October 10, 2017 :: Half of pregnant women have not received medical care; a third of families forced to defecate in the open :: Three most urgent needs are money, household goods and food ::Report from the International Rescue Committee and Relief International also highlights harmful practices in supporting survivors of sexual violence

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IRCT [to 14 October 2017] http://www.irct.org/ No new digest content identified.

Islamic Relief [to 14 October 2017] http://www.islamic-relief.org/ [Undated] Update on activities in Bangladesh Latest News In Bangladesh we are supporting the efforts of international organisations delivering essential relief items to affected people in Cox's Bazar

October 12, 2017 CAR Interfaith Peace-building Partnership Central African Republic The Central African Republic has been marred by political instability for decades but the violence peaked in 2013 following a coup d’état in March, led by the predominately Muslim Seleka rebels. Widespread fighting between the Seleka and predominately Christian anti-Balaka militias led to the deaths of more than 5,000 people and destroyed the already fragile […]

11th October 2017 To Islamic Relief joining Plan International to call for equal opportunities for girls News/press release … Relief Worldwide CEO Naser Haghamed is joining Plan International today, at an annual global girls’ rights summit, this year taking place in partnership with the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo. The theme for this year’s global celebrations is the importance of investing […]

Landsea [to 14 October 2017] http://www.landesa.org/press-and-media-categories/press-releases/ No new digest content identified.

Medecins du Monde [to 14 October 2017] http://www.medecinsdumonde.org/ No new digest content identified.

MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 14 October 2017] http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news-stories/press/press-releases Press release Governments Must Step Up the Use of Newer Drugs to Fight Multidrug-Resistant TB Guadalajara, Mexico, October 13, 2017—People with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) are still not receiving two newer tuberculosis (TB) drugs, bedaquiline and delamanid, which have shown improved cure rates for the disease, said the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) at the 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Guadalajara, Mexico, where the global TB community is meeting.

Mercy Corps [to 14 October 2017]

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Operation Smile [to 14 October 2017] http://www.operationsmile.org/press-office Program Schedule Here’s what we’re doing worldwide to make a difference in the lives of children who deserve every opportunity for safe surgical care.

OXFAM [to 14 October 2017] http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressreleases 13 October 2017 Governments, donors failing women farmers in climate change fight An Oxfam analysis of policies and public investments in six countries shows that women farmers are not getting the resources they need to feed their families and communities and adapt to.

11 October 2017 Race to prevent disease as thousands more Rohingya arrive daily in Bangladesh Aid workers are in a race against time to stop the rapid spread of disease as thousands of Rohingya people arrive in Bangladesh every day.

11 October 2017 Oxfam: grave abuse shows urgent need for shift on EU Migration Agenda Today Oxfam releases a report that exposes how the European Union’s Migration Agenda needs an urgent shift in direction, based on 8 principles for a fair and humane approach to migration.

10 October 2017 IMF’s key “Article IV” advice on inequality detached from its rhetoric The International Monetary Fund’s advice to countries promotes policies that fail to reduce inequality and may even increase it, according to Oxfam research. This advice clashes with what their own research shows countries should do to reduce inequality.

Norwegian Refugee Council [to 14 October 2017] http://www.nrc.no/ Published 13. Oct 2017 Why cash is smart aid Thale Jenssen|Published 13. Oct 2017 Cash experts Mark Henderson and Roger Dean give you five reasons why cash assistance is smart assistance.

New study: Displaced Nigerians too scared to return home The vast majority of the 1.8 million people displaced in northeast Nigeria are not ready to return home, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council’s new report, ‘Not Ready to Return’. “The findings of the report are indisputable. When 86 per cent of people tell us they aren’t ready to go home yet, we must listen. This cannot fall on deaf ears,” warned Jan Egeland, NRC Secretary General, who is visiting Nigeria. ”People must decide to return of their own free will. Coercing communities to move home is a deadly recipe set to worsen the conflict.” Read the report summary: Not ready to return.

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Building a city in a matter of days Ida Sem Fossvik|Published 09. Oct 2017 Close to 800, 000 refugees in Bangladesh need shelter urgently. Our NORCAP experts are involved in constructing what might become one of the world's largest refugee camps. “We have the monumental task of building a city in just a few days,” Halfdan Kjetland says. A shelter expert, Kjetland is deployed to support the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) with the refugee crisis in Bangladesh. He’s planning a new refugee camp that will be one of the world’s largest, together with experts Håkon Valborgland and Shyam Sundar, who are supporting the International Organization for Migration (IOM)....

Pact [to 14 October 2017] http://www.pactworld.org/ October 11, 2017 Pact expands fight against worst form of child labor in Africa This week, Pact announced new activities to combat child labor in mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through support from Google. Under the expansion, Pact will grow its work in tin mines and cobalt mines in the region formerly known as Katanga, a mineral-rich but impoverished area. DRC’s vast mineral resources provide formal and informal employment for millions of people across the country, yet almost 70% of the country lives on less than $1 a day. With limited economic opportunities, children often make their way to mines to work, sometimes accompanying their parents. Coupled with extensive cracks in child protection systems and a cultural acceptance of child labor, as well as realities such as child-headed households, there are a variety of reasons why children work at mines. With increasing demand for portable technology, electric vehicles, computers, batteries, and other devices that include these strategic minerals, demand for tin and cobalt continue to grow. Since 2015, Pact has been working with local and international partners, including the tin industry association, ITRI, as well as companies like GE, Boeing, Microsoft, and Qualcomm, to address child labor in Katanga’s tin mines through the Children Out of Mining project. With positive, collective action and an integrated package of interventions, we achieved a 97% reduction in the number of children working at project mine sites after the first two years…

Partners In Health [to 14 October 2017] http://www.pih.org/blog Oct 10, 2017 PIH Releases How-to Guides for Mentoring, Quality Improvement Program A Partners In Health model for mentoring health care workers is gaining broad attention after improving qualities of care in Rwanda and elsewhere for several years, and a new guideline— along with a separate, cost-analysis toolkit—describes how health centers and systems can implement the model, combat the global shortage of quality health care staffing and plan budgets across a range of services. "Building a culture of high-quality care delivery processes and systems is almost impossible, especially in resource-limited settings,” said Anatole Manzi, director of c Read More

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Plan International [to 14 October 2017] http://plan-international.org/about-plan/resources/media-centre No new digest content identified.

Save The Children [to 14 October 2017] http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.9506653/k.C303/Press_Releases_2017/a pps/nl/newsletter2.asp Selected Press Releases October 12, 2017 U.S. House of Representatives Reintroduces Bill to Save Lives of Mothers and Children Around the World

Yemen: Cholera Outbreak Now Largest and Fastest on Record, 600,000 Children Infected by Christmas

October 10, 2017 Biased Views of Girls Begin as Early as Fourth Grade, New Save the Children Survey Reveals

More than 20,000 Girls Married Illegally Every Day

SOS-Kinderdorf International [to 14 October 2017] http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/about-sos/press/press-releases 13.10.2017 Keeping children safe through preparedness - SOS Children’s Villages-Columbia University tap scientific knowledge and on-the-ground experience to keep children safe. SOS Children’s Villages has launched a collaboration between its Global Emergency Response team and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. The focus of the partnership is a joint effort to improve global disaster preparedness and management, focusing in particular on the risk-management tool Resilience360. By transforming current emergency management procedures – which offer solutions predominately in the aftermath of disasters – the collaboration promises a proactive approach to emergency preparedness through research-based feedback. “The SOS Children’s Villages-Columbia University collaboration equips us with science-based information to better prepare for and respond to natural disasters and humanitarian emergencies”, said Andreas Papp, International Director of Global Emergency Response at SOS Children’s Villages…

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Women for Women International [to 14 October 2017] http://www.womenforwomen.org/press-releases No new digest content identified.

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Freedom House [to 14 October 2017] https://freedomhouse.org/news Selected Press Releases, Statements, Research Press Releases Venezuela: National Electoral Council Enacts Widespread Voter Suppression October 13, 2017 The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela is taking illegal actions to influence the outcome of this Sunday’s regional elections.

Transparency International [to 14 October 2017] http://www.transparency.org/news/pressreleases/ Selected Press Releases, Statements, Research 11 Oct 2017 Comprehensive online tool launched to help companies tackle bribery and corruption New Anti-Bribery Portal aims to provide consistent and implementable procedures for companies operating in multiple jurisdictions

9 Oct 2017 About 1 in 3 people using public services in Latin America and Caribbean paid a bribe in past year New Transparency International report shows fewer than 1 in 10 bribe payers reported corruption and almost 1 in 3 of those who did suffered retaliation

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ChildFund Alliance [to 14 October 2017] https://childfundalliance.org/ October 12, 2017 / Protection for millions of children: ECOWAS Member States take a huge step forward Niamey (Niger), 5 October, 2017 – In a decision that will have positive implications for millions of children in West Africa, all member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) today agreed to a range of concrete measures to protect children from violence, abuse and exploitation.

At the ECOWAS First Ladies’ Forum in Niamey, from 2 to 5 October 2017, Ministers responsible for the care and protection of children across the 15 Member States adopted on 4 October the ECOWAS Strategic Framework for Strengthening National Child Protection Systems to Prevent and Respond to Violence, Abuse and Exploitation against Children in West Africa.

… ed by the ECOWAS Commission, the Strategic Framework was developed in collaboration with a Regional Child Protection Working Group comprised of United Nations agencies and international non-governmental organizations and networks.

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Almost 9 out of 10 children in West Africa experience violent discipline. While child marriage exists throughout the continent, it is especially prevalent in West Africa, which hosts six out of the ten countries with the highest rates of child marriage in the world: about four in ten young women in West Africa were married off as children. Less than one in two children in West Africa have a birth certificate, which is their basic right to an identity. In addition, the region is the theatre of complex migration routes where children are especially vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.

“The Ministerial adoption marks a major step forward for the protection of children in our region”, said ECOWAS’ Commissioner for Social Affairs, Dr. Fatimata Dia Sow, whose organization convened the gathering of experts and ministers from the 15 Member States. “We stand together more strongly than ever to ensure children are safe and protected. With the right framework, the right actions, the right resources and the right positive changes in attitudes and practices, we can ensure they have an opportunity to fully contribute to our societies.”…

CONCORD [to 14 October 2017] http://concordeurope.org/news-and-events/ [European NGO confederation for relief and development] Oct 9, 2017 Double-end profit: doing business for sustainable development What is and what should be the role of the private sector in development? CONCORD launches its new report “10 point roadmap for Europe on the role of the private sector in development” compiling ten areas of action for the EU to ensure a fair, sustainable and accountable contribution of the private sector to the 2030 Agenda.

Disasters Emergency Committee [to 14 October 2017] http://www.dec.org.uk/media-centre [Action Aid, Age International, British Red Cross, CAFOD, Care International, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Islamic Relief, Oxfam, Plan UK, Save the Children, Tearfund and World Government will match further £2 million of public donations as DEC emergency appeal reaches £9 million 12/10/2017 People in the UK are being urged to donate to the emergency appeal for people fleeing Myanmar after the Government pledged to match pound for pound a further £2m of donations from the public, in addition to the £3m already announced.

Children in urgent need of psychological support after fleeing Myanmar, say DEC charities 10/10/2017 Displaced children arriving in Bangladesh are exhibiting signs of trauma such as nightmares and loss of speech after witnessing horrific violence in Myanmar and are in urgent need of psychological and emotional support say Disasters Emergency Committee charities.

The Elders [to 14 October 2017] http://theelders.org/news-media Press release 13 October 2017 The Elders deplore US decertification of Iran nuclear deal as threat to peace The Elders deplore in the strongest terms the decision of US President Donald Trump to decertify the Iran nuclear deal as a threat to global peace and stability.

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Press release 12 October 2017 The Elders express dismay at United States and Israel withdrawal from UNESCO The Elders express dismay over the announcements by the United States and Israel that they intend to withdraw from membership of UNESCO.

END Fund [to 14 October 2017] http://www.end.org/news Selected Press Releases and Major Announcements No new digest content identified.

Evidence Aid [to 14 October 2017] www.evidenceaid.org October 10, 2017 Ethnobotanical knowledge on botanical repellents employed in the African region against mosquito vectors Claire Allen Read the full review here Native people from Africa regions know three major methods of using repellent plants: (i) production of repellent smoke from burning plants, (ii) hanging plants inside the house or sprinkling leaves on the floor, (iii) the use of plant oils and juices from crushed fresh plants applied on uncovered parts of the body.

Gavi [to 14 October 2017] http://www.gavi.org/library/news/press-releases/ No new digest content identified.

Global Fund [to 14 October 2017] http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/news/?topic=&type=NEWS;&country= News Global Fund and The Union Deepen Partnership to Fight TB 11 October 2017 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, also known as The Union, announced a partnership agreement to deepen their shared commitment to end tuberculosis as an epidemic.

News Partners Launch Global Effort to Find Missing Cases of TB 09 October 2017 Global health partners and implementers from 13 countries with a high burden of tuberculosis launched an ambitious program to find and treat an additional 1.5 million missing cases of TB by the end of 2019. The new initiative is critically important to stopping the spread of TB and to reaching the global goal of ending TB as an epidemic by 2030.

Hilton Prize Coalition [to 14 October 2017] http://prizecoalition.charity.org/

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ICVA - International Council of Voluntary Agencies [to 14 October 2017] https://icvanetwork.org/ Latest Resources The New Way of Working Examined: An ICVA briefing paper October, 2017 What is the New Way of Working (NWoW)? What are the processes that led to the NWoW? Who are the actors? What are the implications of the NWoW - opportunities and risks? What does the NWoW mean for NGOs? This briefing paper is based on the ICVA network’s participation in several NWoW-focused events held in 2016 and 2017, a review of a variety of documents, and a series of stakeholder interviews.

InterAction [to 14 October 2017] http://www.interaction.org/media-center/press-releases No new digest content identified.

Start Network [to 14 October 2017] http://www.start-network.org/news-blog/#.U9U_O7FR98E No new digest content identified.

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Center for Global Development [to 14 October 2017] http://www.cgdev.org/page/press-center Press Release New Study: Social Attitudes Toward Gays and Lesbians Rapidly Changing in Developing World October 13, 2017 Washington – Today, Center for Global Development Senior Fellow Charles Kenny and Researcher Dev Patel released a new study that finds that just as social attitudes toward gays and lesbians have changed rapidly in the developed world, these attitudes are also changing in the developing world. The study also suggests that the changes in social attitudes often follow and are caused by changes in government policy toward gays and lesbians. The study, “Norms and Reform: Legalizing Homosexuality Improves Attitudes” uses public opinion data on this issue from the Gallup World Poll and the World Values Survey and matches changes in attitudes over time with the timeline of laws concerning same-sex decriminalization. The study also includes data visualizations that show legal trends over time and geography…

Publications Norms and Reform: Legalizing Homosexuality Improves Attitudes - Working Paper 465 10/13/17 Charles Kenny and Dev Patel This analysis examines the relationship between legal reform and social norms surrounding homosexuality. First, about a fifth of the variation in individual preferences can be explained at a country level. Second, using a difference-in-differences strategy, legalizing homosexuality improves how individuals view the tone of their communities. Third, we provide further evidence supporting a legal origins argument by examining former colonies. We conclude that adopting legal reform can improve societal attitudes.

Different Strokes for Different Folks: Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Input and Output Incentive Contracts for Health Care Providers with Different Levels of Skills - Working Paper 464 10/11/17 Manoj Mohanan , Grant Miller , Katherine Donato , Yulya Truskinovsky and Marcos Vera- Hernández A central issue in designing performance incentive contracts is whether to reward the production of outputs versus use of inputs: the former rewards efficiency and innovation in production, while the latter imposes less risk on agents.

Global Skill Partnerships: A Proposal for Technical Training in a Mobile World (brief) 10/11/17

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Michael Clemens Within a decade, Europe will require hundreds of thousands more nurses than it is likely to train. To meet the growing need, nurses will move in large numbers to Western Europe from other countries, including those in Eastern Europe. But Eastern Europe currently lacks nurses already relative to Western Europe, while Eastern European youths crave opportunities in skilled employment. How can nurses trained in Eastern Europe move to Western Europe in a way that benefits both regions?

Global Skill Partnerships: A Proposal for Technical Training in Settings of Forced Displacement 10/11/17 Michael Clemens and Katelyn Gough The world urgently needs innovation to shape how international migration happens. Today people who are forcibly displaced are seen and treated largely as a burden, not as a resource that can bring shared benefits. A new type of private-public partnership can offer new opportunity for some of those who are forcibly displaced. It can be called a Global Skill Partnership, and this note illustrates how it might work for Syrians displaced into Turkey.

What's In, What's Out: Designing Benefits for Universal Health Coverage 10/10/17 Amanda Glassman , Ursula Giedion and Peter C. Smith What’s In, What’s Out: Designing Benefits for Universal Health Coverage argues that the creation of an explicit health benefits plan—a defined list of services that are and are not available—is an essential element in creating a sustainable system of universal health coverage. With contributions from leading health economists and policy experts, the book considers the many dimensions of governance, institutions, methods, political economy, and ethics that are needed to decide what’s in and what’s out in a way that is fair, evidence-based, and sustainable over time.

What’s In, What’s Out: Designing Benefits for Universal Health Coverage: Key Messages for Donors and Advocates 10/10/17 Amanda Glassman Many low- and middle-income countries aspire to universal health coverage (UHC), but for rhetoric to become reality, the health services offered must be consistent with the funds available, which may require tough tradeoffs. An explicit health benefits package—a defined list of services that are and are not subsidized—is essential in creating a sustainable UHC system.

ODI [to 14 October 2017] https://www.odi.org/media-hub/press-room Selected Reports and Studies The next frontier for disaster risk reduction: tackling disasters in fragile and conflict- affected contexts Research reports and studies | October 2017 | Katie Peters This report looks at the barriers, real and perceived, to adapting DRR policy and overseas development assistance to fragile or conflict-affected contexts.

Local content policies and backward integration in Nigeria Research reports and studies | October 2017 | Neil McCulloch, Neil Balchin, Maximiliano Mendez- Parra and Kingsley Onyeka

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Nigeria has experienced rapid but low-quality growth over the past decade. Local content policies could be one way to help drive economic transformation.

Decentralising climate finance: insights from Kenya and Ethiopia Working and discussion papers | October 2017 | Alice Caravani, Sam Greene, Nella Canales Trujillo and Aklilu Amsalu This paper explores different mechanisms for delivering climate finance at the local level.

Generating demand for and use of evaluation evidence in government health ministries Journal articles or issues | October 2017 | Sophie Witter, Andrew Kardan, Molly Scott, Lucie Moore and Louise Shaxson This paper assesses the success of a pilot programme aimed at increasing evidence-based policy-making in the Ministries of Health of Uganda and Zambia.

Urban Institute [to 14 October 2017] http://www.urban.org/about/media No new digest content identified.

World Economic Forum [to 14 October 2017] https://agenda.weforum.org/news/ News 12 Oct 2017 New Coalition to Tackle Multi-Billion Dollar Risks of Fourth Industrial Revolution · Drones, driverless cars and other innovations will place a burden of hundreds of billions of dollars of uninsured risk on societies, warn some of the world’s largest insurers, reinsurers and brokers · To assess and take charge of these risks, the insurance industry is teaming up with technology companies and senior government representatives in a World Economic Forum-led initiative · Among the participants are insurers Allianz, Lloyd’s, Marsh & McLennan, Sompo Holdings, Swiss Re, Willis Towers Watson, XL Catlin and Zurich Insurance Group, and technology companies Cisco, Hitachi, IBM and Siemens, as well as senior government officials · Read the related report on the initiative here New York, USA, 12 October 2017 – To avoid catastrophic levels of uninsured risk in the innovation economy, the insurance industry is joining forces with technology companies and governments in a World Economic Forum-led initiative, Mitigating Risks in the Innovation Economy. In a joint report launched today, the working group lays out the risks and goals, including: · Closing the gap in existing governance frameworks to manage risks from innovations · Determining the liabilities, roles and responsibilities involved with these risks · Setting up a data-sharing mechanism to manage the risks “No one currently knows the magnitude of the risk exposure of society to new, uninsured technologies,” said Victoria Shirazi, Project Lead of the Mitigating Risks in the Innovation Economy project at the World Economic Forum. “A technology failure that was once both small and contained can cascade into potentially catastrophic losses. This initiative will help societies prevent, respond to and recover from these new risks.”…

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:: Foundation/Major Donor Watch We will primarily monitor press/media releases announcing key initiatives and new research from a growing number of global foundations and donors engaged in the human rights, humanitarian response and development spheres of action. This Watch section is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicative.

Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group [to 14 October 2017] https://www.alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/frontiers-group/news-press/news/ Newsletter News from The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group: October 2017 October 12, 2017 Highlights include two new Allen Discovery Centers, selective NIH grant awards, a preview of the Allen Frontiers Symposium, news and a video from the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University, awardees announced with the American Heart Association, and published work from an Allen Distinguished Investigator.

BMGF - Gates Foundation [to 14 October 2017] http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases No new digest content identified.

Annie E. Casey Foundation [to 14 October 2017] http://www.aecf.org/newsroom/ No new digest content identified.

Blue Meridian Partners [to 14 October 2017] http://www.emcf.org/capital-aggregation/blue-meridian-partners/ Blue Meridian Partners is a new capital aggregation collaboration that plans to invest at least $1 billion in high-performance nonprofits that are poised to have truly national impact for economically disadvantaged children and youth. No new digest content identified.

Clinton Foundation [to 14 October 2017] https://www.clintonfoundation.org/press-releases-and-statements No new digest content identified.

Ford Foundation [to 14 October 2017] http://www.fordfoundation.org/?filter=News No new digest content identified.

GHIT Fund [to 14 October 2017] https://www.ghitfund.org/ GHIT was set up in 2012 with the aim of developing new tools to tackle infectious diseases that devastate the world’s poorest people. Other funders include six Japanese pharmaceutical • No new digest content identified. Navigation to Main Sections: :: Week in Review :: Key Agency/IGO/Governments Watch :: INGO/Consortia/Joint Initiatives Watch::: Foundation/Major Donor Watch :: Journal Watch

Grameen Foundation [to 14 October 2017] http://www.grameenfoundation.org/news-events/press-room No new digest content identified.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation [to 14 October 2017] http://hewlett.org/latest-updates/ October 11, 2017 On the Trump administration’s repeal of the Clean Power Plan Today the Trump administration proposed to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the nation’s first carbon regulations for power plants. It’s the wrong direction for our country, for our economy, and for the public’s health and welfare. It’s also out of step with what the public wants. The problem of climate change is real and urgent. ... By Jonathan Pershing

Angela Haydel DeBarger joins Hewlett Foundation as program officer for education MENLO PARK, Calif.—Angela Haydel DeBarger has joined the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as a program officer in the Education Program. Kent McGuire, director of the Hewlett Foundation’s Education Program, had the following to say about the appointment: I am delighted to announce that Angela Haydel DeBarger is joining us as a program officer in ... October 10, 2017

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation [to 14 October 2017] http://www.hiltonfoundation.org/news Our News Leveraging Innovative Financing Mechanisms to Improve Eye Health, as Featured in Devex October 12, 2017 This World Sight Day, we are proud to announce our participation in the Cameroon Cataract Development Impact Loan: the first development impact bond focused on eye care.

IKEA Foundation [to 14 October 2017] https://www.ikeafoundation.org/category/press-releases/ No new digest content identified.

HHMI - Howard Hughes Medical Institute [to 14 October 2017] https://www.hhmi.org/news Oct 012 2017 Research Whole Genome Sequencing Identifies New Genetic Signature for Autism Summary An analysis of the complete genomes of 2,064 people reveals that multiple genetic variations could contribute to autism. The work suggests that scanning whole genomes may one day be useful for clinical diagnostics.

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Kaiser Family Foundation [to 14 October 2017] http://www.kff.org/search/?post_type=press-release October 13, 2017 News Release Poll: 7 in 10 Want the Trump Administration to Make the Affordable Care Act Work Rather Than Make it Fail As the Trump administration begins implementing Thursday’s executive order aimed at providing alternatives to the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace plans, a new Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds a large majority of the public (71%) want President Trump and his administration to do what they can to make the current law…

October 12, 2017 News Release Poll: Most Americans Say Puerto Ricans Are Not Yet Getting the Help They Need After Hurricane Maria Poll Reveals a Deep Partisan Divide in Perceptions, with Republicans Much More Likely Than Democrats and Independents to View the Federal Government’s Response Favorably As President Trump threatens to scale back the federal response to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, most Americans say that Puerto Ricans affected by…

October 11, 2017 News Release Survey: Adjusting to Sudden Reduction in Federal Funds, ACA Navigators Expect to Decrease Services Many navigator organizations responsible for helping consumers understand and sign up for health coverage in 2018 Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces say steep federal funding reductions that recently took effect will likely force them to limit their geographic service area, cut back outreach and public education, lay off staff members,…

Aga Khan Foundation [to 14 October 2017] http://www.akdn.org/our-agencies/aga-khan-foundation No new digest content identified.

Kellogg Foundation [to 14 October 2017] http://www.wkkf.org/news-and-media#pp=10&p=1&f1=news Oct. 13, 2017 W.K. Kellogg Foundation names Frank R. López as director of New Mexico programs ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) announces the selection of Frank R. López as its new director of New Mexico programs, effective Nov. 13, 2017. López will provide leadership and oversight of the foundation’s investments in the state, ensuring all children, families and communities – regardless of race or income– have opportunities to reach their full potential. López will actively guide the integration of the foundation’s grantmaking priorities to support thriving children, working families and equitable communities in the state of New Mexico…

MacArthur Foundation [to 14 October 2017] http://www.macfound.org/ No new digest content identified.

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation [to 14 October 2017]

Navigation to Main Sections: :: Week in Review :: Key Agency/IGO/Governments Watch :: INGO/Consortia/Joint Initiatives Watch::: Foundation/Major Donor Watch :: Journal Watch https://www.moore.org/news October 12, 2017 Researchers develop critical new technique to accelerate electrons in their quest to shrink the miles-long particle accelerator An international group of scientists are attempting to shrink the particle accelerator by placing it on a chip, reducing its size to a shoebox. How? By converging technologies of nanofabrication and solid-state lasers and combining them to make a miniaturized particle accelerator. Why shrink it? There are enormous cost and size benefits. A smaller, mobile accelerator could enable broader use among scientists and inventors, opening new doors in research and development across numerous fields and industries, such as health care, technology and more. Putting an accelerator on a chip was first conceptualized by Dr. Robert Byer of Stanford University and Dr. Peter Hommelhoff of Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen- Nuremberg. Through funding from the foundation, FAU, Stanford and eight other international partner institutions formed the “Accelerator-on-a-Chip International Program” to build a scalable prototype. Achieving this is quite challenging. It requires many critical elements be developed and then come together to create a functioning prototype…

Open Society Foundation [to 14 October 2017] https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/issues/media-information No new digest content identified.

David and Lucile Packard Foundation [to 14 October 2017] http://www.packard.org/news/ No new digest content identified.

Pew Charitable Trusts [to 14 October 2017] http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/about/news-room/press-releases Statement Pew Commends 2 New States Joining the Port State Measures Agreement International treaty to end illegal fishing reaches 50-member milestone October 09, 2017 WASHINGTON—The Pew Charitable Trusts praised last week’s news that Namibia and Peru have joined the Port State Measures Agreement, the first binding international treaty designed to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. The news came as leaders from more than 100 countries convened Oct. 5-6 at the Our Ocean conference in Malta to discuss maritime security, marine protection, a sustainable blue economy, and ending illegal fishing…

Rockefeller Foundation [to 14 October 2017] https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/about-us/news-media/ No new digest content identified.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [to 14 October 2017] http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/news-releases.html October 10, 2017 Brief Beyond the Coverage Bump: Is Spending Growth Returning to Pre-ACA Levels?

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As seen in the health care spending trend report from Altarum, health care spending growth was estimated at just under 4 percent for the second quarter of 2017, a level not seen since 2014.

Science Philanthropy Alliance [to 14 October 2017] http://www.sciencephilanthropyalliance.org/what-we-do/news/ “…a group of organizations working together to increase philanthropic support for basic scientific research on a global basis…” October 12, 2017 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation Launches $25M Schmidt Science Fellows Program Congratulations to our member, the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation, on the launch of the Schmidt Science…

SDG Philanthropy Platform http://sdgfunders.org/conversation/ SDG Philanthropy Platform is a collaboration between philanthropy and the greater international development community led by Foundation Center, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Ford Foundation and the MasterCard Foundation, the Brach Family Foundation, and other key organizations such as Asociación de Fundaciones Empresariales (AFE) in Colombia, Brach Family Charitable Foundation, CAF America, Council on Foundations, East Africa Association of Grantmakers (EAAG), European Foundation Centre, Filantropi Indonesia (FI), GlobalGiving, The Humanitarian Forum, World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists, and Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS). 12-10-2017 Interview: Hilton Foundation President and CEO Peter Laugharn

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation https://sloan.org/about/press No new digest content identified.

Wellcome Trust [to 14 October 2017] https://wellcome.ac.uk/news News / Published: 13 October 2017 Global pledges to speed up action on superbugs Wellcome is investing £2.4 million in a new project to track the global impact of superbugs as part of our ongoing efforts to help address this urgent global health threat. The Global Burden of Disease AMR project will be launched today at our international Call to Action conference.

News / Published: 10 October 2017 Findings from new malaria database are 'wake-up call' Researchers have compiled and analysed 115 years of malaria data in Africa, providing the most detailed picture yet of where efforts to control malaria infection are being won and lost across the continent.

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The largest data repository of any parasitic disease in the world, it includes 7.8 million blood samples from more than 30,000 locations in 43 countries. The open access dataset (opens in a new tab) was collected and analysed by KEMRI-Wellcome Trust (opens in a new tab) researchers Professor Bob Snow, Abdisalan Noor and colleagues based in Kenya, and is the result of over 20 years of research funded by Wellcome.

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:: Journal Watch The Sentinel will track key peer-reviewed journals which address a broad range of interests in human rights, humanitarian response, health and development. It is not intended to be exhaustive. We will add to those monitored below as we encounter relevant content and upon recommendation from readers. We selectively provide full text of abstracts and other content but note that successful access to some of the articles and other content may require subscription or other access arrangement unique to the publisher. Please suggest additional journals you feel warrant coverage.

American Journal of Infection Control October 01, 2017 Volume 45, Issue 10, p1057-1174, e103-e118 http://www.ajicjournal.org/current [Reviewed earlier]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine October 2017 Volume 53, Issue 4, p405-566, e123-e154 http://www.ajpmonline.org/current [Reviewed earlier]

American Journal of Public Health October 2017 107(10) http://ajph.aphapublications.org/toc/ajph/current [Reviewed earlier]

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume 97, Issue 3, 2017 Suppl, 2017 http://www.ajtmh.org/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

Annals of Internal Medicine 3 October 2017 Vol: 167, Issue 7 http://annals.org/aim/issue [New issue; No digest content identified]

BMC Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

BMJ Global Health January 2017; volume 2, issue 1 http://gh.bmj.com/content/2/1?current-issue=y [Reviewed earlier]

BMC Health Services Research http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmchealthservres/content (Accessed 14 October 2017) [No new digest content identified]

BMC Infectious Diseases http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcinfectdis/content (Accessed 14 October 2017) Research Article A scoping review of prevalence, incidence and risk factors for HIV infection amongst young people in Brazil Despite young people being a key population for HIV prevention, the HIV epidemic amongst young Brazilians is perceived to be growing. We therefore reviewed all published literature on HIV prevalence and risk f... Igor Pedrosa Saffier, Hélia Kawa and Guy Harling BMC Infectious Diseases 2017 17:675 Published on: 11 October 2017

BMC Medical Ethics http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmedethics/content (Accessed 14 October 2017) [No new digest content identified]

BMC Medicine http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmed/content (Accessed 14 October 2017) Research article Spatial model for risk prediction and sub-national prioritization to aid poliovirus eradication in Pakistan Laina D. Mercer, Rana M. Safdar, Jamal Ahmed, Abdirahman Mahamud, M. Muzaffar Khan, Sue Gerber, Aiden O’Leary, Mike Ryan, Frank Salet, Steve J. Kroiss, Hil Lyons, Alexander Upfill-Brown and Guillaume Chabot-Couture Published on: 11 October 2017 Abstract Background

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Pakistan is one of only three countries where poliovirus circulation remains endemic. For the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program, identifying high risk districts is essential to target interventions and allocate limited resources. Methods Using a hierarchical Bayesian framework we developed a spatial Poisson hurdle model to jointly model the probability of one or more paralytic polio cases, and the number of cases that would be detected in the event of an outbreak. Rates of underimmunization, routine immunization, and population immunity, as well as seasonality and a history of cases were used to project future risk of cases. Results The expected number of cases in each district in a 6-month period was predicted using indicators from the previous 6-months and the estimated coefficients from the model. The model achieves an average of 90% predictive accuracy as measured by area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, for the past 3 years of cases. Conclusions The risk of poliovirus has decreased dramatically in many of the key reservoir areas in Pakistan. The results of this model have been used to prioritize sub-national areas in Pakistan to receive additional immunization activities, additional monitoring, or other special interventions.

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpregnancychildbirth/content (Accessed 14 October 2017) [No new digest content identified]

BMC Public Health http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles (Accessed 14 October 2017) Research article Determinants of self-rated health among shanghai elders: a cross-sectional study As the most populous nation in the world, China has now becoming an emerging ageing society. Shanghai is the first city facing the challenge of ageing demographics. Against this background, a study that employ... Weizhen Dong, Jin Wan, Yanjun Xu, Chun Chen, Ge Bai, Lyuying Fang, Anjiang Sun, Yinghua Yang and Ying Wang BMC Public Health 2017 17:807 Published on: 13 October 2017

Research article Contraceptive knowledge, perceptions, and concerns among men in Uganda Low contraceptive uptake and high unmet need for contraception remain significant issues in Uganda compared to neighboring countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia, and Rwanda. Although prior research on contraceptiv... Nityanjali Thummalachetty, Sanyukta Mathur, Margo Mullinax, Kelsea DeCosta, Neema Nakyanjo, Tom Lutalo, Heena Brahmbhatt and John S. Santelli BMC Public Health 2017 17:792 Published on: 10 October 2017

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Knowledge, attitude and behaviour towards the use of insecticide treated mosquito nets among pregnant women and children in rural Southwestern Uganda The burden of malaria in Uganda remains unacceptably high, especially among children and pregnant women. To prevent malaria related complications, household possession and use of Insecticide Treated mosquito N... Ivan M. Taremwa, Scholastic Ashaba, Harriet O. Adrama, Carlrona Ayebazibwe, Daniel Omoding, Imelda Kemeza, Jane Yatuha, Thadeus Turuho, Noni E. MacDonald and Robert Hilliard BMC Public Health 2017 17:794 Published on: 10 October 2017

BMC Research Notes http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcresnotes/content (Accessed 14 October 2017) [No new digest content identified]

BMJ Open October 2017 - Volume 7 - 10 http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

Bulletin of the World Health Organization Volume 95, Number 10, October 2017, 665-728 http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/95/10/en/ [Reviewed earlier]

Child Care, Health and Development September 2017 Volume 43, Issue 5 Pages 627–782 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cch.v43.5/issuetoc [Reviewed earlier]

Clinical Therapeutics September 2017 Volume 39, Issue 9, p1751-1906 http://www.clinicaltherapeutics.com/issue/S0149-2918(17)X0012-X [Reviewed earlier]

Complexity November/December 2016 Volume 21, Issue S2 Pages 1–642 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cplx.v21.S2/issuetoc [Reviewed earlier]

Conflict and Health http://www.conflictandhealth.com/ [Accessed 14 October 2017] [No new digest content identified]

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Contemporary Clinical Trials Volume 60, Pages 1-126 (September 2017) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/15517144/60?sdc=1 [Reviewed earlier]

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases October 2017 - Volume 30 - Issue 5 http://journals.lww.com/co-infectiousdiseases/pages/currenttoc.aspx [Reviewed earlier]

Developing World Bioethics August 2017 Volume 17, Issue 2 Pages 61–140 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dewb.2017.17.issue-2/issuetoc [Reviewed earlier]

Development in Practice Volume 27, Issue 8, 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cdip20/current Article Shaping participation: an international NGO implementing a government participation policy Beth Gilfillan & Anthony Fee Pages: 1035-1049 Published online: 09 Oct 2017

Article Indicators for economic vulnerability to drought in South Africa Nomalanga M. Mdungela, Yonas T. Bahta & Andries J. Jordaan Pages: 1050-1063 Published online: 09 Oct 2017

Article Left out but not backing down: exploring women’s voices against large-scale agro- plantations in Cameroon Lotsmart Fonjong Pages: 1114-1125 Published online: 09 Oct 2017

Article Women’s adoption of improved cook stoves in Timor-Leste: challenges and opportunities Therese Thi Phuong Tam Nguyen Pages: 1126-1132 Published online: 09 Oct 2017

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Development Policy Review November 2017 Volume 35, Issue 6 Pages 721–858 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dpr.2017.35.issue-6/issuetoc [Reviewed earlier]

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Volume 12, Issue 8, 2017 http://informahealthcare.com/toc/idt/current [Reviewed earlier]

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Volume 11 - Issue 4 - August 2017 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/disaster-medicine-and-public-health- preparedness/latest-issue [Reviewed earlier]

Disasters October 2017 Volume 41, Issue 4 Pages 629–851 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.2017.41.issue-4/issuetoc [Reviewed earlier]

EMBO Reports 01 September 2017; volume 18, issue 9 http://embor.embopress.org/content/18/9?current-issue=y Science & Society The biosocial genome? Interdisciplinary perspectives on environmental epigenetics, health and society Environmental epigenetics has attracted attention in the media owing to its potential for informing public health policies. It is therefore important to take its societal implications into consideration by cooperating with researchers in the social sciences and humanities. Ruth Müller, Clare Hanson, Mark Hanson, Michael Penkler, Georgia Samaras, Luca Chiapperino, John Dupré, Martha Kenney, Christopher Kuzawa, Joanna Latimer, Stephanie Lloyd, Astrid Lunkes, Molly Macdonald, Maurizio Meloni, Brigitte Nerlich, Francesco Panese, Martyn Pickersgill, Sarah Richardson, Joëlle Rüegg, Sigrid Schmitz, Aleksandra Stelmach, Paula‐Irene Villa

Emergency Medicine Journal September 2017 - Volume 34 - 9 http://emj.bmj.com/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 23, Number 10—October 2017 http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/ [Reviewed earlier]

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Epidemics Volume 20, Pages 1-102 (September 2017) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/17554365 [Reviewed earlier]

End of Life Journal 2016, Volume 7, Issue 1 http://eolj.bmj.com/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

Epidemiology and Infection Volume 145 - Issue 13 - October 2017 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/latest-issue [Reviewed earlier]

Ethics & International Affairs Summer 2017 (Issue 31.2) https://www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/2017/summer-2017-issue-31-2/ [Reviewed earlier]

The European Journal of Public Health Volume 27, Issue 5, October 2017 https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/issue/27/5 Editorials Resilience and 21st century public health Erio Ziglio; Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat; Lino Briguglio European Journal of Public Health, Volume 27, Issue 5, 1 October 2017, Pages 789–790, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx116 Extract The concept of ‘resilience’ is recently being increasingly used in academia, professional bodies, business, human rights and civil society organizations and in a wide-range of policy sectors. Its use in the field of public health has long been part and parcel of preventive policies designed to promote a long-term, holistic and socio-economic developmental approach to individual, community health and wellbeing. With today’s protracted economic crisis, it is more vital than ever to be clear about its particular significance if we are to foster lasting and meaningful action to strengthen resilience to improve health and well-being. Resilience can be strengthened at individual, community and system levels. There are at least four types of resilience capacity that can be applied to these levels, usually referred to as absorptive, adaptive, anticipatory and transformative...

Migration and Health Avoidable hospitalization among migrants and ethnic minority groups: a systematic review Teresa Dalla Zuanna; Teresa Spadea; Marzio Milana; Alessio Petrelli; Laura Cacciani ... European Journal of Public Health, Volume 27, Issue 5, 1 October 2017, Pages 861–868, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx113

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Restricted health care entitlements for child migrants in Europe and Australia Liv Stubbe Østergaard; Marie Norredam; Claire Mock-Munoz de Luna; Mitch Blair; Sharon Goldfeld European Journal of Public Health, Volume 27, Issue 5, 1 October 2017, Pages 869–873, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx083

Barriers to cervical cancer screening faced by immigrants: a registry-based study of 1.4 million women in Norway Maarit K. Leinonen; Suzanne Campbell; Giske Ursin; Ameli Tropé; Mari Nygård European Journal of Public Health, Volume 27, Issue 5, 1 October 2017, Pages 873–879, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckx093

Food Policy Volume 72, Pages 1-156 (October 2017) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03069192/72?sdc=1 Special issue: Food counts. Measuring food consumption and expenditures in household consumption and expenditure surveys (HCES) (Guest editors: Alberto Zezza, Calogero Carletto, John L. Fiedler, Pietro Gennari and Dean Jolliffe) :: 14 articles around this theme

Food Security Volume 9, Issue 4, August 2017 https://link.springer.com/journal/12571/9/4/page/1 [Reviewed earlier]

Forum for Development Studies Volume 44, Issue 2, 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/sfds20/current [Reviewed earlier]

Genocide Studies International Vol. 10, No. 2, Fall 2016 http://www.utpjournals.press/toc/gsi/10/2 Non-State Aspects of Genocide [Reviewed earlier]

Geoheritage Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2017 http://link.springer.com/journal/12371/9/2/page/1 Volcanic Geoheritage Issue Editors: Karoly Nemeth, Thomas Casadevall, Mohammed R. Moufti, Joan Marti [12 articles around this theme in this special issue]

Global Health Action Volume 10, 2017 – Issue 1 [In Progress]

Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP) September 2017 | Volume 5 | Number 3 http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

Global Public Health Volume 12, 2017 Issue 12 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rgph20/current Article The influence of humanitarian crises on social functioning among civilians in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review Shaon Lahiri, Mark van Ommeren & Bayard Roberts Pages: 1461-1478 Published online: 10 Mar 2016 ABSTRACT Our aim was to systematically review how social functioning is measured, conceptualised, impacted, and associated with mental disorders in populations affected by humanitarian crises. Quantitative studies conducted with civilian populations affected by humanitarian crises in low- and middle-income countries with outcomes of social functioning were examined up to 2014. Data sources included Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, and Global Health, and 8 grey literature sources, yielding 14,350 records, of which 20 studies met inclusion criteria. A descriptive synthesis analysis was used, and the final selected studies assessed for quality using a modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. In the 20 studies, social functioning was conceptualised in 6 categories: family functioning, friendship quality, functional impairment, overall social functioning, social adaptation, and social relations. Seventeen studies were cross-sectional, two were cohort, and one a controlled trial. The quality of the studies was generally moderate. The limited evidence suggests that social functioning is a relevant variable. Greater crisis exposure is associated with more severe depression and lower social functioning. The protective role of familial and social resources for social functioning is highlighted in different crisis settings. However, greater research on social functioning and mental health is required.

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Health Affairs September 2017; Volume 36, Issue 9 http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/current Issue Focus: Market Concentration [Reviewed earlier]

Health and Human Rights

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Volume 19, Issue 1, June 2017 http://www.hhrjournal.org/ [Reviewed earlier]

Health Economics, Policy and Law Volume 12 - Issue 4 - October 2017 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/health-economics-policy-and-law/latest-issue SPECIAL ISSUE: Healthcare and Health Innovation in Europe: Regulating for public benefit or for commercial profit? [Reviewed earlier]

Health Policy and Planning Volume 32, Issue 9 November 2017 http://heapol.oxfordjournals.org/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

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Human Rights Quarterly Volume 39, Number 3, August 2017 http://muse.jhu.edu/issue/36740 [Reviewed earlier]

Humanitarian Exchange Magazine http://odihpn.org/magazine/the-humanitarian-consequences-of-violence-in-central-america/ Number 69 June 2017 The humanitarian consequences of violence in Central America [Reviewed earlier]

IDRiM Journal Vol 7, No 1 (2017) http://idrimjournal.com/index.php/idrim/issue/view/17 [Reviewed earlier]

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Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Navigation to Main Sections: :: Week in Review :: Key Agency/IGO/Governments Watch :: INGO/Consortia/Joint Initiatives Watch::: Foundation/Major Donor Watch :: Journal Watch http://www.idpjournal.com/content [Accessed 14 October 2017] Scoping Review The perspective of gender on the Ebola virus using a risk management and population health framework: a scoping review In the three decades since the first reported case of Ebola virus, most known index cases have been consistently traced to the hunting of “bush meat”, and women have consistently recorded relatively high fatal... Miriam N. Nkangu, Oluwasayo A. Olatunde and Sanni Yaya Infectious Diseases of Poverty 2017 6:135 Published on: 11 October 2017

International Health Volume 9, Issue 5, 1 September 2017 http://inthealth.oxfordjournals.org/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

International Human Rights Law Review Volume 6, Issue 1, 2017 http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/22131035/6/1 [Reviewed earlier]

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health Vol 4, No 10 (2017) October 2017 http://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/issue/view/31 [Reviewed earlier]

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction Volume 24, Pages 1-568 (September 2017) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22124209/24?sdc=1 [Reviewed earlier]

International Journal of Epidemiology Volume 46, Issue 4, 1 August 2017 http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

International Journal of Heritage Studies Volume 23, Issue 10, 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjhs20/current [Reviewed earlier]

International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare Vol. 10 Issue: 4 2017

International Journal of Infectious Diseases October 2017 Volume 63, p1-100 http://www.ijidonline.com/issue/S1201-9712(17)X0010-6 [Reviewed earlier]

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology Volume 24, 2017 - Issue 6 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tsdw20/current [Reviewed earlier]

International Migration Review Fall 2017 Volume 51, Issue 3 Pages 565–820, e33–e49 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imre.2017.51.issue-3/issuetoc [New issue; No digest content identified]

Intervention – Journal of Mental Health and Psychological Support in Conflict Affected Areas July 2017 - Volume 15 - Issue 2 http://journals.lww.com/interventionjnl/pages/currenttoc.aspx [Reviewed earlier]

JAMA October 10, 2017, Vol 318, No. 14, Pages 1297-1406 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/issue.aspx Viewpoint Flawed Theories to Explain Child Physical Abuse - What Are the Medical-Legal Consequences? John M. Leventhal, MD; George A. Edwards, MD JAMA. 2017;318(14):1317-1318. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.11703 This Viewpoint urges the use of clinical judgment and evidence-based standards when evaluating or testifying about child abuse injuries in light of a rise in unsubstantiated theories (such as vitamin D deficiency) that discount abuse as a cause of those injuries.

JAMA Pediatrics October 2017, Vol 171, No. 10, Pages 927-1024 http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/issue.aspx [Reviewed earlier]

JBI Database of Systematic Review and Implementation Reports September 2017 - Volume 15 - Issue 9 http://journals.lww.com/jbisrir/Pages/currenttoc.aspx [Reviewed earlier]

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Journal of Community Health Volume 42, Issue 5, October 2017 https://link.springer.com/journal/10900/42/5/page/1 [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Cultural Heritage Volume 27, Pages 1-196 (October 2017) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/12962074?sdc=1 [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development 2017: Volume 7 Issue 3 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jchmsd/7/3 [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Development Economics Volume 128, Pages 1-80 (September 2017) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03043878/128?sdc=1 [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health October 2017 - Volume 71 - 10 http://jech.bmj.com/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine August 2017 Volume 10, Issue 3 Pages 153–240 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jebm.2017.10.issue-3/issuetoc [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Global Ethics Volume 13, Issue 2, 2016 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjge20/current Article Human dignity in Muslim perspective: building bridges Onur Muftugil Pages: 157-167 Published online: 13 Oct 2017 ABSTRACT This essay argues that Islam, understood as a historically produced body of knowledge, contains resources from which we can reconstruct a conception of human dignity understood as a human right. This reconstruction requires a critical reinterpretation of some of these resources. Pursued with historical sensitivity and a comparative lens, this interpretative activity can bring about

Navigation to Main Sections: :: Week in Review :: Key Agency/IGO/Governments Watch :: INGO/Consortia/Joint Initiatives Watch::: Foundation/Major Donor Watch :: Journal Watch considerable benefits. It can help us overcome the religious/secular and Islam/West binaries which have limited the human rights debate. It can help us envision a human rights agenda that is universal and yet appreciative of cultural difference.

Article Anatomy of forest-related corruption in Tanzania: theoretical perspectives, empirical explanations, and policy implications Joseph Perfect-Mrema Pages: 221-240 Published online: 21 Sep 2017

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (JHCPU) Volume 28, Number 3, August 2017 https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/36769 [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Human Trafficking Volume 3, Issue 3, 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uhmt20/current [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Volume 7 Issue 2 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/jhlscm/7/2 [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health Volume 19, Issue 5, October 2017 https://link.springer.com/journal/10903/19/5/page/1 [New issue; No digest content identified]

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies Volume 15, Issue 3, 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wimm20/current Statelessness, Irregularity, and Protection in Southeast Asia Introduction to the Special Issue [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 216, Issue 6 15 September 2017 https://academic.oup.com/jid/issue [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of International Development

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October 2017 Volume 29, Issue 7 Pages 855–1029 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jid.v29.7/issuetoc Research Articles Gender and Climate Change in Latin America: An Analysis of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience Based on Household Surveys (pages 857–876) Lykke E. Andersen, Dorte Verner and Manfred Wiebelt Version of Record online: 17 OCT 2016 | DOI: 10.1002/jid.3259

Assessing the Benefits of Andean Crop Diversity on Farmers' Livelihood: Insights from a Development Programme in Bolivia and Peru (pages 877–898) Elisabetta Gotor, Alejandro Bellon, Vivian Polar and Francesco Caracciolo Version of Record online: 1 FEB 2017 | DOI: 10.1002/jid.3270 Women's Empowerment in Agriculture and Household-Level Health in Northern Ghana: A Capability Approach (pages 899–918) Yacob Abrehe Zereyesus Version of Record online: 25 AUG 2017 | DOI: 10.1002/jid.3307

Art, Development and Peace Working with Adolescents Living in Internally Displaced People's Camps in Mindanao (pages 948–960) Valentina Baú Version of Record online: 22 MAY 2017 | DOI: 10.1002/jid.3280

Research Article Livestock Insurance as a Coping Strategy Against Economic Loss and Food Insecurity: A Case From Rural Communities of Nawalparasi District Nepal (pages 1016–1024) Manoj Kaphle and Nagendra Bastakoti Version of Record online: 23 AUG 2017 | DOI: 10.1002/jid.3299 Abstract The primary objective of this paper is to disseminate the practice of risk management by the people from their own management system of livestock insurance in Rupaulia and Daunnedevi Village Development Committees aiming to improve their livelihood. The research found that a number of livestock increased significantly by 74% and income of an individual livestock raiser inclined by 112.1%. The income contributed to purchase food for additional 11 months. Besides their income, their access to service also improved in agriculture, finance, private and local government sectors. The paper disseminates the ideas of rural people towards income generation, risk management and enterprise development.

Journal of Medical Ethics October 2017 - Volume 43 - 10 http://jme.bmj.com/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Medical Internet Research Vol 19, No 10 (2017): October http://www.jmir.org/2017/10 [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Operations Management

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Volume 52, Pages 1-56 (May 2017) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02726963 [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews Volume 4, Issue 3 (2017) http://digitalrepository.aurorahealthcare.org/jpcrr/ [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS) Volume 6, Issue 3, 1 September 2017, https://academic.oup.com/jpids/issue [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Pediatrics October 2017 Volume 189, p1-244 http://www.jpeds.com/current [New issue; No digest content identified]

Journal of Public Health Management & Practice September/October 2017 - Volume 23 - Issue 5 http://journals.lww.com/jphmp/pages/default.aspx [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Public Health Policy Volume 38, Issue 3, August 2017 https://link.springer.com/journal/41271/38/3/page/1 [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of the Royal Society – Interface 01 September 2017; volume 14, issue 134 http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

Journal of Travel Medicine Volume 24, Issue 5, 1 September – October 2017 https://academic.oup.com/jtm/issue/24/5 [Reviewed earlier]

The Lancet Oct 14, 2017 Volume 390 Number 10104 p1715-1810 e25-e26 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current Editorial

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WHO launches new leadership, new priorities The Lancet Published: 14 October 2017 WHO's Director-General, Dr Tedros, last week launched his new cabinet to widespread acclaim. His mix of deputy and assistant director-generals is made up of nine women (two-thirds of his leadership team) with a geographical spread across 14 countries. India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Barbados are all newly represented. The announcement also translated Tedros's verbal promises into structural commitments. New priorities include Universal Health Coverage, climate change, and access to medicines. His cabinet is diverse, talented, and experienced. Now it's all about WHO's actions. A special session of the Executive Board will be convened in November to agree a future global programme of work for the agency.

There are important questions to resolve. How will the new team in Geneva work with regional directors and regional offices? Will the expanded number of priorities and larger executive team create more silos within an organisation that is already partly paralysed by inefficiency? Will the optimism engendered by Dr Tedros's election be backed by donor investment to a chronically impoverished WHO? Internally, the director-general has signalled to staff that he wants urgent and profound organisational change. Reports suggest that he is likely to appoint a transformation czar and hire McKinsey consultants to manage the change.

Dr Tedros is said to be obsessed by impact, which is welcome. WHO is at its best when it amplifies its voice and reach by establishing radical and innovative initiatives led by internationally recognised technical or political leaders. This was the lesson of Gro Harlem Brundtland's term as director-general. The goal of transformational change is good. But it might be more practical for WHO to deliver on a limited number of tangible and feasible objectives rather than speaking in terms of broad generalities and aspirations. Dr Tedros and his team will be judged on specific and measurable successes—such as pandemic protection and stronger health systems.

The announcement last week has brought additional and valuable momentum to the renewal of WHO. The agency must now raise its political game.

Health Policy Building the foundations for sustainable development: a case for global investment in the capabilities of adolescents Peter Sheehan, Kim Sweeny, Bruce Rasmussen, Annababette Wils, Howard S Friedman, Jacqueline Mahon, George C Patton, Susan M Sawyer, Eric Howard, John Symons, Karin Stenberg, Satvika Chalasani, Neelam Maharaj, Nicola Reavley, Hui Shi, Masha Fridman, Alison Welsh, Emeka Nsofor, Laura Laski Summary Investment in the capabilities of the world's 1.2 billion adolescents is vital to the UN's Sustainable Development Agenda. We examined investments in countries of low income, lower-middle income, and upper-middle income covering the majority of these adolescents globally to derive estimates of investment returns given existing knowledge. The costs and effects of the interventions were estimated by adapting existing models and by extending methods to create new modelling tools. Benefits were valued in terms of increased gross domestic product and averted social costs. The initial analysis showed high returns for the modelled interventions, with substantial variation between countries and with returns generally higher in low-income countries than in countries of lower-middle and upper-middle income. For interventions targeting physical, mental, and sexual health (including a human papilloma virus programme), an investment of US$4·6 per capita each year from 2015 to 2030 had an unweighted mean benefit to cost ratio (BCR) of more than 10·0, whereas, for interventions targeting road traffic injuries, a BCR of 5·9

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(95% CI 5·8–6·0) was achieved on investment of $0·6 per capita each year. Interventions to reduce child marriage ($3·8 per capita each year) had a mean BCR of 5·7 (95% CI 5·3–6·1), with the effect high in low-income countries. Investment to increase the extent and quality of secondary schooling is vital but will be more expensive than other interventions—investment of $22·6 per capita each year from 2015 to 2030 generated a mean BCR of 11·8 (95% CI 11·6– 12·0). Investments in health and education will not only transform the lives of adolescents in resource-poor settings, but will also generate high economic and social returns. These returns were robust to substantial variation in assumptions. Although the knowledge base on the impacts of interventions is limited in many areas, and a major research effort is needed to build a more complete investment framework, these analyses suggest that comprehensive investments in adolescent health and wellbeing should be given high priority in national and international policy.

Lancet Global Health Oct 2017 Volume 5 Number 10 e948-e1046 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/issue/current [Reviewed earlier]

Lancet Infectious Diseases Oct 2017 Volume 17 Number 10 p1003-1098 e306-e333 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/issue/current [Reviewed earlier]

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Lancet Respiratory Medicine Oct 2017 Volume 5 Number 10 p761-834 e30 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/issue/current [Reviewed earlier]

Maternal and Child Health Journal Volume 21, Issue 10, October 2017 https://link.springer.com/journal/10995/21/10/page/1 [Reviewed earlier]

Medical Decision Making (MDM) Volume 37, Issue 7, October 2017 http://mdm.sagepub.com/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

The Milbank Quarterly A Multidisciplinary Journal of Population Health and Health Policy

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June 2017 Volume 95, Issue 2 Pages 213–446 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/milq.2017.95.issue-2/issuetoc [Reviewed earlier]

Nature Volume 550 Number 7675 pp158-294 12 October 2017 http://www.nature.com/nature/current_issue.html [New issue; No digest content identified]

Nature Medicine October 2017, Volume 23 No 10 pp1113-1241 http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v23/n10/index.html [Reviewed earlier]

New England Journal of Medicine October 12, 2017 Vol. 377 No. 15 http://www.nejm.org/toc/nejm/medical-journal Perspective Misdirections in Informed Consent — Impediments to Health Care Innovation David A. Asch, M.D., M.B.A., Tracy A. Ziolek, M.S., and Shivan J. Mehta, M.D., M.B.A., M.S.H.P. N Engl J Med 2017; 377:1412-1414 October 12, 2017 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1707991

Voluntary Site Accreditation — Improving the Execution of Multicenter Clinical Trials S.C. Johnston, C.P. Austin, and F. Lewis-Hall

Original Articles Ebola RNA Persistence in Semen of Ebola Virus Disease Survivors — Final Report G.F. Deen and Others

Original Article Phase 2 Placebo-Controlled Trial of Two Vaccines to Prevent Ebola in Liberia Stephen B. Kennedy, M.D., Fatorma Bolay, Ph.D., Mark Kieh, M.D., Greg Grandits, M.S., Moses Badio, M.Sc., Ripley Ballou, M.D., Risa Eckes, B.S.N., Mark Feinberg, M.D., Ph.D., Dean Follmann, Ph.D., Birgit Grund, Ph.D., Swati Gupta, Dr.P.H., Lisa Hensley, Ph.D., Elizabeth Higgs, M.D., Krisztina Janosko, B.S., Melvin Johnson, B.Sc., Francis Kateh, M.D., James Logue, M.S., Jonathan Marchand, M.S., Thomas Monath, M.D., Martha Nason, Ph.D., Tolbert Nyenswah, M.P.H., François Roman, Ph.D., Eric Stavale, M.S., Julian Wolfson, Ph.D., James D. Neaton, Ph.D., and H. Clifford Lane, M.D., for the PREVAIL I Study Group* N Engl J Med 2017; 377:1438-1447 October 12, 2017 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1614067 Abstract Background The safety and efficacy of vaccines to prevent Ebola virus disease (EVD) were unknown when the incidence of EVD was peaking in Liberia. Full Text of Background... Methods We initiated a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial of the chimpanzee adenovirus 3 vaccine (ChAd3-EBO-Z) and the recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus vaccine (rVSV∆G-ZEBOV- GP) in Liberia. A phase 2 subtrial was embedded to evaluate safety and immunogenicity. Because

Navigation to Main Sections: :: Week in Review :: Key Agency/IGO/Governments Watch :: INGO/Consortia/Joint Initiatives Watch::: Foundation/Major Donor Watch :: Journal Watch the incidence of EVD declined in Liberia, the phase 2 component was expanded and the phase 3 component was eliminated. Full Text of Methods... Results A total of 1500 adults underwent randomization and were followed for 12 months. The median age of the participants was 30 years; 36.6% of the participants were women. During the week after the administration of vaccine or placebo, adverse events occurred significantly more often with the active vaccines than with placebo; these events included injection-site reactions (in 28.5% of the patients in the ChAd3-EBO-Z group and 30.9% of those in the rVSV∆G-ZEBOV-GP group, as compared with 6.8% of those in the placebo group), headache (in 25.1% and 31.9%, vs. 16.9%), muscle pain (in 22.3% and 26.9%, vs. 13.3%), feverishness (in 23.9% and 30.5%, vs. 9.0%), and fatigue (in 14.0% and 15.4%, vs. 8.8%) (P<0.001 for all comparisons); these differences were not seen at 1 month. Serious adverse events within 12 months after injection were seen in 40 participants (8.0%) in the ChAd3-EBO-Z group, in 47 (9.4%) in the rVSV∆G- ZEBOV-GP group, and in 59 (11.8%) in the placebo group. By 1 month, an antibody response developed in 70.8% of the participants in the ChAd3-EBO-Z group and in 83.7% of those in the rVSV∆G-ZEBOV-GP group, as compared with 2.8% of those in the placebo group (P<0.001 for both comparisons). At 12 months, antibody responses in participants in the ChAd3-EBO-Z group (63.5%) and in those in the rVSV∆G-ZEBOV-GP group (79.5%) remained significantly greater than in those in the placebo group (6.8%, P<0.001 for both comparisons). Full Text of Results... Conclusions A randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial of two vaccines that was rapidly initiated and completed in Liberia showed the capability of conducting rigorous research during an outbreak. By 1 month after vaccination, the vaccines had elicited immune responses that were largely maintained through 12 months. (Funded by the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Liberian Ministry of Health; PREVAIL I ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02344407.)

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly Volume 46, Issue 5, October 2017 http://nvs.sagepub.com/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration VOL. 7, NO. 1 (AUGUST 2017) http://oxmofm.com/current-issue/ [Reviewed earlier]

Pediatrics October 2017, VOLUME 140 / ISSUE 4 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/140/4?current-issue=y [Reviewed earlier]

PharmacoEconomics Volume 35, Issue 10, October 2017 https://link.springer.com/journal/40273/35/10/page/1 [Reviewed earlier]

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PLOS Currents: Disasters http://currents.plos.org/disasters/ [Accessed 14 October 2017] Discussion Informed by Recurrent Lessons from a Systematic Review on Targeting Practices in Urban Humanitarian Crises October 13, 2017 · Discussion Introduction: Urbanization has challenged many humanitarian practices given the complexity of cities. Urban humanitarian crises have similarly made identifying vulnerable populations difficult. As humanitarians respond to cities with chronic deficiencies in basic needs stressed by a crisis, identifying and prioritizing the most in need populations with finite resources is critical. Methods: The full systematic review applied standard systematic review methodology that was described in detail, peer-reviewed, and published before the research was conducted. Results: While the science of humanitarian practice is still developing, a systematic review of targeting vulnerable populations in urban humanitarian crises shed some light on the evidence base to guide policy and practice. This systematic review, referenced and available online, led to further findings that did not meet the pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria for evidence set out in the full review but that the authors, in their expert opinion, believe provide valuable insight nonetheless given their recurrence. Discussion: These additional findings that did not meet criteria for evidence and formal inclusion in the full manuscript, but deemed valuable by the subject expert authors, are discussed in this commentary

PLoS Currents: Outbreaks http://currents.plos.org/outbreaks/ [Accessed 14 October 2017] First Wave of the 2016-17 Cholera Outbreak in Hodeidah City, Yemen – Acf Experience and Lessons Learned October 13, 2017 · Research Article Introduction: Although cases were reported only in 2010 and 2011, cholera is probably endemic in Yemen. In the context of a civil war, a cholera outbreak was declared in different parts of the country October 6th, 2016. This paper describes the ACF outbreak response in Hodeidah city from October 28th, 2016 to February 28th, 2017 in order to add knowledge to this large outbreak. Methods: The ACF outbreak response in Hodeidah city included a case management component and prevention measures in the community. In partnership with the Ministry of Public Health and Population of Yemen (MoPHP), the case management component included a Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) implemented in the Al Thoraw hospital, 11 Oral Rehydration Therapy Corners (ORTCs) and an active case finding system. In partnership with other stakeholders, prevention measures in the community, including access to safe water and hygiene promotion, were implemented in the most affected communities of the city. Results: From October 28th, 2016 until February 28th, 2017, ACF provided care to 8,270 Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) cases, of which 5,210 (63%) were suspected cholera cases, in the CTC and the 11 ORTCs implemented in Hodeidah city. The attack rate was higher among people living in Al Hali district, with a peak in November 2016. At the CTC, 8% of children under 5 years-old also presented with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). The Case-Fatality Rate (CFR) was low (0.07%) but 15% of admitted cases defaulted for cultural and security reasons. Environmental management lacked the information to appropriately target affected areas. Financial resources did not allow complete coverage of the city.

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Conclusion: Response to the first wave of a large cholera outbreak in Hodeidah city was successful in maintaining a CFR <1% in the CTC. However, considering the actual context of Yemen and its water infrastructure, much more efforts are needed to control the current outbreak resurgence.

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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases http://www.plosntds.org/ (Accessed 14 October 2017) Research Article Modeling the environmental suitability of anthrax in Ghana and estimating populations at risk: Implications for vaccination and control Ian T. Kracalik, Ernest Kenu, Evans Nsoh Ayamdooh, Emmanuel Allegye-Cudjoe, Paul Nokuma Polkuu, Joseph Asamoah Frimpong, Kofi Mensah Nyarko, William A. Bower, Rita Traxler, Jason K. Blackburn | published 13 Oct 2017 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005885

Is mass drug administration against lymphatic filariasis required in urban settings? The experience in Kano, Nigeria Dung D. Pam, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Susan Walker, Millicent Opoku, Safiya Sanda, Ibrahim Nazaradeen, Ifeoma N. Anagbogu, Chukwu Okoronkwo, Emmanuel Davies, Elisabeth Elhassan, David Molyneux, Moses J. Bockarie, Benjamin G. Koudou Research Article | published 11 Oct 2017 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006004

Insights and efforts to control rabies in Zambia: Evaluation of determinants and barriers to dog vaccination in Nyimba district Carolyn Patricia Mulipukwa, Boyd Mudenda, Allan Rabson Mbewe Research Article | published 09 Oct 2017 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005946

PLoS One http://www.plosone.org/ Research Article Reaching the ‘first 90’: Gaps in coverage of HIV testing among people living with HIV in 16 African countries Sarah Staveteig, Trevor N. Croft, Kathryn T. Kampa, Sara K. Head Research Article | published 12 Oct 2017 PLOS ONE https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186316

Developmental delay in the Amazon: The social determinants and prevalence among rural communities in Peru Christopher Westgard, Yossef Alnasser

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Research Article | published 12 Oct 2017 PLOS ONE https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186263

Assessing the individual risk of fecal poliovirus shedding among vaccinated and non- vaccinated subjects following national health weeks in Mexico Leticia Ferreyra-Reyes, Luis Pablo Cruz-Hervert, Stephanie B. Troy, ChunHong Huang, Clea Sarnquist, Guadalupe Delgado-Sánchez, Sergio Canizales-Quintero, Marisa Holubar, Elizabeth Ferreira-Guerrero, Rogelio Montero-Campos, Mauricio Rodríguez-Álvarez, Norma Mongua- Rodriguez, Yvonne Maldonado, Lourdes García-García Research Article | published 12 Oct 2017 PLOS ONE https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185594

Violence, insecurity, and the risk of polio: A systematic analysis Kia Guarino, Arend Voorman, Maxime Gasteen, Donte Stewart, Jay Wenger Research Article | published 11 Oct 2017 PLOS ONE https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185577 Conclusion National virologic and immunologic indicators understate the risk of poliovirus spread in areas with violence and insecurity, and the inclusion of such factors improves precision. In addition, the link between violence and incidence of disease highlights the broader challenge of implementing health interventions in conflict areas. We discuss practical implications of this work in understanding and measuring the risks to polio eradication and other global health initiatives, and the policy implications of the need to reach vulnerable populations in conflict zones.

Experiences of operational costs of HPV vaccine delivery strategies in Gavi-supported demonstration projects Siobhan Botwright, Taylor Holroyd, Shreya Nanda, Paul Bloem, Ulla K. Griffiths, Anissa Sidibe, Raymond C. W. Hutubessy Research Article | published 10 Oct 2017 PLOS ONE https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182663 Abstract From 2012 to 2016, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, provided support for countries to conduct small- scale demonstration projects for the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine, with the aim of determining which human papillomavirus vaccine delivery strategies might be effective and sustainable upon national scale-up. This study reports on the operational costs and cost determinants of different vaccination delivery strategies within these projects across twelve countries using a standardized micro-costing tool. The World Health Organization Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Costing Tool was used to collect costing data, which were then aggregated and analyzed to assess the costs and cost determinants of vaccination. Across the one-year demonstration projects, the average economic and financial costs per dose amounted to US$19.98 (standard deviation ±12.5) and US$8.74 (standard deviation ±5.8), respectively. The greatest activities representing the greatest share of financial costs were social mobilization at approximately 30% (range, 6–67%) and service delivery at about 25% (range, 3–46%). Districts implemented varying combinations of school-based, facility-based, or outreach delivery strategies and experienced wide variation in vaccine coverage, drop-out rates, and service delivery costs, including transportation costs and per diems. Size of target population, number of students per school, and average length of time to reach an outreach post influenced cost per dose. Although the operational costs from demonstration projects are much higher than those of other routine vaccine immunization programs, findings from our analysis suggest that HPV vaccination operational costs will decrease substantially for national introduction. Vaccination costs may be decreased further by annual vaccination, high initial investment in social mobilization, or

Navigation to Main Sections: :: Week in Review :: Key Agency/IGO/Governments Watch :: INGO/Consortia/Joint Initiatives Watch::: Foundation/Major Donor Watch :: Journal Watch introducing/strengthening school health programs. Our analysis shows that drivers of cost are dependent on country and district characteristics. We therefore recommend that countries carry out detailed planning at the national and district levels to define a sustainable strategy for national HPV vaccine roll-out, in order to achieve the optimal balance between coverage and cost.

PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America http://www.pnas.org/content/early/ [Accessed 14 October 2017] Physical Sciences - Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences - Biological Sciences - Environmental Sciences: Bird specimens track 135 years of atmospheric black carbon and environmental policy Shane G. DuBay and Carl C. Fuldner PNAS 2017 ; published ahead of print October 9, 2017, doi:10.1073/pnas.1710239114 Significance Emission inventories of major climate-forcing agents like black carbon suffer high uncertainty for the early industrial era, thereby limiting their utility for extracting past climate sensitivity to atmospheric pollutants. We identify bird specimens as incidental records of atmospheric black carbon, filling a major historical sampling gap. We find that prevailing emission inventories underestimate black carbon levels in the United States through the first decades of the 20th century, suggesting that black carbon’s contribution to past climate forcing may also be underestimated. This study builds toward a robust, spatially dynamic inventory of atmospheric black carbon, highlighting the value of natural history collections as a resource for addressing present-day environmental challenges. Abstract Atmospheric black carbon has long been recognized as a public health and environmental concern. More recently, black carbon has been identified as a major, ongoing contributor to anthropogenic climate change, thus making historical emission inventories of black carbon an essential tool for assessing past climate sensitivity and modeling future climate scenarios. Current estimates of black carbon emissions for the early industrial era have high uncertainty, however, because direct environmental sampling is sparse before the mid-1950s. Using photometric reflectance data of >1,300 bird specimens drawn from natural history collections, we track relative ambient concentrations of atmospheric black carbon between 1880 and 2015 within the US Manufacturing Belt, a region historically reliant on coal and dense with industry. Our data show that black carbon levels within the region peaked during the first decade of the 20th century. Following this peak, black carbon levels were positively correlated with coal consumption through midcentury, after which they decoupled, with black carbon concentrations declining as consumption continued to rise. The precipitous drop in atmospheric black carbon at midcentury reflects policies promoting burning efficiency and fuel transitions rather than regulating emissions alone. Our findings suggest that current emission inventories based on predictive modeling underestimate levels of atmospheric black carbon for the early industrial era, suggesting that the contribution of black carbon to past climate forcing may also be underestimated. These findings build toward a spatially dynamic emission inventory of black carbon based on direct environmental sampling.

Prehospital & Disaster Medicine Volume 32 - Issue 5 - October 2017 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/latest-issue

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Preventive Medicine Volume 102, Pages 1-126 (September 2017) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00917435/102?sdc=1 Review Article The influence of fathers on children's physical activity: A review of the literature from 2009 to 2015 Review Article Pages 12-19 Cody D. Neshteruk, Brooke T. Nezami, Gianna Nino-Tapias, Kirsten K. Davison, Dianne S. Ward

Proceedings of the Royal Society B 17 May 2017; volume 284, issue 1854 http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/284/1854?current-issue=y [Reviewed earlier]

Public Health Ethics Volume 10, Issue 2 July 2017 http://phe.oxfordjournals.org/content/current Symposium on Daniel Hausman's Valuing Health: Well-Being, Freedom and Suffering [Reviewed earlier]

Public Health Reports Volume 132, Issue 5, September/October 2017 http://phr.sagepub.com/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

Qualitative Health Research Volume 27, Issue 12, October 2017 http://qhr.sagepub.com/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

Refugee Survey Quarterly Volume 36, Issue 3 September 2017 http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/content/current [Reviewed earlier]

Reproductive Health http://www.reproductive-health-journal.com/content [Accessed 14 October 2017] Review Methods used in prevalence studies of disrespect and abuse during facility based childbirth: lessons learned

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David Sando, Timothy Abuya, Anteneh Asefa, Kathleen P. Banks, Lynn P. Freedman, Stephanie Kujawski, Amanda Markovitz, Charity Ndwiga, Kate Ramsey, Hannah Ratcliffe, Emmanuel O. Ugwu, Charlotte E. Warren and R. Rima Jolivet Published on: 11 October 2017 ..Conclusion Our review underscores the need for caution in interpreting or comparing previously reported prevalence estimates of D&A during facility-based childbirth. The lack of standardized definitions, instruments, and study methods used to date in studies designed to quantify D&A in childbirth facilities introduced the potential for systematic error in reported prevalence estimates, and affected their generalizability and comparability. Chief among the lessons to emerge from comparing methods for measuring the prevalence of D&A is recognition of the tension between seeking prevalence measures that are reliable and generalizable, and attempting to avoid loss of validity in the context where the issue is being studied.

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health (RPSP/PAJPH) http://www.paho.org/journal/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=101 [No new digest content identified]

Risk Analysis October 2017 Volume 37, Issue 10 Pages 1799–2022 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/risa.2017.37.issue-9/issuetoc [Reviewed earlier]

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Volume 10, 2017 https://www.dovepress.com/risk-management-and-healthcare-policy-archive56 [Reviewed earlier]

Science 13 October 2017 Vol 358, Issue 6360 http://www.sciencemag.org/current.dtl Special Issue: Remote sensing Introduction to special issue Measuring Earth's carbon cycle By Jesse Smith Science13 Oct 2017 : 186-187

In Depth Drug-resistant malaria advances in Mekong By Leslie Roberts Science13 Oct 2017 : 155-156 Restricted Access Dangerous strain has spread to Vietnam, but experts sharply dispute its risk to the world.

Policy Forum Reproductive health in culture wars crossfire By Barbara B. Crane, Nils Daulaire, Alex C. Ezeh

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Science13 Oct 2017 : 175-176 Restricted Access The “Gag Rule” is endangering health in Africa and globally

Reports Tropical forests are a net carbon source based on aboveground measurements of gain and loss By A. Baccini, W. Walker, L. Carvalho, M. Farina, D. Sulla-Menashe, R. A. Houghton Science13 Oct 2017 : 230-234 Restricted Access Tropical forests release more CO2 to the atmosphere than they remove from it.

Social Science & Medicine Volume 190, Pages 1-278 (October 2017) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02779536/190?sdc=1 [Reviewed earlier]

Stability: International Journal of Security & Development http://www.stabilityjournal.org/articles [accessed 14 October 2017] [No new digest content identified]

Stanford Social Innovation Review Fall 2017 Volume 15, Number 4 https://ssir.org/issue/fall_2017 The B Corp movement has played a critical role in promoting socially responsible businesses. As positive as the movement has been, it has fallen short when it comes to ensuring that these same businesses make human rights a top priority. Read an in-depth analysis of this topic in our Fall 2017 issue’s cover story, “Do Benefit Corporations Respect Human Rights?,” written by Joanne Bauer and Elizabeth Unlas.

Sustainability Volume 9, Issue 9 (September 2017) http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/9 Special Issue: “Maintaining Ecosystem Services to Support Urban Needs” by Karsten Grunewald and Olaf Bastian . Sustainability 2017, 9(9), 1647; doi:10.3390/su9091647 Received: 11 September 2017 / Revised: 11 September 2017 / Accepted: 13 September 2017 / Published: 15 September 2017 Cities are growing worldwide, in their geographical extent with respect to their general and current macro-economic significance, as well as regarding their total populations [...]

Torture Journal Volume 27 - Issue No. 1 http://www.irct.org/publications/torture-journal/128 [Reviewed earlier]

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Trauma, Violence, & Abuse Volume 18, Issue 4, October 2017 http://journals.sagepub.com/toc/tvaa/current [Reviewed earlier]

Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases July-August, 2017 vVolume 18 http://www.travelmedicinejournal.com/ [Reviewed earlier]

Tropical Medicine & International Health October 2017 Volume 22, Issue 10 Pages 1205–1360 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tmi.2017.22.issue-10/issuetoc [Reviewed earlier]

UN Chronicle Vol. LIV No. 3 2017 http://unchronicle.un.org/ October 2017 Prevention This issue focuses on the importance of fostering and maintaining a commitment to a culture of prevention. The articles provide a variety of perspectives on building and sustaining peace. They explore the relationship between conflict and crises, and themes such as the empowerment of civil society, media and information literacy, women’s role in ongoing peace processes, and desertification.

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies An International Interdisciplinary Journal for Research, Policy and Care Volume 12, Issue 4, 2017 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rvch20/current [Reviewed earlier]

World Heritage Review n°84 - July 2017 http://whc.unesco.org/en/review/84/ Special Issue - World Heritage in Poland This year, the World Heritage Committee will meet for its 41st session in the World Heritage site of the Historic Centre of Kraków. We are very pleased to be hosted by Poland, an early supporter of the World Heritage Convention whose experts even participated in the drafting of the Convention itself. Poland’s heritage sites represent many aspects of World Heritage: a diversity of values, a rich history, and transboundary cooperation, among others. In this issue, we will discover an overview of the architectural landscape of Poland, as well as the evolution of the protection of heritage in the country, from the early interest in preserving heritage to the rise of the community movement for protecting sites in the 19th century, and involvement of Polish experts in various international efforts such the drafting of the Venice

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