[RED DEMOCRATICA] Taking stock: 15th anniversary of Ted Turner's UN gift

 

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	October 19, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Taking stock: 15th anniversary of Ted Turner's UN gift Fifteen years after Ted Turner donated $1 billion to the United Nations, considerable changes have been seen in the scope of philanthropy and in improvements to global health, clean energy and, especially, women's rights. "When you give a girl a chance to stay in school, it delays marriage, it delays child birth. When you invest in a woman, that money stays in her family, it goes into her community, it educates her children, and we begin to change the world," Kathy Calvin, of the United Nations Foundation, says in a video interview with Turner. "And that's frankly why we're here. We're not about charity, we're about change." CBS News (10/18)      5 temporary seats filled on Security Council  U.S. presidential campaign slowing UN agenda  TB rates fall, but drug-resistant strains emerge  Malala improving, yet condition still precarious  Bioengineering in Pacific widely criticized  Raids reveal tenuous Cote d'Ivoire security  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Spotlight: U.S.-UN relations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security What are you doing for #UNday- Oct 24? Rock your blue w/ us join our twitter chat w/ voices from the #UN! 11am-2pm ET!" @UNFoundation "Life in Zaatari, where more than 20,000 Syrians are now housed, is harsh for anyone -- and it's especially tough for a family with three injured children." UN Dispatch 5 temporary seats filled on Security Council Australia and South Korea on Thursday won two-year non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, as well as Argentina, Luxembourg and Rwanda. Finland, Cambodia and Bhutan fell short. Rwanda's election comes as confidential documents allege harassment of a Security Council panel's local employees investigating links between high-ranking Rwandan officials and rebels in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bloomberg Businessweek (10/18), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (10/18), The Wall Street Journal/Korea Real Time blog (10/19)      Other News UN's Ban criticizes Hezbollah for drone over Israel The Washington Post/The Associated Press (10/18)      New UNDP strategy to counteract biodiversity loss Environment News Service (10/18)      Mobile courts to bring justice to Pakistani doorsteps DAWN Media Group (Pakistan) (10/18)      U.S. presidential campaign slowing UN agenda Prominent diplomatic matters at the United Nations have been put on hold by member states as they await the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. Among the issues awaiting attention after November are a treaty on the global arms trade and a potential upgrade of the Palestinian presence at the world body. Reuters (10/18)      Other News UN's Pillay criticizes U.S. force in fatal incidents along Mexico border Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (10/18)      TB rates fall, but drug-resistant strains emerge Since 1995, 20 million lives have been saved from the lung disease tuberculosis, but the gains could be threatened by deadlier, multi-drug-resistant strains, according to a World Health Organization report. Only 20% of people with drug-resistant TB are diagnosed, the majority of whom are in China and India. The Guardian (London)/Sarah Boseley's Global Health Blog (10/17), AlertNet/Reuters (10/17), Devex.com/The Development Newswire blog (10/18)      Other News Homeless World Cup exposes consequences of Mexico violence The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/18)      Keeping polio at bay: How India does it National Public Radio (text and audio)/Shots blog (10/18)      Ex-U.S. President Carter honored for public health advocacy The Washington Post/The Associated Press (10/18)      Malala improving, yet condition still precarious Doctors said that while Malala Yousufzai is now able to write, the 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl shot Oct. 9 by Taliban militants "is not out of the woods yet." Irina Bokova, head of UNESCO, said that the shooting is "an attack against all young girls, against the right to learn, the right to live life to the full." The Washington Post/The Associated Press (10/19), The News - International (Pakistan) (10/18), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/18)      Bioengineering in Pacific widely criticized A U.S. businessman's bioengineering experiment in the Pacific Ocean off the Canadian coast is being carried out without government or scientific oversight in possible violation of international agreements. By dumping 100 tons of iron dust off the islands of Haida Gwaii, Russ George hopes to promote the growth of plankton and restore a salmon fishery. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/18)      West Africa UN field office to boost clean development Only 2% of the projects of the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism are based in Africa. Officials are hoping to boost that number by recently opening a CDM office in Lomé, the capital of Togo. "Field offices will enhance capacity building and provide hands-on support," said Christiana Figueres, UN climate chief. 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