[RED DEMOCRATICA] Poll: Americans say U.S. support for the UN, its agencies is important

 

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	January 16, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Poll: Americans say U.S. support for the UN, its agencies is important About 80% of Americans surveyed support an active U.S. presence at the United Nations, according to polling by the Better World Campaign. UN agencies received strong backing, too, including 92% approval for the World Health Organization. Among other findings, as Mark Leon Goldberg notes, is that most of the respondents opposed spending cutbacks on international health programs. Read the news release. UN Dispatch (1/16)      Relief at UN over French intervention in Mali  Building upon successes to eradicate malaria  Rapes in India attributed to gender imbalance  Interactive map brings home warming trends  Signs point to military in Pakistani upheaval  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security Explore this high-resolution map to see how and where @WFP is helping hungry families affected by crisis in #Syria: http://bit.ly/YPtT7v" @UN "This crackdown, apparently sanctioned at the highest levels of government, has serious implications both for Vietnamese human rights, and perhaps even for Vietnam's burgeoning economy -- which has propelled the Southeast Asian nation to a remarkable post-war recovery." UN Dispatch Relief at UN over French intervention in Mali French and Malian government troops are poised to launch a ground assault on Islamist rebels in the town of Diabaly. The intervention was praised at the United Nations as military leaders from the West African region determine the details of a troop deployment. AlertNet/Reuters (1/16), BBC (1/15), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (1/15)        IAEA-Iran talks held in run-up to new sanctions Negotiations are slated to begin today between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency ahead of scheduled sanctions that would shackle the country's oil revenues abroad. The United Nations agency aims to gain broader access to suspected Iranian nuclear facilities. The Christian Science Monitor (1/16), Bloomberg (1/15)      Other News World Food Program granted broader reach in Syria AlertNet/Reuters (1/16)      UNHCR to meet with detained Rohingya AlertNet (1/16)      Rwanda skeptical about UN surveillance drones for DR Congo peacekeeping News24.com (South Africa)/Agence France-Presse (1/15)      UNESCO's Bokova asks troops to protect Mali's cultural heritage Expatica.com/Agence France-Presse (1/15)      UNDP board says agency can do better MSN/Australian Associated Press (1/16)      Building upon successes to eradicate malaria Recent gains against malaria in Africa, Asia and the Americas "can be lost if we don't keep up the momentum," says David Brandling-Bennett, deputy director of the malaria program at the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation. Vaccines that prevent infection in humans and mosquitoes are critical to the global effort to eradicate the disease, he says. AllAfrica Global Media (1/10)        Root of poverty is power and politics, says Oxfam chief Departing Oxfam Great Britain chief Barbara Stocking, recently visited Bangladesh. She says the world is "sleepwalking into some horrible trap" with climate change, which is complicating anti-poverty efforts. "But it's hard to get across the message that it's us lot, who are actually using all the global goods, who need to change. Not poor people," she says. The Guardian (London) (1/15)      Western failures behind Mali crisis What's carries more blame for the crisis in Mali -- counterterrorism or a failure of Western democratization assistance? "Mali's civilian government, and its western supporters, had a decade to build institutions, civilian and military, that could counter both the appeal and the military might of the extremists. That task was hard enough, perhaps impossible. But it could have been tried much harder without loss of life, and without unraveling an entire region," Heather Hurlburt writes. The Guardian (London) (1/15)        Other News Ziggy Marley offers a song for global anti-polio campaign ContactMusic.com (1/15)      Cash rewards offered in China for tips on food-safety violations Reuters (1/15)      Cycle of bonded labor traps generations of Pakistani brick-makers Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (1/9)      Ugandan rights advocate to take over at Oxfam International Devex.com/The Development Newswire blog (1/16)      Swift-moving dengue a "pandemic threat," WHO says AlertNet/Reuters (1/16)      Rapes in India attributed to gender imbalance The gender ratio in India after years of sex selection favoring boys is seen as partially responsible for the high rates of crime, including rape, sweeping the country, write Anjani Trivedi and Heather Timmons. "Certainly violent crime against women increases as the deficit of women increases," according to Valerie Hudson, a co-author of a 2002 study of gender imbalance in Asian countries. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/India Ink blog (1/16)        Other News Political cartoons depict societal tug-of-war over gender equality PRI's The World (Boston) (1/15)      Interactive map brings home warming trends An interactive map published by New Scientist shows changes in temperature over the past 20 years for every spot in the world. Drop-down menus reveal temperature patterns dating back to 1893. New Scientist (1/15)      Other News Global temperatures exceed average for 36th year in a row The Guardian (London) (1/16)      Elephant slaughter driven by ivory market BBC (1/15)      Study: Curbing soot emissions could do more than thought to slow warming The Guardian (London)/Press Association (1/15)      Signs point to military in Pakistani upheaval As Pakistan readies for national elections, the timing of mass protests and the arrest order of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf raises fears of a Bangladesh-style judicial coup. The Economist (tiered subscription model)/Banyan blog (1/15), Spiegel Online (Germany) (1/15), The Christian Science Monitor (1/15)        Other News More than 80 killed, scores injured, in dual blasts at Syrian university BBC (1/15)      Renewed hostilities in Kashmir undermine India-Pakistan cease-fire The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/15)      Position Title Company Name Location Researcher on Russia Human Rights Watch Moscow, Russia Senior Grassroots Officer, Nothing But Nets United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Senior Campaign Officer, Nothing But Nets United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Officer, Online Communications, Better World Campaign United Nations Foundation. Washington, DC mHealth Alliance Consulting Project: Senior Project Director United Nations Foundation Eastern or Southern Africa, International Director of Communications National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Washington, DC Foundation Giving Manager National Gay and Lesbian Task Force New York, NY 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 More than 1.3 million child laborers in Yemen: ILO 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 Caleb Tiller Executive Director, Communications and Public Affairs United Nations Foundation 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 202-887-9040 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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