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Senalioune - Dans une Conférences de presse ce jeudi 21 Novembre, Biram parle du cas de Ghaya, une petite jeune fille qui a fuit l’esclavage et...

Auch das Bezirksgericht Willisau LU spricht Paul Estermann (56) der mehrfachen, vorsätzlichen Tierquälerei schuldig! Sein Verteidiger hat gegen das Urteil bereits Berufung angemeldet, daher ist es noch nicht rechtskräftig.

According to the study, the Philippines had the highest inactivity levels among boys, at 93 per cent, while in South Korea, researchers found that 97 per cent of girls failed to do enough exercise. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS

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UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22 2019 (IPS)

An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into adulthood, the UN said on Thursday.

In the first study of its kind on global and regional trends among 11 to 17-year-olds, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that around 80 percent of them do less than 60 minutes of activity per day – the minimum daily recommendation.

 

Philippines boys and South Korean girls ‘least active’

According to the study, the Philippines had the highest inactivity levels among boys, at 93 per cent, while in South Korea, researchers found that 97 percent of girls failed to do enough exercise.

In gender terms on average, 85 per of girls failed to do enough globally, only slightly worse than boys (78 percent).

“From 2001 to 2016 we found that there’s been no improvement in patterns of activity in this age group…one hour out of their lives each day to be physically active and to get a health benefit from being physically active”...“That can be made up of different small chunks of their time, anything that adds up to 60 minutes.”

Dr. Leanne Riley, WHO study co-author

“From 2001 to 2016 we found that there’s been no improvement in patterns of activity in this age group…one hour out of their lives each day to be physically active and to get a health benefit from being physically active,” said the WHO study co-author Dr. Leanne Riley. “That can be made up of different small chunks of their time, anything that adds up to 60 minutes.”

 

No need to push it to get health benefits

Insisting that physical activity needn’t be overly strenuous or vigorous for it to be beneficial, Dr. Riley explained that jogging, walking, cycling or “just trying to be active” can all make a positive difference.

In the long-term, failing to do enough exercise leaves people vulnerable to a range of non-communicable and preventable illnesses, WHO has repeatedly warned.

These non-communicable diseases include heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, breast and colon cancer.

 

Healthier body – and mind – from exercise

An additional benefit of physical activity is improved mental health, Dr. Riley insisted, highlighting that exercise also promotes learning, delays the onset of dementia and can help maintain a healthy weight.

“If they do it…they’re likely to be healthier adults too,” said the WHO study lead co-author Dr. Regina Guthold, insisting on the importance of establishing healthy habits early on.

According to the study of 1.6 million school-going students from 146 countries, girls were less active than boys in all but four of them: Tonga, Samoa, Afghanistan and Zambia.

The difference between the amount of exercise between boys and girls was greater than 10 per cent in almost a third of countries in 2016, and this trend became more pronounced in almost three-quarters of nations surveyed between 2001 and 2016.

 

Bangladesh, Singapore, Thailand – most improvements

The countries showing the most improvement in activity levels among boys were Bangladesh (from 73 percent to 63 percent), Singapore and Thailand (78 to 70), Benin (79 to 71) and the U.S. and Ireland (71 to 64).

In the case of the US, the study authors noted the likely positive impact of national sports promotion initiatives, although these appeared to have had more success with boys than girls, they said.

Among girls in general the changes in activity levels were small over the review period, the WHO study found, ranging from a two percent increase in Singapore – from 85 percent to 83 percent – to a one percent increase in Afghanistan (87 percent to 88 percent).

Under the 2030 Global Goals Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted in  2015 by the international community, Governments agreed to a 15 per cent improvement in activity levels by 2030.

“We are off-track; this target will not be met if these trends continue,” Dr. Guthold insisted.

 

This story was originally published by UN News

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Am Donnerstag stand ein 31-jähriger Schweizer vor dem Aargauer Obergericht, weil er unter anderem zwei Prostituierte gewürgt hatte. Weil er am Ende des Prozesses mit dem Urteil des Richters nicht zufrieden war, spucke er ihn an.

Marianne Maret aurait étrangement gardé pour elle un rapport révélant des dysfonctionnements en marge du dossier de la pollution au mercure. Elle invoque un problème de forme plutôt que de fond.

Un ressortissant chinois est parvenu à faire rejeter la demande d'extradition déposée par Washington. Mais l'Office fédéral de la justice a obtenu qu'il reste en prison.

Une monitrice de fitness avait abattu son compagnon, un Brésilien adepte de sports de combat surnommé «Godzilla». Sa peine de prison a été confirmée par le Tribunal fédéral.

Die Schweizer Klimabewegung fühlt sich von der Politik noch immer im Stich gelassen und hat deshalb begonnen, einen eigenen Aktionsplan zu erarbeiten. Darin soll aufgezeigt werden, wie eine emissionsneutrale Gesellschaft aussehen könnte - und mit welchen Massnahmen.

A felhasználók védelmét szolgáló új funkciót vezet be a Twitter - jelentette be Suzanne Xie, a cég termékigazgatója a blogján csütörtökön.

Le Tribunal fédéral a admis vendredi le recours des proches d'une victime d'amiante et débouté la cause d'une deuxième victime.

Face au réchauffement climatique, les chênaies françaises semblent lourdement menacées. Dans la forêt de Chantilly, un dépérissement massif est déjà en cours, constate Hervé Le Bouler, conseiller scientifique et expert climat. Un article de notre partenaire, le Journal de l’environnement.

In einer gemeinsamen Aktion haben Australien und die Niederlande einen grossangelegten Drogenschmuggel aufgedeckt und die Lieferung von Millionen von Ecstasy-Pillen nach Australien verhindert.

439619 OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities The Hague Recommendations Regarding the Education Rights of National Minorities OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports development of tools for multilingual education in Central Asia

The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities organized a Regional School on Multilingual and Multicultural Education in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, from 18 to 22 November 2019, bringing together around 90 participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan to share experiences and build capacities in this field.

The Regional School promotes balanced multilingual and multicultural education programmes in order to support the integration of diverse societies and encourage sustainable development. This contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.”

“The implementation of multilingual education is part of the education system reform in Kyrgyzstan and it includes all education levels,” said Nurlan Omurov, Deputy Education Minister of Kyrgyzstan, as he opened the event.

While increasing the expertise and competence of practitioners in the region, the Regional School also supports the development of bilateral and multilateral co-operation on education issues.

Experts based in Estonia, Latvia and Moldova, as well as Central Asia provided their insights to the Regional School participants.

The High Commissioner has been implementing the Central Asia Education Programme since 2012. The programme aims to promote multilingual and multicultural education and develop bilateral and multilateral co-operation in the region to promote the integration of society.

L’actu en capitales décrypte l’info de toute l’Europe, grâce au réseau de rédactions d’Euractiv.  

Les politiciens fraîchement élus aux Chambres fédérales ont été reçus vendredi dans la capitale. Leur arrivée en vidéo.

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Serbie : un an après, la vérité sur l'assassinat d'Oliver Ivanović se fait toujours attendre
Serbie : le caïd Zvonko Veselinović et le frère du Président Vučić, comme larrons en foire
Municipales dans le nord du Kosovo : les candidats de Belgrade retoqués
Oliver Ivanović : « au Kosovo, les Serbes ont peur des Serbes »

/ Serbie, Kosovo, Krik, Défense, police et justice

Serbie : un an après, la vérité sur l'assassinat d'Oliver Ivanović se fait toujours attendre
Serbie : le caïd Zvonko Veselinović et le frère du Président Vučić, comme larrons en foire
Municipales dans le nord du Kosovo : les candidats de Belgrade retoqués
Oliver Ivanović : « au Kosovo, les Serbes ont peur des Serbes »

/ Serbie, Kosovo, Krik, Défense, police et justice