[RED DEMOCRATICA] GAVI approves $1 billion in childhood vaccine funds

 

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	September 28, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate GAVI approves $1 billion in childhood vaccine funds The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization will spend $1 billion to purchase vaccines against severe diarrhea and pneumonia for 37 developing countries, 24 of which are in Africa. The organization's executive board on Monday approved rotavirus vaccines for 16 countries and pneumococcal vaccines for 18 countries, as well as pentavalent and other types of vaccines. PBS/NewsHour/The Rundown blog (9/27), The Guardian (London) (9/27)      UN: "Give diplomacy a chance" on Palestine  Innovative financing for development  Ugandan school helps women recover from war  How climate change hurts cultures  Kopernik aggregates development solutions  New draft tempers call for Syria sanctions  CGI Stories: Kathy Calvin  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Technology | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign What does it take for a baby to survive and thrive? A health system. Check out this great video from @WorldBank: http://ow.ly/6Hnp4" @unfoundation "When the thorniest political and economic questions come before the world body, the general split is between the north and global south. Developed countries in the Europe, North America and the British Commonwealth tend to form a united front against the developing world -- and vice versa." UN Dispatch UN: "Give diplomacy a chance" on Palestine Israeli and Palestinian leadership should intensify efforts to overcome differences on a political settlement and re-engage in dialogue to support the peace process, United Nations Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe told the Security Council. The two sides remain deeply divided on issues such as Israel's continued settlement construction and potential borders for a Palestinian state. Google/The Associated Press (9/28)      Pakistan endorses counter-terrorism cooperation at UN Pakistan remains committed to working with international partners to help stabilize Afghanistan and the region, Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar told the United Nations General Assembly. U.S. officials have recently accused Pakistani intelligence services of supporting militant groups aligned with the Taliban. Reuters (9/27)      Other News Saudis press UN to support Palestinian recognition Reuters (9/26)      Video shows UN scuffle involving Turkey's prime minister The Telegraph (London) (9/28)      Innovative financing for development The Pledge Guarantee for Health is an example of an innovative model that can help ensure continued progress on health and development goals in the current challenging global economic climate, microloan pioneer Muhammad Yunus and former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland write. The PGH, a financial tool developed by the United Nations Foundation and others, involves donors providing guarantees to lending institutions and drug manufacturers that will receive payment on time for supplies sent to developing countries. The Huffington Post (9/27)        Measuring poverty in India Indian authorities are defending a government assessment that set the poverty line level at $0.50 a day. Indians below the official level receive subsidized food and fuel allotments, and critics charge the government's designation excludes a large percentage of people who need aid. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)/India Real Time blog (9/28)      Militants complicate famine intervention The world has been reluctant to respond to the famine in Somalia like it did in the early 1990s, during a similar famine -- for which it provided billions of dollars in aid, UN peacekeepers and tens of thousands of U.S. troops. In a radio interview, Jeffrey Gettleman, East Africa bureau chief for The New York Times, sums up the various dimensions to the drought-induced famine from which the United Nations says 750,000 Somalis could soon die of starvation. NPR.org/Talk of the Nation (9/27)        Bill Gates visits Nigeria Bill Gates is visiting Nigeria to assess the work being done there to eradicate polio. "Nigeria has achieved important success with polio over recent years, and we are confident it can finish the job," Gates said. Google/Agence France-Presse (9/27)      Other News UN official urges action on Kenya's displaced AlertNet/Reuters (9/27)      UNICEF is scrutinizing Uzbekistan cotton harvest for child labor EurasiaNet (9/27)      Ugandan school helps women recover from war Producing and selling purses made from the soda can pop-tops is one of the ways the St. Monica's Girls Tailoring Center is helping hundreds of Ugandan women build new lives away from the ravages of conflict. The school helps 300 women and girls affected by the country's decades-old civil war each year with food, medical care and skills training. CNN (9/27)      Other News UN, dignitaries back Girls Not Brides campaign The Huffington Post (9/27)      Saudi woman is sentenced to 10 lashes for driving car Al-Jazeera (9/27)      How climate change hurts cultures The effects of climate change on local ecosystems -- ranging from pollination to water levels to migrations of animals -- are forcing indigenous peoples to change the way they live or die off. Cultural diversity, like biophysical diversity, is another casualty of global warming, according to Kauai Declaration, a two-page document signed by 41 of the world's pre-eminent ethnobotanists. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (9/27)        Other News Bolivia suspends controversial Amazon road plans The Guardian (London) (9/27)      Kopernik aggregates development solutions The online technology marketplace Kopernik offers developing communities several dozen technological innovations -- ranging from biomass cooking stoves to drip irrigation systems -- and delivers the items directly to the local groups, often run by women. "The aid industry is made up of a bunch of diplomats and bureaucrats that tend to recycle the same ideas over and over again without taking risks. We're trying to counterbalance that," says Toshi Nakamura, Kopernik co-founder. The Huffington Post (9/27)      New draft tempers call for Syria sanctions A draft resolution before the UN Security Council has softened the demand for sanctions against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in an effort to garner the support of China and Russia. The resolution being proposed by European powers, and on which council members are expected to vote by the end of the week, makes future sanctions contingent on a failure by Assad to end the violent crackdown on popular protests. BBC (9/28)      Israel is criticized over settlement plans Israel has announced plans to build 1,100 more homes in East Jerusalem -- beyond its pre-1967 war border, in what is widely seen as the future capital of a Palestinian state -- generating swift condemnation from Western leaders. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the new construction would be "counter-productive" to peace talks. United Press International (9/28), BBC (9/27)      Other News Egypt to run first post-Mubarak era elections in November The Globe and Mail (Toronto)/The Associated Press (9/27)      CGI Stories: Kathy Calvin Kathy Calvin, CEO of the United Nations Foundation, discusses the Foundation's 2011 Clinton Global Initiative commitment and education on the life-saving value of vaccines through the new Shot@Life campaign.        Saudi Arabia gives $30 million toward polio eradication efforts The United Nations Foundation today announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had delivered $15 million of its $30 million commitment to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Half the funds will be used in 2011 by UNICEF for vaccines and by the World Health Organization (WHO) to support campaign operations. The remaining funds will be released in 2012 to support both agencies. Countries benefiting from the funds include several members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation countries, such as Yemen, Somalia and Sudan. 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