[RED DEMOCRATICA] BOLETIN ; 4 UN peacekeepers are seized by Syrian rebels

 

@UNFoundation�|�Excerpts from UN Dispatch�|�Tapping crowds to create post-2015 goals Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com�|� Web Version � May 8, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION �   News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story 4 UN peacekeepers are seized by Syrian rebels Four United Nations peacekeepers from the Philippines are being held by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for their immediate release. BBC (5/7), The Washington Post (5/7) Share:����� Above the Fold Tapping crowds to create post-2015 goals Global safety nets help end extreme poverty Why women are the catalyst for positive change China expands anti-pollution efforts Peace talks on Syria are planned by Russia, U.S. More than 600 DC-area students convene at State Department for United Nations Association Model UN Conference UN Radio � Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: 1 in 30 women in Democratic Republic of the Congo will die from pregnancy-related causes. @carolynsave of @SavetheChildren #Globalmom Share:����� UN Dispatch "Eskinder Nega's prosecution and conviction is an assault on human rights in Ethiopia. But deeper still it is an affront to the United States and Ethiopia's other international partners." UN Dispatch (5/7) Share:����� United Nations Tapping crowds to create post-2015 goals The United Nations is using technology and face-to-face meetings to gather feedback on post-2015 anti-poverty goals, writes Olav Kjorven of the UN Development Programme. "This is a new dimension in global policy-making: people all over the world are expressing their concerns about the present and their desires for the future," he writes. The Guardian (London) (5/7) Share:����� � Ban welcomes removal of 2 North Korean missiles from launchpads Yahoo/Reuters (5/7) Share:����� UN asks Israel to halt flights over Lebanon Reuters (5/7) Share:����� Ban is "appalled" by killing of UN peacekeeper in DR Congo The Express Tribune (Pakistan)/Agence France-Presse (5/8) Share:����� Health Development Global safety nets help end extreme poverty Using social safety nets is a cost-effective way to keep people from slipping back into extreme poverty, write John Podesta and Casey Dunning. "The fight to end extreme poverty means ensuring that those who are lifted just over the brink ... are resilient enough in their income, health and food security not to slide backward and take their families with them," they write. The Guardian (London) (5/7) Share:����� � Why urban development in Africa is important Rural development receives most of the emphasis in Africa, but development goals need to include urban areas and industrialization, writes Owen Cylke. "[T]he real test for development will be found in the extent to which economies can successfully move labor and resources into activities with high and increasing levels of productivity," he argues. Council on Foreign Relations online/Africa in Transition blog (5/7) Share:����� Women Girls Why women are the catalyst for positive change Women are creating positive change in communities, writes Alyse Nelson of Vital Voices Global Partnership. "It's time we recognize and leverage women's power as community leaders to affect positive change and advance shared progress for all," she argues. AlertNet (5/8) Share:����� � UN documents rapes of women, girls by DR Congo troops Reuters (5/8) Share:����� New bank will cater to Indian women-owned businesses IndianExpress.com (India) (5/8) Share:����� Saudi private schools are allowed to hold sports practices for girls CNN (5/6) Share:����� Climate and Energy China expands anti-pollution efforts China is nearing the launch of regional carbon-trading networks, and the country has agreed to cooperate with South Korea and Japan on reducing air pollution across their borders. EENews.net (free content)/ClimateWire (5/2), IndustryWeek/Agence France-Presse (5/6) Share:����� Peacekeeping and Security Peace talks on Syria are planned by Russia, U.S. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are organizing peace talks between the Syrian government and rebels, likely to be held in a few weeks. "The task now is to convince the government and all the opposition groups ... to sit at the negotiating table," Lavrov says. Reuters (5/8), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (5/7) Share:����� S. Korea, U.S. stand against N. Korea's threats The U.S. and South Korea say they remain steadfast against nuclear provocations from North Korea. "If Pyongyang thought its recent threats would drive a wedge between South Korea and the United States or somehow garner the North international respect, today is further evidence that North Korea has failed again," U.S. President Barack Obama said after meeting with South Korean President Park Geun-hye. 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