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  World Health Day 2013    
Each year on 7 April, World Health Day is celebrated around the globe, with people everywhere marking the importance of health for productive and happy lives.

Among the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the objectives to reduce child mortality, improve maternal health and combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.

Meet some of the UN Volunteers who are helping achieve these goals and address many other health issues around the world. Read

   
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A new Togolese volunteer takes an oath during the 12 March ceremony in Lomé organized by the National Volunteering Programme in Togo (PROVONAT) and the Government of Togo. (Photo: UNV, 2013).
750 take oath to be PROVONAT national volunteers in Togo
20 March 2013
Lomé, Togo: 750 new Togolese volunteers took an oath during the 12 March ceremony in Lomé organized by the National Volunteering Programme in Togo (PROVONAT) and the Government of Togo. PROVONAT was established and implemented by a team of UN Volunteers with funding from UNDP and technical support from UNV. Read
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The March Tshukudu race for peace in Goma, North Kivu, DRC, attracted over 100 racers. The Tshukudu is a unique modified bicycle cargo carrier essential to the area's economy. (UNV, 2013)
Race for peace in North Kivu, DRC
20 March 2013
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo: UNV and MONUSCO organized a race of Tshukudus through the streets of Goma (DRC) to celebrate peace and solidarity. Tshukudus are modified bicycle cargo carriers unique and essential to the area's economy. Read
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