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   ANTARCTICA: Huge Glaciers, Huge Risk                                          - By Swati Yadav  Change in Antarctica is resulting in rising temperatures and increasing snowmelt and ice loss. A summary study in 2018 incorporating calculations and data from many other studies estimated that total ice loss in Antarctica due to climate change was 43 giga tons per year on average during the period from 1992 to 2002 but has accelerated to an average of 220 giga tons per year during the five years from 2012 to 2017. Total mass loss over the period 1992–2018 was likely 2720 giga tons for the grounded part of the Antarctic ice sheet.  Particularly strong warming has been noted on the Antarctic Peninsula. A study in 2009 noted for the first time that the continent-wide average surface temperature trend of Antarctica was slightly positive from 1957 to 2006....

  A lock. A light. A secure shelter. All three can prevent violence against girls and women in emergencies, and provide a sense of security in a time of increased vulnerability and stress. Violence against women and girls does not discriminate by race, religion, culture, class or country. Worldwide,  one in three women have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence , and more than 15 million girls aged 15-19 years have experienced rape. Conflict and displacement only heighten the problem. As girls and women lose their support systems and homes, are placed in insecure environments and in new roles, their risk of gender-based violence (GBV), including sexual violence, intimate partner violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation and abuse, increases. For  International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women  and the following  16 days of activism , here are 16 actions UNICEF and our partners are taking to increase girls’ and women’s safe...

 Drug use is a dynamic issue that begins in different ways for different individuals. There are countless reasons why people begin to abuse drugs, whether they're illicit drugs or prescription medications. The range of reasons why people take drugs is as broad as the types of people who use them. Drug addiction can affect anyone, of any background, and of any socio-economic status. Contrary to popular belief, drug use doesn't solely fall under the category of mental illness, homelessness, or even poor family upbringing. Educated individuals with highpaying jobs, families, and seemingly perfect or sought-after lives can be vulnerable to drug abuse, as well. In general, there are three primary causes of drug use. Within these main causes, there stems a myriad of reasons as to why people start to use drugs. Certain people may face several different factors, which are each, on their own, a reason to use drugs. But these reasons are all the result of some sort of emotional, psycholo...