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This report from the World Bank is the eighth volume of the Disease Control Priorities, third edition (DCP3) series and focuses on the health and well-being of children and adolescents, ages 5 to 21, worldwide. It provides estimates of mortality and morbidity among youth, examines the impact of interventions during that period on health and development, features successful community- and school-based health and nutrition interventions, reports on platforms that promote early childhood development, and highlights…

This report from the EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems addresses the need to feed a growing global population with a healthy diet while also improving sustainable food systems that minimize damage to the planet. The commission describes a “universal healthy reference diet”—which relies on increased consumption of plant-based foods and decreased consumption of unhealthy foods, including red meat, sugar, and refined grains—in order to provide major health benefits, such as reducing…

This report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) analyzes progress toward gender parity in education. Using data from 120 countries, this report presents findings on the gender gaps in education access, attainment, and learning worldwide. The authors offer a global picture of the gender disparities in primary and secondary education across reading, math, and science achievement. The report finds that overall, girls have reversed or closed school enrollment and attendance gaps…