[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban seeks more openness from North Korea

 

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	September 30, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Ban seeks more openness from North Korea North Korean authorities should be more forthcoming with UN agencies in light of the country's food crisis reportedly affecting some 6 million people, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Vice Foreign Minister Pak Gil-yon on Thursday. UN and private aid workers say the secretive regime has become slightly more open since the crisis. Google/Agence France-Presse (9/29)      EU looks for Russian support on Syria resolution  U.S. criticizes UN salaries, personnel costs  Nigerian president sets polio eradication goal  Canadian scientists are alarmed by Arctic ice melt  Fighting blocks aid from besieged Sirte  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Spotlight: U.S.-UN relations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security After UN week, where do mothers and children stand? gates.ly/pGJ9VJ #socialgood #vaccines" @gatesfoundation "More evidence that violence is on the increase in Afghanistan: According to the UN, the average monthly number of 'security incidents' is nearly 40% above what it was last year at this time. Also, in 2011 so far, there has been an average of 12 suicide attacks ... per month." UN Dispatch EU looks for Russian support on Syria resolution Russian authorities have indicated they are still unprepared to support a United Nations Security Council resolution against Syria despite a move by European Council members to soften the text. Syrian authorities reported the deaths of seven security forces members today in confrontations with armed resistance that has emerged after months of protests and a violent government crackdown. Reuters (9/29), MSNBC/Reuters (9/29)      Report: UN is cleared to build a new NYC tower The New York Times is reporting that the United Nations and elected officials in New York City have reached an agreement over the development of a playground that is the largest remaining gap in the 32-mile Manhattan Waterfront Greenway. Under the deal, the world body would pay the city $65 million for the parkland, upon which it would build a new tower no taller than its current 505-foot Secretariat Building. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (9/29)      Analysis: Lobbying, influence and Palestine's statehood bid The Palestinian Authority could run up against the economic influence of the U.S. and other western powers in its bid to win majority approval of its statehood bid on the United Nations Security Council. Bloomberg Businessweek (9/30)      U.S. criticizes UN salaries, personnel costs The proposed 2012-13 budget for the United Nations "is not a break from 'business as usual' but a continuation of it," according to Joseph Torsella, U.S. ambassador for UN management and reform. Bloomberg (9/29)      Nigerian president sets polio eradication goal Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has set the goal of eradicating polio within two years. Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is one of only four countries in the world where polio remains endemic. Reuters (9/29)      Former refugee works to help Somalis UNICEF emergency specialist Maulid Warfa understands all too well the challenges faced by refugees and those affected by famine in Somalia. Warfa, a former refugee himself, travels to refugee camps and settlement areas delivering food and assessing need. Los Angeles Times (9/26)      Workshops induce men to deplore sexual violence Small groups of South African men, some admitted rapists, have been gathering across the country to talk about sexual violence as incidents of rape -- some 56,000 of which were reported during the year ending in March, and many of which authorities say went unreported -- continue to climb even as other violence, including murder, falls. 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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)/The Associated Press (9/29), The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (9/28)      Other News Environmental costs are mounting from global tech boom The Guardian (London) (9/26)      Brazilian judge orders controversial Amazon dam scrapped The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (9/29)      Myanmar suspends controversial hydroelectric dam project BBC (9/30)      UN aviation body, others are concerned by EU carbon plan AlertNet/Reuters (9/30)      Fighting blocks aid from besieged Sirte Libya's interim leadership has asked the United Nations to provide ambulances and other assistance for those affected by fighting in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown Sirte. Thousands of civilians have been fleeing the area, which remains inaccessible to most aid agencies. Reuters (9/29), AlertNet/Reuters (9/30)      Other News UN-backed tribunal clears 2 former Rwandan officials AlertNet/Reuters (9/30)      ICC proceedings capture attention across Kenya The Christian Science Monitor (9/29)      Position Title Company Name Location Chief of Party-Sierra Leone IFES Freetown, Sierra Leone Brazil Director Human Rights Watch New York, NY 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 UN raises concern over the jailing of doctors in Bahrain 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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