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- UN seeks famine aid, long-term food solutions
Urgent, increased action to combat famine in the Horn of Africa is needed to help 3.2 million people on the brink of starvation, says United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos. While aid groups have been rushing food aid to the area, food experts from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization and other groups say attention must also be paid to finding long-term solutions to Africa's food-supply problems. The Guardian (London) (8/18), Al-Jazeera (8/18)        | - UNF's Calvin sees local role in global issues
Kathy Calvin, CEO of the United Nations Foundation, recalls her roots in her hometown of Fort Wayne, Ind., where the local Rotary Club is contributing to fundraising efforts that already have yielded $60 million to help pay for polio vaccines worldwide. "A large function of the UN Foundation is translating to average Americans, including Hoosiers, how they can become involved in global issues," she says. The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.) (8/16) - Rich countries are criticized ahead of UN diseases summit
The reluctance among rich governments -- specifically the U.S., EU and Canada -- to commit to global efforts to fight cancer, diabetes and heart disease is being characterized as short-sighted in a letter from the NCD Alliance, a group of about 2,000 health organizations focusing on noncommunicable diseases. NCD chief Ann Keeling said that wealthy countries are blocking plans for a UN summit next month that would set global benchmarks for the reduction of preventable deaths from such diseases. Reuters (8/17) - Malaria diagnostic tests are ignored in Sub-Saharan Africa
Health care experts worry that some African medical personnel are needlessly using up anti-malaria resources and leaving patients at risk for drug-resistant malaria and other conditions. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, medical personnel commonly prescribe anti-malarial drugs and treatments even for patients who have tested negative for the disease. PRI's The World (Boston) (8/17) - Mosquitoes gain resistance to nets, study suggests
 A study suggests that mosquitoes are already developing resistance to bed nets treated with insecticide. The nets are being distributed throughout Africa in an effort to stamp out malaria. The findings, which stem from research in a small village in Senegal, indicate that resistance to one type of insecticide used in the netting rose from 8% to 48% from 2007 to 2010. BBC (8/17), Google/Agence France-Presse (8/17) - Mandy Moore, congressional group visit Cameroon
Staff members for seven members of Congress and singer/actress Mandy Moore recently traveled to Cameroon to distribute insecticide-treated nets through the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets anti-malaria campaign. "Every 45 seconds, a child dies of malaria, and this is the number one leading cause of death here in Cameroon," Moore said. ForeignPolicy.com/The Cable blog (8/17) - China seeks ways to meet emissions targets
Chinese authorities are considering carbon dioxide caps in a number of regions as test programs to help meet national reduction targets. China has committed to reduce carbon gas emissions by 17% over the next five years and is examining pilot projects, including voluntary carbon-credit trading and energy consumption quotas for cities. AlertNet/Reuters (8/18) - Community support helps revive Mexico fish stocks
Support from residents to enforce a fishing ban in the Cabo Pulmo area of Mexico's Baja California state has boosted fish populations in a small national marine reserve 460% since 1999, according to a study published in the PLoS One journal. Researchers hope the success will encourage more conservation efforts with community support in the Sea of Cortez and other areas affected by overfishing. The Christian Science Monitor (8/15) - Malawians agree to UN-mediated talks
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed efforts by the government and civil society in Malawi to open a dialogue after protests over chronic poverty led to 19 deaths last month. Leading Malawian rights groups have agreed to hold off on street demonstrations for as long as a month to allow President Bingu wa Mutharika time to address public concerns. UN News Centre (8/17), Reuters (8/17) - Tribunal unseals Hariri indictment
 Nearly a dozen people conspired for three months to assassinate Rafik Hariri, among them four men sought in the 2005 death of the former Lebanon prime minister, according to a 47-page indictment released Wednesday by a special United Nations-backed tribunal. The leader of Hezbollah, to which the four men have been linked, called the findings "pure speculation," calling the evidence, based heavily on cellphone records, primarily circumstantial. Los Angeles Times (8/17), Al-Jazeera (8/17) | | | Position Title | Company Name | Location | | Brazil Director | Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | | Advisor, Gender, Diversity and Human Rights (Grade P5) | Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Washington, D.C. | Washington, DC | | Technical Advisor, Pharmaceutical Regulatory Systems | Management Sciences for Health | Maputo, Mozambique | | Partnership Officer, Global Vaccines Campaign | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | Deputy Director of Transactions, Pledge Guarantee for Health (PGH) | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | Membership Support Associate, UNA-USA | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | Quality Assurance Analyst | International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | | Deputy Executive Director, UNA-USA | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | Online Communications Officer, Better World Campaign (BWC) | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | Major Gifts Officer, Girl Up | United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | | Senior Program Manager | Open Society Foundations - London | London, United Kingdom | | | Click here to view more job listings. | | |
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