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	October 17, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UNESCO report: Life-skills training for global youth urgently needed Progress has been spotty in meeting the educational needs of children, but nowhere is investment more urgent than in the teaching of life skills to teenagers and young adults, according to the latest Education for All Global Monitoring Report from UNESCO. "Education is not only about making sure all children can attend school. ... At a wider level, it is about helping countries nurture the workforce they need to grow in the global economy," UNESCO chief Irina Bokova said. IRINNews.org (10/16), Reuters (10/16), The Times of India (10/16)      UN report: Rwanda, Uganda aid DR Congo rebels  Enlisting creative media from UN's front lines  Schoolgirls put on brave face after shooting  Greenhouse design is intended for urban use  Clashes spike in Darfur as peace deal stagnates  World leaders, United Nations officials gather for 55th annual Global Leadership Dinner in NYC  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | Spotlight: UNA-USA Director-General @KYumkella receives prestigious Global Leadership award from @unfoundation @unausa http://bit.ly/WyETDk" @UNIDO "The world's second largest country and first-largest democracy is committed to becoming a leader in the global campaign to promote biodiversity ... 'India will be the first nation to contribute funds toward international targets aimed at protecting the world's biodiversity, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.' " UN Dispatch UN report: Rwanda, Uganda aid DR Congo rebels A leaked United Nations report asserts that Rwanda Defense Minister Gen. James Kabarebe is directing M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and that Rwanda and Uganda have contributed troops to support the rebels against government forces. Rwandan minerals traders are helping to fund the insurgency, according to the report by the Security Council's Group of Experts. BBC (10/17), Reuters (10/17), Yahoo/Reuters (10/16)      UN: Islamist fighters are changing the tenor of Syria war More than 1,000 interviews by a war crimes panel appointed by the United Nations show that the rising presence in Syria of foreign militants and radical Islamists threatens to radicalize the conflict, the panel's leader said. The foreign combatants are furthering their own aims and not the goal of a democracy, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro said. The Boston Globe/The Associated Press (tiered subscription model) (10/16)      Other News Security Council is expected to give seats to Argentina, Rwanda DAWN Media Group (Pakistan)/Agence France-Presse (10/17)      Tap into food reserves, UN's Olivier De Schutter says AlertNet (10/16)      International cooperation should top U.S. foreign policy, says UNF's Yeo The Hill/Congress blog (10/16)      Enlisting creative media from UN's front lines Creative outlets such as Variety magazine are essential in helping to tell the stories that "occur in the shadows of society" -- tales involving social issues such as global health, sustainable energy and women and girls, writes Kathy Calvin, head of the United Nations Foundation. "The UN bears witness to incredible stories every day, but it needs the help of the creative community to tell them," she writes. Variety (subscription required) (10/16)      At the epicenter of world's lone polio surge While polio remains endemic in three countries, northern Nigeria is the only part of the world where reported cases of the disease are on the rise. Muslim leaders in the city of Kano are combating popular skepticism toward the vaccine, but networks of volunteers remain critical to the effort. National Public Radio (text and audio)/Shots blog (10/17)        Other News Kenyan university sets up campus at world's largest refugee camp The Guardian (London) (10/15)      Polio worker, administering vaccine, is killed by gunmen in Pakistan BBC (10/17)      Court orders Israel to release report on food imports to Gaza BBC (10/17)      Uzbek adults are ordered into cotton fields as schoolchildren spared BBC (10/15)      Reducing U.S. food waste, from suppliers to colleges CSRwire Talkback blog (10/17)      Schoolgirls put on brave face after shooting "We want to show the world that we are not worried," a 14-year-old girl said Monday at the Pakistani school where Malala Yousafzai was attending classes before she was shot by Taliban gunmen. The same girl, though, privately told reporters that she and girls like her feared for their lives. The Washington Post (10/16)      Other News Security fears for Pakistani schoolgirl hospitalized in Britain BBC (10/16)      To stand with Malala, raise voices, says UNICEF worker CNN (10/16)      Greenhouse design is intended for urban use Urban greenhouse designs, intended to meld into building facades, would produce up to 10 times the crops per square meter than standard greenhouses, according to design firm Plantagon. Innovations in design are seen as increasingly critical as 80% of the world is projected to live in cities by midcentury. EarthTechling.com (10/8)      Other News Disasters were fewer but more expensive in 2011 AlertNet (10/16)      South Africa is already at annual record for rhino deaths The Guardian (London)/Reuters (10/16)      Clashes spike in Darfur as peace deal stagnates More than a year after a limited peace deal among rebel factions in the Sudanese region of Darfur, the territory continues to be marred by clashes among tribes and insurgents. Fighting has surged in the region's north despite the deployment of a United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force. AlertNet/Reuters (10/15)      Other News $1 billion held by Switzerland is linked to toppled Arab Spring dictators Reuters (10/16)      Cubans to no longer need government-issued "travel permits" Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (10/16)      Disparate Syrian rebels claim new cooperation AlertNet/Reuters (10/16)      World leaders, United Nations officials gather for 55th annual Global Leadership Dinner in NYC Recognizing the United Nations' vital role advancing peace, justice and prosperity, the United Nations Foundation and the United Nations Association of the USA honors recipients of the 2012 Global Leadership Awards at the annual Global Leadership Dinner in New York City. The event marks the 15th anniversary of UN Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner's $1 billion gift to support the UN. The event also celebrates the 70th year of UNA-USA. Read more.      Position Title Company Name Location Global Director, mPowering Frontline Health Workers United Nations Foundation Washington, DC 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 World Food Day highlights role of agricultural cooperatives in fighting hunger 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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