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Policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments: WHO guideline

Children spend a large share of their day in school, making it a critical setting for shaping lifelong dietary habits and reducing health and nutrition...

State of systems for drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene: global update 2025

The GLAAS 2025 report, State of systems for drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene: global update 2025, and Key findings of the report  were launched...

GLAAS 2025 report key findings

This summary presents the key findings from the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) 2025 report, which features...

Health in immigration detention: evidence brief for policy and practice

Immigration detention poses significant risks to health and well-being, yet its use is increasing globally. Migrants, asylum seekers and other noncitizens...