[RED DEMOCRATICA] Making a game out of doing global good

 

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	October 8, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Making a game out of doing global good An online game is gaining popularity on Facebook for not merely amassing points, but also creating social good. "Global Good Challenge," launched by the United Nations Foundation, offers chances to win prizes -- such as tickets to the MTV Video Music Awards and VIP passes to a Lady Gaga show -- for taking social action online and in the real world to help combat global issues such as child marriage, disease and poverty. "Instead of donating money, we want people to donate their social media influence," says the game's creator, Zaw Thet. CNN (10/6), VentureBeat (10/5)      UN Foundation executives are singled out for work  Africa: More money doesn't mean less poverty  Predicting the next big pandemic  Red Cross: Afghan lives to get worse  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security |  1 child dies from a #vaccine-preventable disease every 20 seconds. @GAVIAlliance is working to change that statistic! http://ht.ly/eilqU" @GAVIAlliance "A long running [Philippines] insurgency may be coming to an end. 'President Benigno S. Aquino III announced Sunday that the Philippine government had reached a deal with a major rebel group that officials hope will reduce the persistent violence in the southern part of the country.' " UN Dispatch UN Foundation executives are singled out for work Among the executive honorees on Variety's Women's Impact list are Elizabeth Gore and Dani Zapotoczny of the United Nations Foundation, who lead large-scale partnerships and community outreach, respectively. "My job is not to save someone's life but to provide you with the opportunity to save someone's life -- whether you're using your voice to sign a petition against child marriage or giving $10 to buy a bed net," Gore says. Variety (subscription required) (10/4), Variety (subscription required) (10/4)      Egeland is hailed in video as UN "superhero man" Former United Nations emergency relief coordinator Jan Egeland is being paid tribute in a music video posted on YouTube by Norwegian comedians Bard and Jegard Ylvisaker. Egeland, who now works for Human Rights Watch, is called in the video "a United Nations superhero man" and "a peacekeeping machine." National Public Radio/The Two-Way blog (10/7), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (10/5)        Does Iran's anti-IAEA rhetoric signal downgrade? Iran has escalated its criticism of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, accusing inspectors of sabotage and espionage in what observers say could presage a decision to reduce its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Washington Post (10/7)      Other News Report: UN carbon market should oversee national markets Bloomberg Businessweek (10/8)      UN court is asked to resolve Burkina Faso, Niger border dispute The Washington Post/The Associated Press (10/8)      Local Lebanon administrators are key to resolving conflict, UNDP says The Daily Star (Lebanon) (10/4)      Africa: More money doesn't mean less poverty Poverty levels remain high in resource-rich countries in Africa and actually are rising in Angola, Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville despite strong economic growth paced by sales of minerals and oil, according to the World Bank. Leaders "have to make the conscious choice to invest in better health, education and jobs, and less poverty for their people, because it will not happen automatically when countries strike it rich," said Shantayanan Devarajan, lead author of the latest Africa's Pulse analysis. The Guardian (London) (10/5)        GAVI getting right vaccines to the right children GAVI Alliance CEO Seth Berkley attributes much of the organization's success -- notably helping to save more than 5 million lives through vaccines -- to collaboration with partners, among them UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation. Such coordination to deliver vaccines to poor children in developing countries "is itself an innovation" and "the heart of our work," Berkley says. Forbes (10/4)        Other News Program aims to deliver fortified food to nearly half of all Afghans IRINNews.org (10/4)      Africa's "Meningitis Belt" is subject of vaccination campaign Google/Agence France-Presse (10/5)      India program to get poor into college is being co-opted by rich The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/7)      Predicting the next big pandemic The destruction by humans of global ecosystems will almost surely lead to the next pandemic, according to disease scientists, who predict that "the Next Big One" likely will be a virus based in wildlife. "They agree that sheer human abundance, density, and interconnectedness make us highly vulnerable. ... There are dangerous new viruses lately emerging against which we haven't been immunized," writes author David Quammen. Yale Environment 360 (10/4)        Other News Using solar power to bring Internet to South Africans Al-Jazeera (10/7)      Weedkiller for U.S. crops gives rise to superweeds, more pesticides The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (10/5)      Red Cross: Afghan lives to get worse The International Committee of the Red Cross says that the departure of foreign troops from Afghanistan is giving rise to armed groups and bleaker prospects for the lives of ordinary Afghans. A report by the International Crisis Group think tank says that "prospects for clean elections and a smooth transition are slim" after U.S. and NATO troops withdraw in 2014. AlertNet/Reuters (10/8)      Other News Venezuela's Chavez claims new term with 54% of vote The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/7)      Pakistani anti-drone protesters are barred from South Waziristan Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (10/7)      Raid ends in arrest of former Maldives president The Guardian (London)/The Associated Press (10/8)      Rally aims to reinvigorate Kony search Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (10/8)      Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. New aid-donor rankings reflect transparency (The Guardian (London)) Massive job creation needed to keep up with population, World Bank says (The Guardian (London)) UN report: Increasing longevity presents challenges, especially for poor (The Guardian (London)) Renewed calls for African seats on the UN Security Council (Council on Foreign Relations online) Ahmadinejad videographer defects during General Assembly (ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. Position Title Company Name Location Global Director, mPowering Frontline Health Workers United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Chief of Party - Serbia Institute for Sustainable Communities Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Communications Associate, mPowering Frontline Health Workers United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Raiser's Edge Database Coordinator United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Online Database Manager United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Global Health Officer, Global Health United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Administrative Assistant 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 The Interdependent UN Radio News Service UN refugee chief calls for countries to keep borders open to refugees 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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