[RED DEMOCRATICA] Water MDG is met 5 years ahead of schedule

 

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	March 6, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Nearly 9 out of 10 have safe water to drink Some 89% of people across the globe have access to safe drinking water, according to the United Nations, a mark that beats by five years the international target -- contained in Millennium Development Goal No. 7 -- of halving the number of people who do not have access to improved drinking water sources, such as piped supplies and protected wells. More than 2 billion people worldwide gained access to safe drinking water between 1990 and 2010. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (3/6), Reuters (3/6)      Amos and Annan to visit Syria this week  Malaria is an early threat to fetuses, study finds  Julia Roberts on clean cookstoves  New blog series features girls helping girls  20 years after the first Earth Summit  Oil-rich region of Libya seeks greater autonomy  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peace and Security "New blog post by our CEO, Kathy Calvin: Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures http://shar.es/gEaCf #IWD" @unfoundation "Word ... is that the UN relief chief Valerie Amos is to visit Syria this week. You may recall that she was blocked from visiting Syria last week, which lead to Syria's first rebuke by the Security Council since August. There is also late breaking news that Kofi Annan will travel to Syria on March 10. This will follow a few days of consultations with the Security Council." UN Dispatch Amos and Annan to visit Syria this week Valerie Amos, the UN's humanitarian chief, is scheduled to visit Syria for three days beginning Wednesday after the regime of Bashar al-Assad backed down from its refusal to allow her into the country. The visit by Amos, who said she will "urge all parties to allow unhindered access for humanitarian relief workers so that they can evacuate the wounded and deliver essential supplies," will be followed by a visit Saturday from Kofi Annan, the joint UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (3/5), Reuters (3/5)      UN's Pillay is opposed to arming Syrian opposition In a far-ranging interview, Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, says that arming the opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would only intensify the violence that has killed at least 7,500 people since popular protests began nearly a year ago. "It's not the role of outsiders to arm one group or the other," she says. Al-Jazeera (3/5)        UNESCO lawyers signal retreat on Obiang prize In an internal letter, attorneys for the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization advise the agency not to use the $3 million delivered three years ago to fund a life-sciences prize in the name of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the dictator of Equatorial Guinea. The French chapter of an anti-corruption coalition, Transparency International, on Monday called for the prize to be included in a graft investigation of French assets of African heads of state. ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (3/5), Google/Agence France-Presse (3/5)        Other News UN chief, Security Council warn of growing Somali threats Reuters (3/6)      Iran relents, to allow IAEA to inspect Parchin military site Reuters (3/6)      Malaria is an early threat to fetuses, study finds The growth of fetuses can be stunted even when expectant mothers, infected with malaria early in their pregnancies, no longer show any symptoms, according to a study by a unit of the Mahidol University-Oxford University Tropical Medicine Research Program in Bangkok. The findings bolster the case for earlier prevention even in areas with declining rates of infections and especially in places such as sub-Saharan Africa, where such treatment usually does not begin until after the first three months of pregnancy. IRINNews.org (3/6)        Other News UN's Clark: Lack of energy access adds to burden of rural women TrustLaw (3/5)      Julia Roberts on clean cookstoves Award-winning actress Julia Roberts serves as global ambassador of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. In this essay, Roberts talks about the "woman who risks her life through the simple act of cooking," and she renews the call for effective solutions to distribute clean burning stoves. The Guardian (London) (3/6)        New blog series features girls helping girls On the cusp of International Women's Day, UN Foundation CEO Kathy Calvin reflects on the estimated 283 million adolescent girls living in rural areas who are especially vulnerable to violence, early marriage and death because of pregnancy and childbirth. She said a new series of blogs from young women "who are advocating for political agendas that work for girls" will help ensure that rural girls are not overlooked. The Huffington Post/Global Motherhood (3/5)        20 years after the first Earth Summit Participants of the first Earth Summit in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro look back at the landmark conference and assess the gains in sustainable development over the past 20 years. "I don't think we have made the necessary progress. In 20 years, I would have loved to see much more being done, more results, more concrete products of what we proposed in Rio 20 years ago," said Yolanda Kakabadse, president at WWF International. The Guardian (London)/Sustainable Business (3/6)        Mining in Colombia: Sustainable and profitable An Afro-Colombian gold mining community in western Colombia has sworn off use of environmentally-damaging excavators and toxic chemicals and is reaping the profits. Jewelers in Europe and the U.S. are paying 15% above market rates for gold and platinum that was mined ethically, a premium that is delivered to a community bank account of 114 families in the Chocó province that grants loans and invests in local projects. The Miami Herald (free registration) (3/4)        Quakes and floods were behind record disaster costs The costs of natural disasters throughout the world soared to $356 billion last year, some two-thirds higher than the previous high from 2005, said Margareta Wahlstrom, UN special envoy on disaster risk reduction. Wahlstrom attributed the rise in costs primarily to earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand and floods in Thailand and other countries. ABC (Australia)/Agence France-Presse (3/6)      Other News Vietnam moves forward with ambitious nuclear power plan The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (3/1)      Mass evacuations in southeast Australia as floodwaters rise Al-Jazeera (3/6)      Oil-rich region of Libya seeks greater autonomy Leaders in the eastern Cyrenaica region of Libya, which holds much of the country's oil, have announced that they are seeking semi-autonomy as part of a federal system of government -- a declaration that is without legal force, but is certain to be cause friction with the country's governing National Transitional Council. BBC (3/6)      Other News Anti-Putin rallies are canceled after arrests of activists BBC (3/6)      Pakistan protest camp seeks answers over "disappeared" The Washington Post (3/5)      U.S. justifies killing citizens who plot against country from overseas Reuters (3/5)      Position Title Company Name Location International Press Officer Center for Reproductive Rights New York , NY 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 MDG target on access to drinking water met 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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