NEWS WHO releases first global guidelines on child obesity as cases surge webmaster 4 weeks ago Child and adolescent obesity has quadrupled since 1990, rising from two per cent to around eight per cent of youngsters in the five-to-19 age group, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). Read the full story, “WHO releases first global guidelines on child obesity as cases surge”, on globalissues.org → Continue Reading Previous: Reform, or lose trust: Governments press the UN to reflect the world as it isNext: Ukraine: UN condemns latest attacks and calls for civilian protection Related Stories World News in Brief: Children killed in Myanmar strike, new violence flares in Mozambique, an Internet affordability milestone NEWS World News in Brief: Children killed in Myanmar strike, new violence flares in Mozambique, an Internet affordability milestone webmaster 7 hours ago Married off at 14: In Yemen’s war, women and girls suffer ‘devastating consequences’ NEWS Married off at 14: In Yemen’s war, women and girls suffer ‘devastating consequences’ webmaster 7 hours ago U.S. Strikes Iranian Targets Along Strait of Hormuz Ahead of Midterm Elections as Diplomatic Talks Stall NEWS U.S. Strikes Iranian Targets Along Strait of Hormuz Ahead of Midterm Elections as Diplomatic Talks Stall webmaster 7 hours ago Pacific Scientists Build a Regional Picture of a Changing Ocean NEWS Pacific Scientists Build a Regional Picture of a Changing Ocean webmaster 7 hours ago Bad Zionist and Good Zionist? – The Arabs Should Choose the Devil They Know NEWS Bad Zionist and Good Zionist? – The Arabs Should Choose the Devil They Know webmaster 7 hours ago Air raid alerts and attacks on schools: the devastating face of education in Ukraine NEWS Air raid alerts and attacks on schools: the devastating face of education in Ukraine webmaster 14 hours ago