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February 2021

The Impact Stories of International Geneva showcase solutions, positive results and heart-warming outcomes, offering a window onto the positive impact International Geneva has on everybody's lives.

The European Union, UNICEF and UNHCR join forces to protect children on the move in Central America, Mexico and Southern Africa

UNICEF and UNHCR, together with the European Union, have launched a new programme to strengthen child protection systems and provide alternatives to immigration detention, ensuring that children impacted by these measures are supported with child protection-focused services.
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UNECE publishes Guide to improve transnational sharing of economic data

The new UNECE Guide to Sharing Economic Data for Official Statistics will help national statistical offices ensure the accuracy of GDP and other key economic statistics, helping businesses to make critical decisions, while also offering ways to reduce their reporting burden.
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UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and MSF announce a global Ebola vaccine stockpile

The stockpile will allow countries, with the support of humanitarian organizations, to contain future Ebola epidemics by ensuring timely access to vaccines for populations at risk during outbreaks. The stockpile is stored in Switzerland and ready to be shipped to countries for emergency response.
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UNICC facilitates UN inter-agency collaboration with a reputation for cyber excellence

The United Nations family, in its unique position as a global, humanitarian body and holder of large sets of sensitive data, is a natural target for hackers. To deliver uninterruptedly, it is crucial that agencies take a common approach to cybersecurity threats. The UNICC Common Secure Information Security Hub, a cybersecurity centre for inter-agency collaboration, allows subscribers to prepare for, respond to and mitigate risks, creating a reputation for cyber-excellence and strengthening the overall cyber posture of the United Nations family, as well as each of its individual organizations.
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New patient-friendly tuberculosis preventive treatment to be rolled out in five high-burden TB countries at an affordable price

Thanks to the Unitaid IMPAACT4TB project, the rollout of an all-new combination of drugs is underway in five high-burden tuberculosis countries in Africa, reducing the number of pills for people needing the treatment from nine to three every week. The project targets 12 countries, providing enough treatments for up to 3 million patients this year.
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SUN Business Network B2B support: leveraging expertise for enhanced nutrition

The SUN Movement has renewed its commitment towards raising awareness and understanding on how countries can improve access to innovative financing mechanisms and enhance the planning, implementation and monitoring of national nutrition plans.
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How to influence the development of quality physical education policy: a policy advocacy toolkit for youth

Building on the success of the Quality Physical Education Policy Project, UNESCO has developed a policy advocacy toolkit for youth providing practical tips that advocate for an effective contribution to the development of transformative physical education policy frameworks.
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For more solution-based stories, please see the Geneva Solutions website and newsletter. Geneva Solutions is a non-profit journalistic platform dedicated to International Geneva, launched in August 2020. 
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