[RED DEMOCRATICA] Much of world to experience "water stress"

 

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	March 12, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Much of world to experience "water stress" "In many countries water availability for agriculture is already limited and uncertain, and is set to worsen," concludes the latest UN World Water Development Report, which finds that farmers will need one-fifth more water by 2050 to meet increasing demands for food by a population estimated to reach 9.3 billion. Today, more than 80% of used water goes uncollected and untreated, an issue slated to be discussed at this week's World Water Forum. Bloomberg (3/12), The Independent (London) (3/12)      Quartet meets amid Israeli-Palestinian attacks  New guidelines could help working children  Getting clean cookstoves into homes in Tanzania  Egyptian court acquits "virginity tests" doctor  IAEA: Nuclear power safer after Japan crisis  Killing spree deals blow to U.S. Afghan mission  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peace and Security Kofi Annan, the special @UN envoy to #Syria talks candidly with Al-Assad http://ow.ly/9zT4P" @BetterWorldOrg "Kofi Annan visited Damascus this weekend for face to face meetings with Bashar al Assad. As expected, it did not go very well but Annan seems to expect this is to be a long process. ... 'I am optimistic for several reasons,' Annan said on Sunday. 'The situation is so bad and so dangerous that all of us cannot afford to fail.' " UN Dispatch Quartet meets amid Israeli-Palestinian attacks Meetings were scheduled today between the Quartet of Middle East peace negotiators -- the United Nations, U.S., European Union and Russia -- for the first time since September. It was unclear what impact a fourth day of airstrikes and rocket attacks between Palestinians and Israelis would have on efforts to revive stalled peace talks. United Press International (3/12), The Washington Post/The Associated Press (3/9)      Annan leaves Syria, warns al-Assad of changes Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria, has left the country after two days of talks that failed to yield a political solution to the bloody government crackdown on protesters, cautioning President Bashar al-Assad not to ignore the changes brought about by the Arab Spring, and citing the African proverb "You cannot turn the wind, so turn the sail." Bloomberg (3/12)      New guidelines could help working children A new initiative, Children's Rights and Business Principles, could help the more than 1 million children estimated to be working artisanal gold mines throughout the world, such as those at one such mine in Mali, where boys and girls suffer from mercury poisoning and other physical maladies. It is unclear, however, whether businesses will comply with the principles, which are slated to be launched in London today by UNICEF, Save the Children and the UN Global Compact. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (3/12)      Other News Milk from genetically-engineered goat contains malaria vaccine KBTX-TV (Bryan-College Station, Texas) (3/8)      Bank for India sex workers aims to stop exploitation Los Angeles Times (3/6)      Getting clean cookstoves into homes in Tanzania A workshop on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, each month is producing some 400 locally-made cookstoves made with clay liners that, at a cost of $6, emit far less smoke and pollutants, and use about half as much fuel. The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves aims to make efficient cookstoves available to 100 million households by 2020. The Huffington Post (3/9)        Egyptian court acquits "virginity tests" doctor An Egyptian doctor who allegedly forced at least 18 female protesters cleared from Cairo's Tahrir Square to undergo so-called "virginity tests" was found not guilty Sunday by a military court, a ruling that cannot be appealed. According to a state-run news agency, the judge said conflicting statements by the women compelled him to acquit Ahmed Adel of charges of public indecency and disobeying military orders. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/The Lede blog (3/9)        Other News Former U.K. prime minister campaigns to stop child marriages The Guardian (London) (3/8)      IAEA: Nuclear power safer after Japan crisis Grieving families gathered across Japan on Sunday on the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that killed some 20,000 people and caused a nuclear meltdown. The UN atomic energy chief, Yukiya Amano, said that lessons learned from the disasters had strengthened nuclear safety worldwide, but the environmental group Greenpeace said that wasn't true. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (3/11), Reuters (3/9)      UN climate chief warns U.S. on innovation Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, said that she was concerned that the U.S. could lose a competitive edge on green technology if a climate change denier is elected president. The Guardian (London) (3/9)      Other News Chances rise of complete Greenland ice sheet melt AlertNet/Reuters (3/11)      Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. World Bank data shows poverty in retreat (The Economist) Nearly 9 out of 10 have safe water to drink (The Washington Post) UN's Bachelet takes stock of Women in the World (The New York Times (tiered subscription model)) Fallout continues from CIA vaccination ploy (The Guardian (London)) Recommended reading from UN authors (ForeignPolicy.com) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. Killing spree deals blow to U.S. Afghan mission U.S. troops in Afghanistan were bracing for reprisal attacks after a rogue soldier reportedly went on a shooting spree Sunday, killing 16 people in hamlets near a base in Kandahar, nine of whom were children. Some of the bodies of the dead were reportedly set on fire by the soldier, reportedly a staff sergeant. BBC (3/12)      Ascendant Turkey is penned in by Syria stance As Turkey flexes its muscles in the Middle East as an Islamic democracy, and economic and military power, its tough stance over the violence in Syria has had little impact in reducing the bloodshed, yet is threatening relationships not only with Syria, but Iran. In fact, Turkey appears to have been neutralized, for now, by diplomatic and public relations missteps. Los Angeles Times (3/11)        Other News Sudan is accused of genocide in South Kordofan's Nuba Mountains Reuters (3/11)      "Grief-stricken" Tibetan writer urges end to self-immolations The Guardian (London)/The Associated Press (3/9)      Myanmar military is partially censoring Suu Kyi election messages The Guardian (London)/The Associated Press (3/11)      Position Title Company Name Location Deputy Director, Nothing But Nets United Nations Foundation Washington DC, DC Communications Director, Better World Campaign United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Raiser's Edge Database Manager United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Senior Manager, Policy and Advocacy, Shot@Life Campaign United Nations Foundation Washington, 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 World Water Forum still to recognize right to safe drinking water 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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