[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN makes record appeal for Syrian humanitarian aid

 

Quote of the day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Austria removes UN peacekeeper forces from Golan Heights Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   June 7, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN makes record appeal for Syrian humanitarian aid The United Nations has requested a record amount for humanitarian aid to Syria. "The figure for the new appeal is both an expression of the alarm about the situation facing Syrians and an absence of a political solution," says Adrian Edwards of the UN's refugee agency. BBC (6/7), Radio Australia/Agence France-Presse (6/7) Share:      Above the Fold Austria removes UN peacekeeper forces from Golan Heights Eradicating poverty requires different mindset Examining Ethiopia's hydropower program Are Mali elections being held too soon? UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNICEF: We're appealing for $470m to meet urgent humanitarian needs of 4m #childrenofsyria in 2013 [graphic] http://uni.cf/ZxNWXt #Aid4Syria Share:      UN Dispatch "I'm reporting live from the United Nations today ... at the invitation of the UN Foundation, which is hosting its semi-annual Talk Radio Day. Around me are all manner of talk radio hosts from across the political spectrum who have set up shop for the day to broadcast from the United Nations." UN Dispatch (6/7) Share:      United Nations Austria removes UN peacekeeper forces from Golan Heights Austria is removing its 380 peacekeepers from the 900-member United Nations force in the Golan Heights following clashes between Syrian rebels and government troops that injured two UN members. The UN Security Council has condemned the fighting in Golan. Al Jazeera (6/7), The Guardian (London) (6/6), Xinhuanet.com (China) (6/6) Share:      UNDP's Clark: Myanmar must focus on alleviating poverty ABC (Australia) (6/7) Share:      Ban: End HIV, malaria, measles, polio and tetanus in 5 years Devex.com (6/6) Share:      Report: Many countries fail to respond to IAEA requests Reuters (6/7) Share:      Health Development Eradicating poverty requires different mindset Moving from reducing poverty to eradicating it means we have to change our thinking about poverty and its roots, writes David Woodward. It requires "a fundamental rethink of our whole approach, not only to development, but to the operation of the global economy," he argues. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters Blog (6/7) Share:        Cuts to PEPFAR budget affect HIV/AIDS treatment goals IRINNews.org (6/6) Share:      WHO: Malaria, measles kill more than 140 in DR Congo Xinhuanet.com (China) (6/6) Share:      3 polio cases reported in Pakistan tribal areas The Express Tribune (Pakistan) (6/7) Share:      Climate and Energy Examining Ethiopia's hydropower program The expanded of use of hydropower in Ethiopia should aid energy production and economic output, but there are risks to areas that rely on water from the Nile River. Inter Press Service (6/5) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Are Mali elections being held too soon? There are concerns that holding presidential elections in Mali in July could result in destabilization. Advocates for elections note that international assistance depends on there being a stable government. "If there were no restoration of democratic structures, the country would not get international aid and would struggle to cooperate with other countries," said Paul Melly of Chatham House. IRINNews.org (6/6), Think Africa Press (5/28) Share:        CAR suffers from "international indifference" The Central African Republic is being neglected internationally, observers charge. CAR's "crisis is seen as a domestic crisis with some regional overspills, but less of a threat to international peace and security than Somalia, Sahel or Eastern [Democratic Republic of] Congo," says Alex Vines of Chatham House. IRINNews.org (6/6) Share:      Progress seen in re-establishing ties between North, South Korea Reuters (6/7) Share:      Turkey's Erdogan demands halt to protests Reuters (6/7) Share:      9 Iranian pilgrims killed in Iraq by suicide bomber Reuters (6/7) Share:      Georgian soldiers killed by Taliban in Afghanistan The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (6/7) Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Raiser's Edge Database Coordinator United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Associate Producer, Shot@Life United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Executive Director, United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio UN seeks over 5 billion dollars for Syria in its biggest ever appeal. 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