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Short Film Competition: “Let’s talk About It, You’re Not Alone”
04/07/2016
The international DAWAP project came to an end last month. Its objective was to develop effective and science-based tools to be used in communication activities targeting addiction (…)
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Why Screen Time Matters
24/06/2016
By Dr. Kimberly S. Young, Founder Netaddiction.com and the Centre for Internet Addiction Recovery – Too much ‘screen time’ can deny kids opportunities to interact with people. It is especially important that young children have plenty of practice listening, speaking, and reading (…)
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Notes on the World Humanitarian Summit
22/06/2016
Onthe occasion of the World Humanitarian Summit held in Istanbul, Turkey, Dianova calls on all States to advance with binding documents of policies and measures needed to add up to the protection of refugees and migrants (…)
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Interactions between Governments and Civil Society
17/06/2016
Dianova participated in a training session delivered by the Pompidou Group, the Council of Europe’s cooperation group on drug abuse and illicit trafficking
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The 2016 Global Gender Summit
14/06/2016
On June 7 and 8 the Inter-American Development Bank hosted the 2016 Global Gender Summit, “Stereotypes & Opportunities: Women’s Economic Empowerment”, organized by the Multilateral Development Banks’ Working Group on Gender.
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Social Action and Development Aid in Nicaragua
09/06/2016
With solid ties established with key government and non-governmental agencies, the Dianova Nicaragua Foundation has, since its inception, been carrying out a variety of social and cooperation projects for development in favour of Nicaraguan society (…)
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The War on Smokers is Declared
31/05/2016
Stigma can be useful to deter people from smoking, but it can also have unwanted consequences – like tempting smokers to hide their addiction from their doctors, placing an additional burden on already vulnerable populations and making diagnoses of smoking-related diseases embarrassing. (…)
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Women, Substance Abuse & Addiction
24/05/2016
A few reflections on the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction (DAA) in women, by Juan Gutiérrez, psychologist – San Bernardo Therapeutic Community (Dianova Chile) (…)
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Seminar on Drugs & Cooperation in Argentina
22/05/2016
The eighteenth seminar of the Latin American Network of NGOs working in the Addiction Field (RIOD) was held in Argentina, from May 16th to 18th.
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Minimum Agreement Reached at UNGASS
19/05/2016
Although the UNGASS final document does not cover all of the demands called for by NGOs and other grass roots organizations, we believe that UNGASS 2016 has been a modest step towards better drug policies, towards policies that place the individual at the centre of any action. (…)