| |  | |  FAO chief predicts food price decline in 2012 Food prices are likely to remain volatile in 2012 but reductions are likely, says Jose Graziano da Silva, head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Da Silva, who took over as director general of the FAO on Jan. 1, also predicted there will not be dramatic increases in the number of people going hungry worldwide during 2012. Bloomberg Businessweek (1/3)     
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|  | "As of January 1, 2012, South Africa has the helm of the United Nations Security Council, holding the body's rotating Presidency for the month. So far, the Security Council has yet to post its provisional agenda for the month, which lays out where the President sees the Council's discussion leading, as well as key briefings, reports, and previously scheduled votes. Once it is posted, we will see the course South Africa intends to chart over the next thirty days in its last big shot to prove that it has the necessary clout and gravitas to continue its quest for a permanent seat at the table." UN Dispatch | |
- Sheeran drops bid for second term at WFP
Josette Sheeran has announced that she will no longer seek a second five-year term at the helm of the United Nations World Food Programme in favor of accepting a position with the World Economic Forum. Sheeran had been facing an uphill battle to secure a second term after U.S. officials expressed support for another candidate, Ertharin Cousin. ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (1/3) - Aid organizations regroup in South Sudan
A major humanitarian operation is now the priority around the South Sudan town of Pibor, in Jonglei state, after clashes that left 150 residents dead during the repulsion of an assault by some 6,000 fighters, a UN official said. The recent fighting has upended aid operations in the area and prompted more than 20,000 to take flight from settled areas. BBC (1/4), The Guardian (London) (1/3) - Behind the Berkeley-Darfur cookstove
An India-born physicist who settled in northern California, Ashok Gadgil, not only helped design, but created a market for the inexpensive wood-fired cookstove that is being used by 20,000 female refugees in the embattled Darfur region of Sudan. The so-called "Berkeley-Darfur stove," which costs about $20, was modified repeatedly after feedback from the women who use it. San Mateo County Times (Calif.) (1/3) - Pakistan: Poverty is cited for rise in infanticide
The number of babies abandoned by parents on Pakistan's streets to die is on the rise, and girls make up the overwhelming majority of the infants, according to local NGO Edhi Foundation. Increasing food prices and grinding poverty are the main causes cited for the upswing in infanticide. IRINNews.org (1/3) - Cities form global lobby at Rio+20
Representatives of some of the world's most prominent cities are already staking out their place at the upcoming Rio+20 UN conference on sustainable development slated for June in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Advocates say cities, which account for 70% of emissions of greenhouse gases, require more influence, resources and expertise. The Charlotte Observer (N.C.) (1/3) - New solar tech could boost energy output
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a suntrap, or means of concentrating the sun's energy in a way that they say outperforms current photovoltaic cells or solar-powered turbines. The Economist (12/31) | | | Position Title | Company Name | Location | | Grants Manager, Women and Population | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | Senior Director, Global Market Development and Program Quality, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | Director, International Reproductive Health and Family Planning (IRH/FP) | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | Senior Development Associate, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | Program Associate, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | | Click here to view more job listings. | | |
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