[RED DEMOCRATICA] Reduced UN budget reflects global austerity

 

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	December 28, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Reduced UN budget reflects global austerity UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is pledging more cuts in coming months to the 2012-13 UN budget that already has been cut from $5.41 billion to $5.15 billion -- only the second time in 50 years that the budget has been reduced from prior levels. "Governments and people everywhere are struggling," said Ban, referring to the economic crises in major donor countries. Google/Agence France-Presse (12/25), CBC.ca (Canada) (12/25)      UN calls on South Sudan to protect civilians  Developing countries less reliant on aid  Gender equity gains ground worldwide  Wirth: Obama needs to emphasize climate change  Sudan general monitors in Syria  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security Learn more about how clean @cookstoves are saving #2million lives and why it is important to us all bit.ly/rQM8Ci via @TheAtlantic @unfoundation "With all eyes on palace intrigue in Pyongyang, very few people seem to be paying attention to a mounting humanitarian emergency outside the capitol city. Humanitarian groups ... have been on the ground in North Korea ... warning that food supplies in North Korea will run out within months. ... Unless something changes, we can see mass starvation in North Korea within months." UN Dispatch UN calls on South Sudan to protect civilians Authorities in South Sudan must act to protect civilians and prevent further tribal violence, the United Nations says. UN officials are expressing concern over reports Lou Neur members are preparing to attack ethnic Murle in Jonglei state. Bloomberg (12/27), Google/Agence France-Presse (12/27)      Other News UN reports document fatal Haitian police abuses The Washington Post/The Associated Press (12/27)      Canada, still smarting, rules out new Security Council bid CTV.ca (Canada)/The Canadian Press (12/27)      Developing countries less reliant on aid Economic growth in parts of Africa over the past decade has allowed developing countries there to withstand the global economic downturn surprisingly well, writes Owen Barder, director for Europe at the Center for Global Development. Total income has been rising by 5% annually in 17 African countries as a result of a number of factors, notably a new generation of leaders, the end of the continent's debt crisis, business-friendly policies, new technologies, the spread of peace and strong demand for natural resources. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (12/27)        Indian state adopts new anti-corruption approach Authorities in Bihar state have taken a novel approach to tackling corruption, seizing the residences of corrupt officials and refashioning them into schools. Officials see the tactic as simultaneously fighting corruption and bolstering the state's insufficient education infrastructure. AlertNet/TrustLaw (12/28)      Other News WFP project boosts income of Zimbabwe's farmers IRINNews.org (12/27)      Brazilian economy advances ahead of European countries The Christian Science Monitor (12/27)      Bill Clinton entices donors with $2-for-$1 pledge Politico (Washington, D.C.) (12/27)      Gender equity gains ground worldwide Gender equality in four key areas -- education, health, workforce and rights -- is improving across the world, according to a new report from the World Bank. In the last two decades, dozens of countries in Africa and Latin America have passed legislation protecting women's civil and political rights, and Saudi Arabia is now the only country in the world that maintains restrictions on women voting. The Christian Science Monitor (12/26)      Rise in assaults on Somali women, girls Aid workers and UN officials are reporting an alarming increase in incidences of rape and sexual abuse against women and girls in southern Somalia, primarily at the hands of the militant group al-Shabab. But the displacement of thousands of women as a result of famine has made them vulnerable to attacks by other men, too, especially in lawless refugee camps where they are preyed upon by rogue militiamen and even government soldiers. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (12/27)      Other News Egyptian court rules military's "virginity tests" criminal The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (12/27)      Yemeni women hope reform protests will progress rights The Washington Post (12/25)      Group turning around lives of women near Guatemalan dump The Guardian (London) (12/23)      Wirth: Obama needs to emphasize climate change The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama must refocus attention on climate change and demonstrate real leadership on the issue despite a looming presidential election, Timothy E. Wirth, President of the United Nations Foundation, says in this interview. Obama should work during 2012 to build a coalition of support for definitive climate change action that can be implemented during a second term, according to Wirth. EENews.net (subscription required) (12/23)      Documenting the disappearing cerrado The Brazilian savannah, or cerrado, is roughly 10 times the size of Great Britain, and holds 5% of the world's biodiversity. Yet it is being torn down for development and agricultural uses, says photographer Peter Caton, who in an audio slide show chronicles the phenomenon. The Observer (London) (12/22)        Other News Japan tsunami debris washing up on Canadian shores BBC (12/28)      Sudan general monitors in Syria The situation in the restive city of Homs is "reassuring" on the whole, yet "not good" in some districts, Mustafa al-Dabi, the Sudanese general leading the Arab League mission to Syria, said on Tuesday. However, Dabi may not be in the best position to serve as a human rights monitor, because of his association with the janjaweed militias in Sudan that allegedly perpetrated crimes against humanity. ForeignPolicy.com (12/27), BBC (12/28)        Other News U.S. considers Saleh request for treatment Los Angeles Times (12/27)      Position Title Company Name Location Grants Manager, Women and Population United Nations Foundation Washington DC, DC Senior Director, Global Market Development and Program Quality, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves United Nations Foundation Washington DC, DC Director, International Reproductive Health and Family Planning (IRH/FP) United Nations Foundation Washington DC, DC Director of New Country Operations Room to Read San Francisco, CA Senior Development Associate, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves United Nations Foundation Washington DC, DC Program Associate, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves United Nations Foundation Washington DC, DC 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 Ban pledges further cuts after UN approves lowest budget in years 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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