[RED DEMOCRATICA] How the WFP helps millions of people each year

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Security Council declaration on Syria fighting blocked by Russia Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   June 3, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story How the WFP helps millions of people each year World Food Programme Executive Director Ertharin Cousin said she is proud of the agency's efforts in Africa and the Middle East, with continued success dependent on a combination of government and private investment. "I foresee a time when the World Food Programme may be something different. I don't foresee a time when it's not totally needed," Cousin says. The InterDependent (5/31) Share:        Above the Fold Security Council declaration on Syria fighting blocked by Russia WFP office in North Korea continues to receive funds Still much to be done to stem sexual abuse, says UN's Bangura Why carbon capture remains a key climate tool Powers continue to push for Syrian peace talks Report proposes road map to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030 UN secretary-general's High-Level Panel Report is a bold and inspired step toward a better world UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: BLOG: The Post-2015 Development Agenda: What it is and why it matters http://ow.ly/lAIAQ Share:      UN Dispatch "Though often lauded outside Turkey as a reformer and democrat, the Erdogan government has taken a recent turn for the authoritarian. Erdogan's heavy-handed approach to the [weekend's] protests has helped push an otherwise ordinary local environmental protest into a nation-wide movement opposing his rule…." UN Dispatch (6/3) Share:      United Nations Security Council declaration on Syria fighting blocked by Russia A United Nations Security Council declaration of alarm on the fighting in Qusair, Syria, was proposed by Britain but blocked by Russia on Saturday. Envoys said Russia considered such a statement inadvisable. Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates) (6/2) Share:      UN: May death toll in Iraq surpassed 1,000 The Washington Post/The Associated Press (6/1) Share:      IAEA chief frustrated by lack of progress in Iran nuclear talks Reuters (6/3) Share:      UN arms treaty will be signed today with U.S. abstaining Bloomberg (6/3) Share:      UN officials seek "immediate ceasefire" to reach wounded in Syrian city GlobalPost.com/Agence France-Presse (6/1) Share:      India urged to investigate extrajudicial executions Business Standard (India)/Indo-Asian News Service (5/31) Share:      Health Development WFP office in North Korea continues to receive funds The World Food Programme office in North Korea is receiving funding despite international sanctions that have prevented other aid agencies from getting bank transfers, writes John Alliage Morales. "To date, WFP has continued to use its normal channels to remit funds to our [North Korea] operation," says a WFP official. Devex.com (6/3) Share:      Meeting prioritizes turning Africa into a global powerhouse The Asahi Shimbun (Japan) (6/3) Share:      Women Girls Still much to be done to stem sexual abuse, says UN's Bangura Zainab Hawa Bangura, the United Nations' special representative on sexual violence in conflict, says progress has been made in curbing sexual abuses but is incomplete. "We can make rape in war a thing of the past and something that exists only in the history books," she says. New Europe (6/2) Share:      Climate and Energy Why carbon capture remains a key climate tool Carbon-capture and -storage technologies remain among the most important weapons available in the battle to avert disastrous climate change, experts say. That's because CCS could dramatically reduce the cost of carbon pricing policies, allowing many coal power stations, ethanol production facilities and other industrial plants to remain profitable. "It's a solution for many areas where no, or very few, other solutions exist," says Juho Lipponen of the International Energy Agency. MIT Technology Review online (5/30) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Powers continue to push for Syrian peace talks Britain will make no decision on arming Syrian rebels until after planned international peace talks. Meanwhile, Russia says the U.S. must do more to get the Syrian opposition to the peace table. Reuters (6/3), Reuters (6/3), The Washington Post (6/2) Share:      Better security allows thousands of Syrian refugees to return from Iraq Reuters (6/2) Share:      Children, coalition troops killed by suicide bomber in Afghanistan The Washington Post (6/3) Share:      Turkey's Erdogan blames rioting on social media The Independent (London) (tiered subscription model) (6/3) Share:      Hot Topics Report proposes road map to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030 The Washington Post Report on post-2015 development agenda to be announced Devex.com Pillay on Syria: "We will not support this conflict with arms" Reuters UN's Pillay: World must do more to help victims of Syrian civil war The New York Times (tiered subscription model) Women Deliver conference focuses on women's health The Guardian (London) UN Foundation Better World Campaign UN secretary-general's High-Level Panel Report is a bold and inspired step toward a better world United Nations Foundation President and CEO Kathy Calvin has issued a statement on the UN secretary-general's High-Level Panel's report on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. "This significant ... effort of the High-Level Panel is reflected in its report, which promotes substantial new ideas designed to inform the next stage of global development," Calvin said. "This report is an especially useful and informative resource for UN Member States, who will ultimately determine any successor to the MDGs." Read more. Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Deputy Director, Girl Up United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Operations Assistant, Mass Ave United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Monitoring Evaluation Officer, Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA) United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Partnerships and Communications Associate, NYC United Nations Foundation New York, NY Executive Director, United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio Food security to be at centre of Africa development agenda. 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