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- UN photo contest illustrates MDGs
Entries in the UN Development Program's "Picture This" contest seek to illuminate and illustrate the challenges at the heart of the Millennium Development Goals, a suite of ambitious development targets to be achieved by 2015. With the deadline looming, the UN must still rally support -- and especially funds -- to meet these goals. NPR.org/The Picture Show blog (9/16)       - Syria balks at IAEA inspection suggestion
Syria countered a move by U.S. and European powers to have International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors visit the Dair Alzour site, which was bombed by Israel in 2007. Syria denies that it has worked on atomic weapons, and suggested that the IAEA train its efforts on Israel's suspected nuclear program. Reuters (9/16)  - Pakistanis face malaria threat as waters recede
Floodwaters have receded in many parts of northwest Pakistan leaving behind small pools and lakes that constitute a heightened risk for the spread of malaria. Thousands of families continue to sleep in tents, outside or in flood-damaged homes that provide little protection from the elements and mosquitoes that health officials worry are breeding in the waters left behind by the floods. Relief effort officials say it may take as long as a year to begin repairing damaged structures. The Independent (London) (9/16) - Energy efficiency eludes booming China
Though China has invested millions in alternative energies and energy efficiency, China's booming automobile market and rapidly expanding infrastructure and development projects are preventing it from achieving energy efficiency. The appetite for automobiles in China will soon eclipse that of the U.S. market before the economic downturn, which makes for more pollution and fewer people using mass transit. China's high-speed rail development requires a great deal of steel and cement, both energy-intensive materials. Chinese officials seek to transform the country from an industrial to an information economy in part to address energy efficiency. The New York Times (free registration) (9/16)  | - Doctored photo of Mubarak revealed
An Egyptian blogger has exposed Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram for doctoring a photograph to show President Hosni Mubarak at the head of a procession of leaders gathering for Middle East peace talks on the White House red carpet. Opposition parties, dissidents and other Web-savvy Egyptians have seized on the embarrassing incident as an example of how Egypt's rulers seek to stage-manage events. Al-Ahram, closely aligned with the current government, has made no comment on the altered photograph but removed it from the paper's website. The Guardian (London) (9/16) - Carter: North Korea ready to restart nuclear talks
North Korea has made it clear authorities want to resume talks, and are willing to drop a controversial nuclear arms program in exchange for guarantees from the U.S. not to attack, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says. Carter traveled to North Korea in August to secure the release of an American citizen. Other American officials, including U.S. special envoy to North Korea Stephen Bosworth, say Pyongyang must first abide by the terms of a 2005 agreement to end the country's program and apologize for the March sinking of a South Korean warship before any talks can resume. The Guardian (London) (9/16) - Taliban, corruption conspire to undermine Afghan voter confidence
Election observers say that the Taliban have been largely successful in efforts to intimidate voters and otherwise thwart the upcoming election in Afghanistan, even as confidence among the electorate in the election prospects has plummeted as a result of corruption. Poll watchers predict the lowest voter turnout since the Taliban's downfall, with potentially far fewer voters appearing at the polls than the 30% of registered Afghan voters who turned out for last year's presidential election. The Wall Street Journal (9/16)  | |  | | | | | | | | Executive Director, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Senior Associate, Development | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | New York, NY | | Executive Director, Europe and Central Asia Division | Human Rights Watch | London, United Kingdom | | New York Director - Crisis Action | Crisis Action | New York, NY | | | |  | |  | |
- What should President Barack Obama say at the UN General Assembly?
| Support international efforts to curb climate change. |  67.50% | | Encourage reduction of nuclear stockpiles. |  17.50% | | Strengthen global cooperation in counterterrorism. |  15.00% | - MDGs: Everyone has a role
This month, world leaders will convene in New York for a high-level summit to advance the Millennium Development Goals. The MDGs offer a way to tackle the biggest problems facing the world today -- these include global poverty, women's and children's health, hunger and education. Everyone has a stake in advancing the MDGs by advocating for a world, free from extreme poverty and preventable disease. By coming together in partnership, we can make this happen. To find out how you can help, please visit www.unfoundation.org/mdgs. - Register now for the mHealth Summit in Washington, D.C.
The 2010 mHealth Summit brings together leaders in government, private sector/industry, academia and not-for-profit organizations to share information and experiences related to the intersection of mobile technology, health research and policy.Featured speakers include Bill Gates, Co-chair and Trustee of the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation; Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer; Dr. Julio Frenk Dean of Faculty, Harvard School of Public Health; and Ted Turner, Chairman, UN Foundation. The mHealth Summit takes place Nov. 8 to 10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Click here for more information and to register. |
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