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[RED DEMOCRATICA] Post-2015 development goals to be announced Friday

 

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Post-2015 development goals to be announced Friday
The United Nations is scheduled to introduce the post-2015 development goals on Friday. The goals are expected to include women's empowerment, disaster risk management and reducing inequality, writes Johanna Morden. Separately, the Maldives is the top-performing country with regards to the Millennium Development Goals, according to ONE. Devex.com (5/30), The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (5/29)
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"The hidden subtext of the Women Deliver 2013 Conference ... is all about breaking taboos: Taboos about women and power, about sex, about relationships between men and women, and about the role of global institutions in quite simply talking about sexual health." UN Dispatch (5/29)
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Ban sent U.K. letter detailing alleged Syrian chemical weapons cases
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been sent a letter from the U.K. regarding three suspected cases of the Syrian government's use of chemical weapons. The alleged attacks occurred in March and April, said British UN Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant. Reuters (5/29), The Guardian (London) (5/29)
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UN Women's Puri: Health care for female refugees falls short
Lakshmi Puri, acting leader of UN Women, says that female refugees need better access to reproductive and maternal health care. "It's a human entitlement," Puri says. The Guardian (London) (5/30)
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FAO study links forests to the food supply
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization is raising awareness about the importance of forests and the food chain. "The link between forests and food security has not been clear for many people in the past," says FAO's Eva Mueller. The InterDependent (5/28)
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Russia increases arms supplies to Syria as war escalates
Russia's latest arms shipments to Syria is the continuation of a long-held strategic interest in the region, write Karen DeYoung and Joby Warrick. The Washington Post (5/29), The Washington Post (5/29), Reuters (5/30)
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UN, Russia, U.S. to discuss details of Syrian peace talks
The United Nations, the U.S. and Russia will reportedly meet next week to attempt to secure a date for peace talks aimed at ending the Syrian conflict. It is uncertain which parties will attend the planned talks. Google/Agence France-Presse (5/29), Reuters (5/30), The Guardian (London) (5/29), Reuters (5/30)
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