[RED DEMOCRATICA] African leaders seek ways to ease continent's crises

 

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	August 25, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate African leaders seek ways to ease continent's crises African leaders, in Ethiopia for an African Union summit, offered different approaches to ending "the cycle of drought and famine" afflicting the continent, but most seem to be in agreement on one thing: Their governments must do more. "Africa's development must be made in Africa, by Africans, for Africans," said Kanayo Nwanze, president of the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development. The Guardian (London) (8/24)      UN targets electricity for 1.4 billion without  Libyan capital is short on medical supplies  Boy Scout raises awareness, funds  Woman takes on female illiteracy in rural Lebanon  Benin farmers pilot solar irrigation project  How cellphones promote health in remote areas  UN to vote on unfreezing Libyan assets  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Nothing But Nets | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Technology | Peacekeeping and Security From Elizabeth Gore: @NothingButNets found that if people know the facts about #malaria how easy it is to help, they do http://ow.ly/6ctvV @unfoundation "Funding about 50% of a humanitarian crisis is sadly typical. But if there's a bright spot to all this, it is that several nontraditional donors have stepped up to contribute funds." UN Dispatch UN targets electricity for 1.4 billion without Extinct is the era where "we mined our way to growth and burned our way to prosperity," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday after touring the U.S. government's National Renewable Energy Lab. The world body and lab plan to partner to help double global use of renewable energy by 2030 and bring electricity to the 1.4 billion people who need it. The Denver Post (8/25)      Other News UNESCO decries killing of another Pakistani journalist The Nation (Pakistan) (8/25)      DR Congo judge sentences UN driver over mineral smuggling The Washington Post/The Associated Press (8/25)      France seeks extension for UN's Lebanon peacekeeping force The Daily Star (Lebanon) (8/25)      Libyan capital is short on medical supplies Medical facilities in the Libyan capital of Tripoli are struggling to meet the need of patients injured during fighting. Ongoing fighting in the capital is preventing the delivery of medical and fuel supplies, and could trigger a massive health crisis, Medecins Sans Frontieres warns. Al-Jazeera (8/24), AlertNet/Reuters (8/24)      Researchers say they have a way to halt spread of dengue fever Injecting female mosquitoes with the Wolbachia bacteria can prevent them from spreading dengue fever, with the preventative effect passed on to mosquito offspring, according to two studies. Researchers say releasing bacteria-treated mosquitoes into the wild could significantly reduce the occurrence of dengue fever, which infects more than 50 million people a year. AlertNet/Reuters (8/24)      Ancient plant is deadly to malaria, a boon to local economies A drug developed from the ancient plant Artemisia has been shown to poison the malaria parasite, clearing it out of the body's bloodstream. Clovis Kabaseke, a farmer in Uganda, is cultivating the plant not only to help combat malaria but also to lift his community out of poverty. Al-Jazeera (8/24)        Other News Cheap East Africa farmland is snapped up by India agribusiness The Guardian (London) (8/24)      Boy Scout raises awareness, funds Washington state Boy Scout Nathaniel Stafford set out to raise $10,000 to purchase insecticide-treated bed nets to support Nothing But Nets' anti-malaria campaign. The 12-year-old's effort raised $10,600 and included a 100-mile fundraising walk. The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) (8/24)      Woman takes on female illiteracy in rural Lebanon Khadija Assaad is helping change the lives of women and girls in Wadi al-Jamous, Lebanon, with a literacy and job-training initiative that has already helped dozens of impoverished women. Her efforts have attracted the assistance of authorities and UNICEF, which is helping Khadija finance courses for individuals with learning disabilities. IRINNews.org (8/23)      Benin farmers pilot solar irrigation project Small farms in Benin are participating in a pilot project of the Solar Electric Light Fund to use solar panels for drip irrigation. About 2 billion people are not on traditional electricity grids, hampering their efforts to generate stable income. The Christian Science Monitor (8/24)      Tackling climate change -- with artificial forests? In the future, artificial forests could soak up carbon dioxide much in the way trees do now. They would use various processes to store carbon or convert it into useful products. This illustration depicts what such a "forest" might look like. The Guardian (London) (8/24)        One-fifth of civil strife is preceded by climactic changes Some 20% of all civil wars between 1950 and 2004 were contributed to by climactic changes from the El Niño weather phenomenon, according to research. The cycle makes tropical climates hotter and drier, reduces production of food and corresponding incomes, and pushes less-developed countries into chaos more easily, scientists say. The Guardian (London) (8/24)        Other News Shipment of elephant tusks is stopped by Tanzanian authorities AlertNet/Reuters (8/24)      How cellphones promote health in remote areas Cellphones and wireless networks are being used to create an ecosystem of hospitals, insurance companies and wireless carriers to deliver health care, says David Aylward, who leads mobile health at the nongovernmental social enterprise organization Ashoka. "In the not-too-distant future, we will have an array of remote diagnostic devices, monitoring devices, which, connected through your cellphone, will allow unskilled people to diagnose and yourself to diagnose illness at a distance," Aylward says. Policy Innovations (8/24)        UN to vote on unfreezing Libyan assets Ahead of today's United Nations Security Council vote, U.S. officials continued efforts to unfreeze funds to help Libyan rebels pay for humanitarian aid and salaries. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated the world body's support for assisting Libya. South Africa has offered opposition to unfreezing funding before the African Union recognizes the rebel takeover of Libya. Bloomberg (8/25), MSNBC/The Associated Press (8/25)      EU levies new sanctions on Iran, Syria EU officials have imposed new sanctions on Iran and Syria over charges that elements of Iran's Revolutionary Guard are supporting Syrian security forces' crackdown on civilian protesters. The sanctions include travel bans and frozen assets for members of the Al Quds military force and Syrian intelligence services. Los Angeles Times (8/24), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/24)      Other News Fears rise over security of Libyan "dirty bomb" materials Reuters (8/24)      Group finds new evidence of Sudan mass graves The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/24)      Position Title Company Name Location Brazil Director Human Rights Watch New York, NY Technical Advisor, Pharmaceutical Regulatory Systems Management Sciences for Health Maputo, Mozambique Quality Assurance Analyst International Rescue Committee New York, NY Senior Program Manager Open Society Foundations - London London, United Kingdom Partnership Officer, Global Vaccines Campaign United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Deputy Director of Transactions, Pledge Guarantee for Health (PGH) United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Membership Support Associate, UNA-USA United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Deputy Executive Director, UNA-USA United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Online Communications Officer, Better World Campaign (BWC) United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Major Gifts Officer, Girl Up United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Program Officer/ Media Open Society Institute Budapest, Hungary Click here to view more job listings.   Get more involved: Follow the UN Foundation on Twitter Key Sites United Nations Secretary-General UN News Centre Key UN Bodies, Agencies, Funds and Programs UN Foundation UN Dispatch UN Radio News Service 12 million stateless people in dire need of assistance UN Radio   This SmartBrief was created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com   Subscriber Tools       Update account information | Change e-mail address | Unsubscribe | Print friendly format | Web version | Search past news | Archive | Privacy policy Grab our News Widget Advertise With Us Amy DiElsi Director for UN Foundation Communications United Nations Foundation 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 (D) 202-419-3230 (C) 202-492-3078 (F) 202-887-9021 www.unfoundation.org   About UN WIRE UN Wire is a free service sponsored by the United Nations Foundation which is dedicated to supporting the United Nations' efforts to address the most pressing humanitarian, socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the world today. 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