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- UN to join Syria humanitarian mission
 The United Nations this weekend will join the Syrian government and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to assess the humanitarian needs in key opposition towns and to provide emergency care and basic supplies. "There is no time to waste," said Valerie Amos, the world body's humanitarian chief. BBC (3/16)      - Conservation is a driving force behind world heritage
In a far-ranging interview, Kishore Rao, director of UNESCO's World Heritage Center, said that while the organization's list of world heritage sites is diverse, the unifying theme is conservation. "If you are protecting natural sites, you are obviously protecting ecosystems, you're protecting species, you're protecting outstanding natural places, you're protecting outstanding geological sites," he said. TheEcologist.org (U.K.) (3/15) - Tenn. lawmakers condemn UN's Agenda 21
Tennessee's House of Representatives voted 72-23 to pass a resolution condemning a United Nations sustainable development plan from the 1992 Rio environmental conference called Agenda 21. The Agenda 21 plan has been a popular target for right wing groups in the U.S., who allege that its suggestions infringe on property rights. The Tennessean (Nashville) (3/16) - "The Daily Show" satirizes U.S.-UNESCO flap
"The Daily Show," the popular late-night satirical TV program on Comedy Central, on Thursday dedicated much of its show to the withholding by the U.S. of funding to UNESCO in response to the agency's admission of Palestine as a member. One of the show's correspondents, John Oliver, traveled to Gabon to question leaders about a recent donation to UNESCO and to spotlight aid programs that likely would be cut because of U.S. actions. Mediaite (3/16) - Pakistan anti-polio efforts meet refusals
In Islamabad, polio vaccination teams are being turned back by educational institutions as well as gated communities in the capital's Red Zone, an enclave with diplomatic and residential buildings. Government officials blamed mass media coverage for inaccurately portraying the quality and side effects of the vaccine as leading to refusals by parents to immunize their children. The Express Tribune (Pakistan) (3/16) - Premature deaths from air pollution to skyrocket
Air pollution is projected to prematurely kill an estimated 3.6 million people each year by 2050, exceeding even the deaths stemming from poor sanitation and a lack of clean drinking water, according to a report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The deaths from particulate matter in the air, primarily in China and India, would nearly be doubled when ground-level ozone and "indoor pollution" are taken into account, the report said. The Guardian (London) (3/15), The Washington Post/WonkBlog (3/15) - Smartening up Rio government through technology
The IBM Smart Cities model is being implemented in Rio de Janeiro to use information and communication technology to improve government efficiency, such as analyzing data from the river basin, topography surveys, historical rainfall logs and radar feeds to better anticipate heavy rains, flash floods, landslides, power outages and traffic hazards. Could it work elsewhere? The Christian Science Monitor (3/15) - Tribes digitally defend lands from outsiders
Indigenous people across the world -- from the rain forests of central Africa and South America, to Southeast Asia -- are using the Global Positioning System to better survey and map their territories in an effort to defend their communities from logging and other outside development. Yale Environment 360 (3/15) - New setbacks for U.S.-NATO Afghan exit plan
Western officials in Afghanistan were caught off-guard Thursday when the Taliban called off peace talks and President Hamid Karzai demanded that NATO troops leave villages, restricting themselves to major military bases. The latest developments were hastened by recent killing of 16 civilians, allegedly by a U.S. soldier, and U.S. statements the Taliban called "shaky, erratic and vague." Reuters (3/15), The Washington Post (3/15) | | | 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 | | Campaign Manager | Open Society Foundations | New York , NY | | Leo Nevas Human Rights Fellow | United Nations Foundation | New York City, NY | | mHealth Technical Advisor, Evidence Financing and Policy | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | Associate, Online Communications, Nothing But Nets | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | Community Manager, mHealth Alliance | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | mHealth Technical Advisor, Technology Integration, Interoperability and Capacity | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | | Click here to view more job listings. | | |
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The votes are in! The UN Foundation's Public Affairs team was named the PR News Non-Profit Award's Team of the Year. Aaron Sherinian, Vice President of Communications and Public Relations for the United Nations Foundation, accepted the award on behalf of the team at the ceremony held at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. "We are honored and proud to receive this award," said Sherinian. "Our team is lucky to work with smart, committed partners and supporters who have many important stories to tell. We enjoy sharing these powerful stories every day and hope more people will be inspired to join us and the UN to help create a better world." Read the full release from the UN Foundation. |
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