[RED DEMOCRATICA] Renewed calls for African seats on the UN Security Council

 

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	October 5, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Renewed calls for African seats on the UN Security Council Foreign ministers from Africa have resumed calls for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. South African President Jacob Zuma told the world body that the council should add two permanent and two rotating seats for African nations, noting that much of the council's work is in Africa and that Africans are among the largest contributors to peacekeeping operations. Council on Foreign Relations online/Africa in Transition blog (10/1), TheRoot.com (10/3)      Declaration takes drug-war debate to new level  Yunus: Shirk personal profit to fix social issues  Slowing the pace of child marriage among Malians  "Sex and the City" star in anti-ivory campaign  Life below the drones above Pakistan  #GivingTuesday movement announces it is 200 partners strong  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign Do you remember being vaccinated as a child? Play the #GlobalGood Challenge help @ShotAtLife protect children! http://unf.org/good" @UNFGGC "Broadband is certainly expanding, but the big question is how to harnesses these trends to support the economic and social development of places that have historically been left behind." UN Dispatch Declaration takes drug-war debate to new level A petition from Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico asking United Nations member states to revisit anti-drug strategies is being seen as a substantive step against the war on drugs. "There is no more powerful body in terms of laying out a global drug policy regime than the UN," said Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, head of global drug policy at the Open Society Foundations. "Any discussion on a regional level or national level is important but does not have implications for the globe. This is actually global." The Christian Science Monitor (10/4)      Mary Robinson on public service, lessons learned The memoir "Everybody Matters" by former United Nations human rights chief Mary Robinson traces her career in public service. Among the lessons she has learned are "that there are going to be times when you are not going to be proud of what you did, but you go on," and "if you want change, it has to happen from within communities, not from the outside." The Economist/Prospero blog (10/3)        Other News UN bridges differences, condemns Syrian attack on Turkey The Boston Globe/The Associated Press (tiered subscription model) (10/4)      Urgency is needed in dislodging Mali Islamists, Security Council is told Reuters (10/4)      UNICEF ponders pulling up stakes in Russia The Moscow Times (10/4)      Does Lavrov's absence signal divide over Iran? Reuters (10/3)      Yunus: Shirk personal profit to fix social issues Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and founder of Grameen Bank, says de-linking business from profit allows people to better address social issues. "The advantage of social business is when you are free from the personal profit margin, then your logical profit you can dispense with, you can just look in a very clean, transparent way on the social issues," says Yunus, a board member of the United Nations Foundation. The Economist/Schumpeter blog (10/3)        Other News New World Bank head to emphasize on-the-ground actions AlertNet/Reuters (10/4)      WHO is poised to announce first approved Chinese vaccine Reuters (10/4)      Conditions align to escalate Sahel humanitarian crisis AlertNet (10/4)      WHO pre-qualifies Indian anti-malaria drug Reuters (10/3)      Slowing the pace of child marriage among Malians Aid workers report that more than 50% of girls between the ages of 11 and 17 at Malian refugee camps in Burkina Faso are married or have been promised. A program by the charity Plan International is trying to convince ethnic Tuareg parents to allow their daughters to finish school before marrying. AlertNet/AlertNet News Blog (10/3)      Other News Tunisian protests support woman in high-profile rape case BBC (10/2)      "Sex and the City" star in anti-ivory campaign Actress Kristin Davis has become a face of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust -- named after the first warden of Tsavo National Park in Kenya -- which is campaigning against the slaughter of elephants and rhinos for ivory. "Ivory is basically a blood diamond. If you buy it, you're buying the new blood diamonds," Davis said. The Guardian (London) (10/4)      Other News Indian politics fuel thefts of electricity The Washington Post (10/4)      Guatemalans fear palm plantations promise development but bring poverty The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (10/4)      Life below the drones above Pakistan People living in the Pakistani tribal regions patrolled by U.S. military drones recount the emotional toll of years of strikes that have killed al-Qaida leaders as well as civilians. Plans to protest the drone attacks by Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Khan could be rebuffed by the Pakistani military. BBC (10/3), The Washington Post (10/5)      What will become of the Somalia anti-piracy force? The private maritime police force cobbled together to take on pirates terrorizing international shipping lanes off Somalia has itself become a threat now that sponsors have ended support, according to this analysis. The situation reveals the risks of using proxy forces and armed private contractors. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/4)        Other News U.S. FBI agents collect evidence at looted Libya consulate Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (10/4)      S. Africa's Tutu is awarded $1 million for "speaking truth to power" Al-Jazeera (10/5)      Insurgent bombs hamper efforts to secure crucial Somali port Al-Jazeera (10/5)      #GivingTuesday movement announces it is 200 partners strong The #GivingTuesday movement announced that the list of partner organizations, businesses and philanthropies helping to create a national day of giving on Nov. 27, 2012, has reached 200. This achievement happened just two weeks after the initiative's public launch. Learn more.      Position Title Company Name Location Partnership Associate, Global Partnerships United Nations Foundation Washington, DC 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 Global Health Officer, Global Health United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Administrative Assistant United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Online Database Manager 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 Evacuation of migrant workers from Syria hit by lack of funds 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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