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Food Revolution Day 2015: Join the campaign!
World Days | 16th April 2015
Food Revolution Day will be celebrated on 15 May 2015. It is a global campaign by Jamie Oliver to put compulsory practical food education back on the school curriculum and raise awareness about the global obesity epidemic.
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Financing for Development: Hearings and upcoming session
Announcements | 08th April 2015
Prior to next week’s drafting session for the outcome document of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, the co-facilitators are holding informal hearings at the UN with the Business Sector and Civil Society to gather their views on financing and reactions to the Zero Draft of the outcome document.
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Dementia and NCDs: Shared risk factors, shared solutions
Announcements | 08th April 2015
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) and Alzheimer's Australia will host the 30th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International from 15 to 18 April 2015 in Perth, Australia.The conference theme this year is "Care, Cure and the Dementia Experience - A Global Challenge".
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Access our Medicine campaign reaches 100,000 supporters
Announcements | 08th April 2015
Access Our Medicine has collected more than 100,000 signatures for their Declaration for Affordable Medicine! They are now on target to reach over 30 million people.
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How safe is your food?
World Days | 02nd April 2015
The great majority of people will experience a food or water borne disease at some point in their lives. This highlights the importance of making sure the food we eat is not contaminated with potentially harmful bacteria, parasites, viruses, toxins and chemicals.
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Update on the Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations
Announcements | 01st April 2015
The third session of intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda was held last week, where Member States discussed goals and targets proposed by the Open Working Group.
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Care, cure and the dementia experience
Announcements | 01st April 2015
ADI and Alzheimer's Australia will host the 30th International Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International from 15 to 18 April 2015 in Perth, Australia.
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Post-2015: Intergovernmental negotiations update
Announcements | 26th March 2015
Member States are meeting at UN Headquarters this week for the third session of intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda. The theme this week is “sustainable development goals and targets.”