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- UN's Pillay decries Security Council inaction on Syria
The United Nations Security Council and larger international community have failed to act to bring an end to the Syrian conflict, says Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic. Pillay has called for the Security Council to refer the Syrian conflict to the International Criminal Court for an inquiry into possible war crimes. GlobalPost.com/Agence France-Presse (2/25)      - UNEP, WHO study links chemicals to rising human health problems
The link between chemicals and human heath issues has grown stronger, argues a study from the World Health Organization and United Nations Environmental Programme. "Over the past decade, we know much better that chronic diseases, ones related to the endocrine system, are increasing globally," says report co-author Thomas Zoeller. Hormone-affecting chemicals are becoming a worldwide health threat, the study says. Dr. Maria Niera of WHO says, "We urgently need more research to obtain a fuller picture of the health and environment impacts of endocrine disruptors." EnvironmentalHealthNews.org (2/19), FoodProductionDaily.com (France) (2/19) - Researchers look to proliferate disease data
Data on health and mortality trends around the world are set to be released by the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 consortium. However, concerns remain over how the data can be best accessed and used. The biggest concern, says Jane Halton, Australia's Department of Health secretary, is how to "get the data out of the academic context and into the world so that it's used in a meaningful way and helps the people we are trying to reach out to." SciDev.net (2/21) - Zambia seeks to expand family-planning services
Making family-planning services more accessible will help Zambia reach the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of lowering maternal mortality by 75%, says first lady Dr. Christine Kaseba. Family planning is needed particularly "in rural areas and among the least educated and poorest women," she said. Zambia Daily Mail (2/21) - WHO: mHealth faces competition for funding
Pilot projects in mobile health have succeeded, but the programs are often less funded and less prioritized than other health care concerns in developing countries, says the World Health Organization. "[I]mplementing such initiatives becomes problematic if there is no adequate funding, especially in the face of unknown cost-effectiveness of available mHealth solutions," says industry expert Leopold Camara. BizTechAfrica (2/20) Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. - Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.
- More than 700 Miami-area students collaborate to solve global problems at Model UN Conference
More than 700 middle and high school students from 30 schools in the Miami-Dade area of Florida attended the United Nations Association of the USA's Global Classrooms Miami Model UN Conference on Saturday at Miami Dade College. "The Miami conference is part of a country-wide movement where students are showing they care about issues that go beyond their local communities, and are willing to bring down the common barriers that divide countries and cultures," said UNA-USA Executive Director Patrick Madden. | | | Position Title | Company Name | Location | | Innovation Associate, NYC | United Nations Foundation | New York, NY | | Program Manager, Post-2015 Development Agenda, NYC | United Nations Foundation | New York, NY | | Director of Development | Invisible Children | San Diego , CA | | Marketing Maven | The Fistula Foundation | San Jose, CA | | Lead Strategist | Purpose Foundation | New York, NY | | Senior Project Manager, Transportation | The World Economic Forum | New York, NY | | Director of Special Events | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | Online Communications Associate, Nothing But Nets | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | Online Communications Senior Associate, Girl Up | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | | Click here to view more job listings. | | |
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