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- Health Innovation
WHO Report Highlights Slow Progress in Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals significant gaps in global efforts to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Released during a G7 side event hosted by Italy, the report underscores the urgent need fo…
- Civic Participation
Providing menu translations in five languages for 60 restaurants in the Cheonggye Tourism District
Jongno-gu has launched a "Multilingual QR Code Menu Translation Service" to enhance convenience for foreign tourists. The service, offered to 60 restaurants in the Cheonggye Tourism District, allows foreign visitors to scan a QR code to vi…
- Social Justice
UN Leaders Call for Immediate Ceasefire and Protection of Civilians
Fifteen UN and humanitarian organization leaders have urgently appealed for an immediate halt to hostilities in Gaza, calling on Israel to cease its assault on Gaza and protect civilians and humanitarian workers. The statement, issued in r…
- Social Justice
UNESCO Calls on G20 for Greater Gender Equality in STEM Fields
UNESCO’s new report, produced in collaboration with the G20, underscores the persistent under-representation of women in science and engineering fields, calling for urgent action to address this imbalance. The report highlights that the pr…
- Education Policy
Global Education Crisis: 251 Million Children and Youth Still Out of School Subtitles
Despite decades of international efforts and policies aimed at expanding access to education, a staggering 251 million children and youth worldwide remain out of school, according to UNESCO’s 2024 Global Education Monitoring Report release…
- Health Innovation
G20 Health Ministers Back WHO’s Investment Round to Strengthen Global Health Financing
The G20 Health Ministers meeting, chaired by Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, witnessed significant support for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Investment Round. This initiative aims to secure sustainable financing to strengthen global heal…
- Health Innovation
Global Model WHO Youth Delegates Demand Urgent Action on Pandemic Preparedness
In a groundbreaking move for global health advocacy, over 350 youth delegates from 52 countries convened at the first in-person Global Model WHO (GMWHO), held at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) headquarters in Geneva. Organized by th…
- Education Innovation
Gyeyang International Language Institute Successfully Hosts Activity Booths at the “Chakbit Tara Araon” Book Festival
Lead: Incheon Gyeyang International Language Institute (Director Moon Il-soon) announced that it successfully operated various activity booths during the “2024 Public Library Book Festival - Chakbit Tara Araon” held at Gyeyang Araon on Oct…
- Civic Participation
The Essence and Meaning of Meditation Practice – A Journey to Discover Peace of Mind and Wisdom
In today's society, where we live amidst constant information and stimulation, meditation can be a vital tool for finding peace of mind and inner wisdom. Meditation is not only a practical method for cultivating awareness and insight and r…
- Integrative Healing
I Bet on Moxibustion: Atopic Dermatitis Disappeared Completely After a Month of Moxibustion
My son developed atopic dermatitis when he was 11 years old. At that time, he weighed 48kg and was 148cm tall, making him taller than his peers in the fourth grade but somewhat overweight. He perspired so much that his clothes would get so…
