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	October 10, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Marking the first International Day of the Girl Thursday is the first International Day of the Girl. The date, 10-11-12, is meaningful in being "the ages that for many girls, the world becomes a much more dangerous place," writes Daphne Bramham. The United Nations has designated the day to spotlight issues including child marriage, poor access to education, domestic violence, sex-selective abortion and infanticide. The Vancouver Sun (British Columbia) (10/10), The Huffington Post/The Blog (10/8), AlertNet (10/11)      UN fund to be a developing-world investment  Yunus: Tech offers hope for real change  New cookstove designers eye China distribution  Shooting of Pakistani schoolgirl denounced  IShacks improve lives in S. Africa settlement  Turkey, U.S. countering spread of Syria violence  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security If you're not excited about the Global Good Challenge yet, watch this [VIDEO] and find out why you should be! http://bit.ly/WLXkmX @UNFGGC" @NothingButNets "Malala Yousafzai. She is a young activist in the Swat region of Pakistan who is a very vocal and public advocate for girls education. Here is an excellent New York Times video profile of her courageous work to fight extremists in her community." UN Dispatch UN fund to be a developing-world investment The United Nations International Labour Organization is asking wealthy countries to contribute $20 billion to a fund that would provide a social safety net for vulnerable people in the 48 least developed countries. Those governments would be expected to contribute the other two-thirds of the overall $60 billion cost, or about 6% of gross domestic product. "This is an investment, not a handout. ... Acting preventively is much less expensive than intervention on an ad hoc basis," said Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur for food. The Guardian (London) (10/9)      UN adjusts approach to helping Somalia Three agencies of the United Nations -- the Food and Agriculture Organization, World Food Program and UNICEF -- are joining to help Somalians better withstand and adapt to threats. David Nabarro, special representative of the UN secretary-general, said the on-the-ground goal is to establish "new forms of accountability, new forms of analysis, new ways of working." Devex.com (10/8)      Other News UNHCR: 335,000 Syrian refugees registered; actual number could be 500,000 Reuters (10/9)      Italy's Prodi is named UN special envoy for Africa's Sahel region ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (10/9)      Security Council extends NATO-led force in Afghanistan The Washington Post/The Associated Press (10/9)      Russia to UNICEF: Leave by Dec. 31 The Moscow Times (10/9)      Yunus: Tech offers hope for real change Technology is helping people improve their lives at home, but the Social Good Summit also demonstrated how it's helping people gain a great voice internationally, writes Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and United Nations Foundation board member. "People are hungry to be heard and today's technologies give them a voice in their local communities and in the world. ... We need to harness these technologies to ensure that all voices, especially the voices of those directly impacted by global problems, are part of the dialogue," he writes. The Huffington Post (10/9)      Marriage of tech, toilets is key to sanitation The potential for business is fueling the search for sustainable technological solutions to the world's sanitation crises. The biggest challenge remains making better toilets that are not only affordable, but also easy to use in some of the world's poorest areas. BBC (10/8)        Other News Tax on smoking, alcohol, lottery to raise $100M for education in Haiti The Miami Herald (free registration) (10/8)      Q-and-A: Novartis Foundation leader talks developing-world health Forbes (10/4)      New cookstove designers eye China distribution A low-cost, low-polluting stove that uses biochar -- typically used to improve soil -- has been developed by two men from Montreal who are raising money to distribute their PlanetStove in China. The stove is a hybrid of two widely used cookstoves: the top-lit updraft and the so-called "rocket." The Gazette (Montreal) (tiered subscription model) (10/7)      Shooting of Pakistani schoolgirl denounced Surgeons in Pakistan today removed a bullet from a 14-year-old girl shot by Taliban gunmen for advocating education for girls. The attack on Malala Yousufzai -- who is in critical condition -- has galvanized the country and moved army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to condemn the incident and the "twisted ideology" of the unidentified perpetrators. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/10), Reuters (10/10), The Washington Post/The Associated Press (10/10)      Other News Blood feud barter of girls is investigated in Pakistan Al-Jazeera (10/10)      IShacks improve lives in S. Africa settlement "Improved shacks" -- or iShacks -- are easing the lives of residents in Enkanini, an informal settlement in South Africa, at a cost of $870 each. The improvements, developed at the Sustainability Institute of Stellenbosch University, include solar panels, temperature control and a system to collect rainwater. IRINNews.org (10/8)      Other News Tanzania is lambasted over plans to sell ivory, lessen elephant protections The Guardian (London)/Press Association (U.K.) (10/9)      U.S. high court declines to intercede in Ecuador's $19 billion Chevron verdict Bloomberg Businessweek (10/9)      Turkey, U.S. countering spread of Syria violence A U.S. military task force has been sent to Jordan as the civil war in Syria continues to breach its borders. Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that "the worst-case scenarios are taking place right now in Syria," and Turkish military leaders said they would step up retaliation if shells launched from Syria keep landing in Turkey's border territories. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/9), Reuters (10/10), The Christian Science Monitor/Reuters (10/8)      Other News Growing pains add strain to nascent Libya democracy The Christian Science Monitor (10/8)      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 Self-disclosure is the focus of World Mental Health Day 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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