Board Member Women's Brain Foundation Former President @WomensBrainPro #brainhealth #sexandgender #precisionmedicine #wellbeing #MentalHealthAwareness
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#ColdMoon tonight at 21:04 over @Riehen_ch
It is called the cold moon because in the northern hemisphere it marks the beginning of #winter and is close to the winter solstice — the shortest day of the year. It has also been known as the #longnightmoon and the moon before #Yule
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Zurich, thanks for an incredible night on Friday! Milan, you rocked too. Barcelona, you're up next. See you tonight!
🎥 Cimi Mezzano
// DP WebCrew
#deeppurple #livemusic #Hallenstadion #unipolforum
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🏜️ Restoring land
💚 Protecting biodiversity
🌎 Tackling climate change
Interconnected issues, shared solutions. Three 2026 conferences are pivotal to turning commitments into action.
Next, the Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan, Armenia: go.undp.org/GWz
#COP17Armenia
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🌿 2 days to go until Biodiversity #COP17Armenia!
Countries need more than targets on paper.
Together, we can turn plans into progress.
Take a look at how we work #ForPeopleForPlanet: undp.org/nature
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Women's rights are human rights.
They are not negotiable.
The #GlobalGoals aim to ensure all women & girls can live with dignity and respect.
See how you can #ActNow for gender equality: un.org/sustainabledevelopmen…
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Thank you, Cape Town! ❤️🇿🇦
To everyone who visited our exhibition, walked through Madiba’s history and supported the Nelson Mandela Shop at the Expo, thank you!
Tomorrow, we make history with the inaugural Nelson Mandela Marathon!
Wishing all runners an incredible race!
#NelsonMandelaMarathon #RiseRememberRun #NelsonMandelaFoundation
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Everyone has the right to food.
Yet millions of people worldwide go to bed hungry.
On Friday’s #WorldFoodDay, @WFP is calling for greater global efforts to ensure food reaches every person in need. wfp.org/global-hunger-crisis
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Antarctic science makes Nobel history.
Physicist Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for leading the creation of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory beneath the South Pole ice.
By detecting elusive neutrinos, IceCube has opened an entirely new window on the universe and transformed modern astronomy.
🔗 Read more: antarcticreport.com/articles…
Photo: Benjamin Eberhardt @NSF @uw_icecube
#Antarctica #IceCube #NobelPrize #Physics #Neutrinos #SouthPole #Science
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What was a moment of joy turned into a tragedy in Crans-Montana last night, felt across the country and beyond. The Federal Council has taken note of this with deep dismay. Its thoughts are with the victims, the injured and their families and it extends its deepest condolences.
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Cleaner textiles aren’t just better for the planet; they’re good for businesses too.
Small companies part of UNEP’s InTex programme are saving water and energy, cutting costs, and keeping waste out of landfills to #BeatPollution.
Get to know how they did it in our new factsheets: bit.ly/3L46WfK
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🚨 Applications for the UN #YPP 2025 are NOW OPEN! 🌍
📢 This year’s exam area: Global Communications
Join the next generation of international civil servants.
👉 Check your eligibility & apply now: bit.ly/YPP2025_GlobalComms
GO VOTE! - Elections @Riehen_ch Oct 19
Ballots can still be dropped off until Saturday, 12:00 p.m., in one of the mailboxes located at the Town Hall and Rauracher Center.
Alternatively on Sunday 19th at the polling station in the Town Hall
Vote @LDP_BS List 3
🧠@WHO #WorldMentalHealthDay2025 — #MentalHealth in Humanitarian Emergencies 🌍
In every crisis, there’s more than visible damage. Behind the headlines are invisible wounds — anxiety, trauma, grief, and fear.
rebuilding lives means healing
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#MeetOurTeam: Roxanne is an essential member of the BKMC’s #EAA portfolio! Not only does she support our talented Youth #AgriChampions, but she’s also a driving force behind our event logistics and our COO’s daily work. 👩🌾
Swipe through the slides and explore her views on #SDG3!
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Monday is #WorldChimpanzeeDay.
Our closest relatives in the animal kingdom play a vital role in keeping forests alive.
But habitat loss & trafficking are pushing these great apes closer to extinction.
Protecting chimpanzees means protecting biodiversity and a part of ourselves.
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Vaccines have saved 6 lives every minute since 1974.
Thank you, @VilleDeGeneve, for marking the beginning of #WorldImmunizationWeek.
It’s time to show the world that immunization for all is #HumanlyPossible.
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Remember to stay hydrated. Drink water regularly. 💧
ALT A person drinking water with text that reads drink water regularly and avoid beverages containing sugar, caffeine and alcohol
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Could cycling transform dementia prevention for women? A WBF-LSE study shows off-road cycle lanes boost physical activity and could cut dementia-related healthcare costs, especially for women.
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A groundbreaking study by the WBF in collaboration with the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), has found that increasing physical activity through off-road cycle lanes could significantly reduce dementia-related healthcare costs—particularly for women!
ALT Read the full research article: https://lnkd.in/emqSUXfb This study was funded by Roche.
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It’s #BrainAwarenessWeek—time to talk about a critical yet often overlooked issue: #menopause, #hormones, and #brainhealth.
Did you know that hormonal shifts during menopause (and also throughout life) influence brain aging and disease risk?
Read more: linkedin.com/posts/mariapaol…
