[RED DEMOCRATICA] Draft agreement struck at Rio+20

 

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	June 20, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Draft agreement struck at Rio+20 Negotiators from the world's governments have agreed upon a draft document intended to help steer future global development onto a more sustainable path. Significant amendments are not expected to the Rio+20 text, which features the concept of a "green economy," but in the eyes of many observers falls short in spelling out how it could be attained. BBC (6/19), AlertNet/Reuters (6/20), IRINNews.org (6/20)      UN committed to observer mission in Syria  Former EPA chief urges "bold strides" at Rio+20  Working to include women in development recipe  Enlisting private help in rolling out bed nets  Market for clean cookstoves expands in Kenya  Women's rights in Afghanistan again at fore  Is green growth conducive to serious development?  Mubarak reportedly slips into coma  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Spotlight: U.S.-UN relations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Nothing But Nets | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security "Refugees leave because they have no choice. We must choose to help." - Ban Ki-Moon, ‪#WorldRefugeeDay" @GirlUp "The start of June marked the launch of classes at the National School of Tropical Medicine. The school was created last year and is headed up by Dr. Peter Hotez, an expert in vaccines and neglected tropical diseases." UN Dispatch UN committed to observer mission in Syria The 300-strong United Nations observer mission in Syria will remain in place despite coming under attack by gunfire at least 10 times and occasionally encountering hostile receptions by crowds, Maj. Gen. Robert Mood told the world body's Security Council on Tuesday. A Russian ship reportedly delivering weapons to the Syrian government turned back after a British company withdrew the ship's insurance. BBC (6/19), CNN (6/19)        Other News Can judges stop politicians from reneging on Rio+20 promises? The Guardian (London) (6/19)      Purported birthplace of Jesus proposed for UNESCO heritage designation ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (6/19) Canada backs Quebec protest law amid UN criticism CBC.ca (Canada) (6/19)      UN journalist under investigation by colleagues The Guardian (London)/Greenslade blog (6/20)      Former EPA chief urges "bold strides" at Rio+20 William Reilly, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President George H.W. Bush, recounts his involvement in the 1992 Rio Earth Summit and its "bittersweet" anniversary two decades later, with Rio+20. "We have not slowed, yet alone reversed, the increasing pace of ecological destruction. ... Yet, especially in recent years, there are important signs of progress," he writes. The Hill/Congress Blog (6/19)        Other News Opinion: U.S. lawmakers wrongly target UN in vote on Internet regulation TheAtlantic.com (6/19)      Working to include women in development recipe The United Nations is hosting events this week at the Rio+20 conference aimed at ensuring that governments not only recognize the essential role of women in sustainable development, but also integrate women more fully in future policies. "Culture is difficult to change. There is not a recipe," said Michelle Bachelet, executive director of UN Women. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (6/19)        Better African food security through technology Five of the world's wealthiest countries have teamed up with the World Bank and the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation to provide up to $100 million to African farmers to encourage the use of private-sector innovations to spur development and food security. Initial projects will be in Kenya, Zambia and Nigeria. AlertNet (6/19)      Other News Food rations to be halved for Africa refugees after funding shortfall IRINNews.org (6/19)      Human trafficking rose in 2011, according to U.S. report BBC (6/19) Enlisting private help in rolling out bed nets Insecticide-treated bed nets are being distributed ahead of the rainy seasons in Mozambique and Zambia under public-private schemes -- such as Malaria No More's NetGuarantee and the United Nations Foundation's Pledge Guarantee for Health -- aimed at heading off malaria. The model also could be applied to medicine and diagnosis, write David Bowen and Gene Sykes. The Huffington Post (6/19)      Market for clean cookstoves expands in Kenya More than 275,000 improved, cleaner-burning cookstoves were sold last year in Kenya in conjunction with the Global Village Energy Partnership. New users spent less money on wood for fuel and needed less time for cooking and cleanup in the absence of excess ash and soot associated with traditional stoves. Next Billion (6/18)      Women's rights in Afghanistan again at fore The campaign for the Afghan presidency by Fawzia Koofi, a young mother of two, is not only endangering Koofi's life on a daily basis, but crystallizing in a public way the issues facing women in the country, according to this article. The justice minister recently alleged that women's shelters led to "immorality and prostitution," a statement rejected by the Afghan office of the United Nations. CNN (6/19), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (6/19)      Other News Social stigmas toward single women waning in Iran The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (6/12)      Indian father arrested in daughter's honor killing The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (6/20)      Is green growth conducive to serious development? Examples of so-called "green growth" in Kenya, China and parts of Central America are pointing the way for poor and middle-income countries to achieve development without damaging the environment, writes The Economist. The policies embraced by the world's rich countries -- of growing first, then going green -- are increasingly seen as unsustainable by business people and policymakers, the magazine argues. The Economist (6/16)        Mubarak reportedly slips into coma Former Egypt President Hosni Mubarak has been hospitalized and is reportedly in a coma. The state news agency initially reported that the former dictator -- sentenced to prison for failing to prevent deaths of protesters during the revolution that toppled him -- was clinically dead. The Guardian (London) (6/19)      Other News Iran nuclear talks falter again; new round scheduled The Guardian (London)/Julian Borger's Global Security Blog (6/20)      Assange faces arrest after seeking asylum in Ecuador's U.K. embassy BBC (6/20)        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 The Interdependent UN Radio News Service Rio welcomes world leaders at UN sustainable development conference 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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