Calvin: Technology empowers women, girls economically and socially Information and computer technologies provide women and girls with a platform to express themselves, economic and education opportunities and health care information, writes Kathy Calvin, president and CEO of the United Nations Foundation and a member of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development. "Using technology, we can give more girls and women the tools they need to build a brighter future for themselves and the world," she argues. Diplomatic Courier magazine (March/April 2014) | | | "Venezuela on the Edge for the One Year Anniversary of Hugo Chavez's Death. The country is as polarized as ever." UN Dispatch (3/5) | | UN report criticizes inaction over Syrian civil war The United Nations Commission of Inquiry report on Syria criticizes the Syrian government, rebel groups and the international community for continued civilian distress and lack of resolve to end the civil war. The commission, which looked at events from July 15 to Jan. 20, reiterated its call for the Security Council to send evidence of war crimes to the International Criminal Court for prosecution. Reuters (3/5), Deutsche Welle (Germany) (3/5) | Shortfalls in funding, crop planting affect S. Sudan, CAR United Nations humanitarian agencies are renewing funding appeals for refugees in Central African Republic and South Sudan, where millions of people cannot afford food and medical care. Meanwhile, continuing violence in South Sudan is preventing farmers from planting crops, exacerbating an already precarious food supply situation, says Toby Lanzer, the deputy UN special representative and humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan. Voice of America (3/4), Reuters (3/4), Thomson Reuters Foundation (3/5), Al Jazeera/The Associated Press (3/5) Drug-resistant tuberculosis challenges Indian medical system India is seeing more instances of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, writes Bijoyeta Das. Although the private sector has more resources for treating these patients, many can't afford long-term treatment and return to the less well-equipped public sector health care providers. "Every case of MDR-TB can be 20 times more expensive to treat than a sensitive strain and cause much greater inconvenience, pain and suffering for the patient," says Ramanan Laxminarayan of the Public Health Foundation of India. Inter Press Service (3/5) | | Peacekeeping and Security | Author: History is repeating itself in South Sudan The creation of South Sudan aimed for a fresh start for the region's people, but those hopes are being dashed by South Sudan leaders "repeating some of the errors made by the Sudanese leaders against whom they fought so fiercely," writes James Copnall in a book excerpt. Separately, five South Sudan soldiers were killed after a pay dispute at a military compound. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (3/5), BBC (3/5) | Gender parity in parliament possible within 20 years UN Radio (3/5) | UN Wire is a free service sponsored by the United Nations Foundation which is dedicated to supporting the United Nations' efforts to address the most pressing humanitarian, socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the world today. | | | Contact the UN Foundation | Caleb Tiller Executive Director, Communications and Public Affairs United Nations Foundation 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 887-9040 www.unfoundation.org | | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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