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	February 5, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Malala announces fund to promote girls' education Malala Yousafzai, who is recovering from two surgeries to repair damage to her skull from an attack October by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan, announced in a video Monday that she wanted to "serve the people" -- including through the creation of the Malala Fund, an effort promoting the education and empowerment of girls, and supported by Vital Voices, the United Nations Foundation and Girl Up. ABC News (2/4), The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/The Lede blog (2/4)      New UN development goals, new funding model  Advocate recruiting others to promote child health  Gender issues at forefront of UN development talks  On the ground: Brazil's giant Belo Monte dam  Power-sharing prospects take hit in Sri Lanka  Top bloggers lend their voices to February celebration of the impact of global vaccines  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign Afternoon read: @zpheller writes on @HuffPostImpact about what it will take to win the fight against #malaria: http://huff.to/12nKz7v" @NothingButNets "Counter-insurgency and post conflict stabilization are monumentally difficult tasks that Mali, the French and the international community must get right if they are to secure the peace." UN Dispatch New UN development goals, new funding model The primary focus of the world's next development goals should be ending extreme poverty, British Prime Minister David Cameron said, adding that he would press Western governments to fulfill their aid pledges. Still, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's finance minister, said that the United Nations panel devising a global development framework for after 2015 should look beyond traditional funding models and toward public-private partnerships. The Guardian (London) (2/1), The Guardian (London)/Global Development (2/1)        Development and environment linked, UN's Clark says Helen Clark, head of the United Nations Development Programme, recently discussed the role of health care and the environment in promoting sustainable development. GlobalPost.com/Global Pulse blog (2/4)        Other News Momentum builds for UN peacekeeping mission in Mali GlobalPost.com/Agence France-Presse (2/4)      South Korea tells UN that nuclear test "imminent" in North Bloomberg (2/4)      UN panel addresses efforts to change sexual orientation The Huffington Post (2/1)      Advocate recruiting others to promote child health Cindy Changyit Levin traveled from Illinois to Uganda to observe work toward alleviating child mortality as one of 40 people recruited by the Shot@Life campaign of the United Nations Foundation. Levin discusses her advocacy and her experiences in Africa. Pioneer Press newspaper group (Glenview, Ill.) (free registration) (2/4)        Rwanda health care inroads a model for Africa Gains in public health since Rwanda's 1990s genocide could mean that the country will be the only in its region to meet the health-related Millennium Development Goals by 2015, according to Dr. Paul Farmer of the nonprofit Partners in Health. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (2/4)        Other News Tiny government-built homes for Haitians draw criticism The Miami Herald (free registration) (2/4)      Asian Development Bank to emphasize education and health over infrastructure The Guardian (London) (2/5)      Gender issues at forefront of UN development talks The well-being of women and girls is likely to be key to the global development agenda that replaces the Millennium Development Goals after 2015, officials said. Women's rights were a topic at a recent United Nations panel discussion. The Guardian (London) (2/1)      Other News Alleged Somali rape victim, journalist sentenced to one-year prison terms Al-Jazeera (2/5)      Religious leaders urged to support UN resolution against female genital mutilation TrustLaw/Reuters (2/4)      On the ground: Brazil's giant Belo Monte dam The Belo Monte dam under construction in Brazil, expected to produce electricity equal to the output of 11 nuclear power plants, has come under criticism for the rainforest damage it is causing. For now, indigenous tribes are complicit while hoping for future revenue, Jonathan Stock writes. Spiegel Online (Germany) (2/1)      Other News Paper company's pledge to end forest clearing hailed as breakthrough The Guardian (London) (2/5)      Report: U.S. carbon emissions haven't been this low since 1994 The Guardian (London) (2/1)      Power-sharing prospects take hit in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday rejected plans for Tamil-dominated provincial councils. The country has canceled the planned visit of an international human rights delegation, while the U.S. is expected to criticize Sri Lankan leadership next month at the United Nations Human Rights Council. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (2/4), Reuters (2/3), AlertNet/Reuters (1/28)      Other News Chad military force deployed in Mali town formerly held by Islamists BBC (2/5)      Bangladesh hands down life sentence to Islamist convicted of genocide Al-Jazeera (2/5)      Syrian opposition leader pledges to help Assad government "leave peacefully" Reuters (2/5)      Top bloggers lend their voices to February celebration of the impact of global vaccines Every day this February, leading online influencers will share stories about how vaccines are making a powerful impact in people's lives around the world. During Shot@Life's 28 Days of Impact, these bloggers will tell the stories of children, mothers and community health worker who have seen the impact of vaccines first-hand, directly affected by vaccines and relate the stories to their own life experiences.      Position Title Company Name Location Executive Director Phoenix Pride Phoenix, AZ Vice President, Development San Francisco AIDS Foundation San Francisco, CA Program Officer, International Programs (CABA) Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Agoura Hills (Los Angeles County), CA Senior Program Officer, International Programs (Safe Water) Conrad N. 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