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- UN: Millennium Development Goals still realistic
A new draft declaration on the UN Millennium Development Goals -- which the UN will formally adopt later in the month -- finds that the program's aims are still achievable despite recent setbacks, including the global financial crisis. Though the global depression continues to represent an obstacle to realizing the MDGs, UN officials say that through effective implementation and renewed commitment they can be achieved even in the poorest countries. The Millennium Development Goals, agreed to by the UN in 2000, aim to slash poverty, reduce hunger and improve gender equality worldwide, among other targets. Reuters (9/10)       - General Assembly backs Kosovo resolution
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday backed a resolution paving the way for the first direct talks between Serbia and Kosovo, since the latter declared independence in 2008. Belgrade backed down from a more confrontational proposal at the recommendation of the European Union in exchange for promises of help from Brussels to join the bloc. CNN (9/10)  - Pakistanis rally as UN reassesses needs
The United Nations is in the process of reviewing needs on the ground in Pakistan and will soon revise its international funding appeal beyond the original $460 million requested, Valerie Amos, the UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, said Thursday during a visit to flood-affected areas. Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis are reaching out to the 21 million people affected, donating time, providing shelter and collecting food. The New York Times (free registration) (9/9) , AlertNet.org (9/9) - UNHCR, partners use technology to help reunite refugee families
The UNHCR has partnered with Refugees United, Ericsson and MTN to pilot a program that allows refugees to use cell phone technology to register and search for loved ones through databases that protect their identities. The partners hope the Uganda pilot project can be replicated on a larger scale worldwide. UN News Centre (9/9) - World Bank names first clean-energy official
The World Bank has appointed California energy professor Daniel Kammen as the institution's first chief technical specialist for renewable energy and energy efficiency. The bank created the position after developing countries made the case for linking development and climate-change challenges. One of Kammen's chief responsibilities will be to examine ways to provide 1.5 billion people around the world with access to clean energy. AlertNet.org/Reuters (9/9) - Mexico finds missing massacre investigators
Mexican authorities believe they have discovered the bodies of a prosecutor and a security official who disappeared two weeks ago while investigating the July massacre of 72 South and Central American migrants. Survivors have testified that Mexico's drug cartels were responsible for the mass killing. BBC (9/8) - Japanese elderly go unreported -- sometimes in family pension scheme
More than 230,000 elderly people in Japan are missing or unaccounted for -- a situation that authorities are categorizing in some cases as a scheme, not a crisis. One man thought to be Japan's oldest living individual was discovered mummified, dead for 30 years as his relatives continued to draw his pension. Others are thought to have died in World War II or emigrated without reporting their status. BBC (9/10)  | |  | | | | | | | | Communications Officer, mHealth Alliance | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Director of Performance Measurement | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | New York, NY | | Executive Assistant | Social Science Research Council | Brooklyn, NY | | Executive Director, Europe and Central Asia Division | Human Rights Watch | London, United Kingdom | | | |  | |  | |
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