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- UN officials seek to calm Maldives unrest
A UN delegation has arrived in Maldives to encourage leaders to stabilize the political situation after the resignation of the country's first democratically elected president, Mohamed Nasheed, who said he was forced to step down at gunpoint. The popular revolt over the arrest of a judge accused of being a puppet of the country's former dictator, observers say, looks more like an old-fashioned coup. United Press International (2/10), The Economist (2/10)      - Girl Scouts are recognized by UN for palm oil awareness campaign
The United Nations on Thursday awarded the first-ever International Forest Heroes Award for North America to Girl Scouts from Michigan who have been drawing attention to the threats posed to endangered orangutans in Malaysia and Indonesia, where forests are being cut down in order to create massive palm oil plantations. Madison Vorva and Rhiannon Tomtishen are encouraging the use of sustainable substitutes for palm oil in thousands of products, including Girl Scout Cookies. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (2/9) - Benin makes inroads against malaria
The West African country of Benin is enhancing its free treatment efforts for malaria by targeting those who sell counterfeit and substandard malaria drugs, and recruiting ordinary citizens as health workers who focus on care for expectant mothers and sick children. Malaria is the leading cause of death in the country. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (2/10) - Mali solar cookstove project goes nationwide
Women engineers in Mali, who have been making solar cookstoves since 2001, are extending their successful project to promote greener cooking in the capital, Bamako, to the entirety of the West African country. "Our dream is to convince all Malian families to use the alternative cookers," said Aoua Niang, interim president of the Association of Women Engineers of Mali. AlertNet (2/10) - Million Moms mix-up sheds light on maternal care
Some public confusion over the One Million Moms campaign, which criticized J.C. Penney for appointing Ellen Degeneres as its spokeswoman, and the Million Moms Challenge, a global health initiative founded by the United Nations Foundation, ABC News and other groups, has led to a surge in new interest and support for the group. The Million Moms Challenge promotes maternal and child health. The Huffington Post (2/9) - U.K. urges new goals at Rio+20
Delegates at the UN Rio+20 conference should adopt a series of sustainable development goals similar to the Millennium Development Goals when they meet in June in Rio de Janeiro, said Caroline Spelman, the British environment secretary. The goals -- aimed at greening global economies -- should address "priority" areas such as oceans, food, energy, water, consumption and sustainable cities, she said. The Guardian (London) (2/9) - Signs point to deepening violence in Syria
 The bloodshed in Syria is likely to get far worse as the regime of Bashar al-Assad resumes its artillery assault on the cities of Homs, Rastan, Zabadani and Idlib, among others, and state-owned newspapers write of a need to shift away from what they call "restraint" in the 11-month crackdown on anti-government protests. Some 25 people were killed, and 175 injured, in two bombings today in Aleppo, the second largest city and the country's commercial hub. The Economist (2/9), BBC (2/10), The Wall Street Journal/The Associated Press (2/10) - Putin 2.0 would inherit a changed Russia
The political landscape of Russia is being transformed by popular anti-government street protests less than a month before the presidential election in which Vladimir Putin is again balloting for the country's top post. While Putin's victory is widely seen as a foregone conclusion, the country he is inheriting has changed since he last was president -- the first post-Soviet generation has matured, freer than any other in Russian history. The Economist (2/9), Der Spiegel (Germany) (English online version) (2/9) | | | Position Title | Company Name | Location | | Field Director for Membership Development | JCI (Junior Chamber International) | St. Louis, MO | | Senior Associate, Planning and Learning | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | Administrative Assistant, shot@life | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | Communications Officer, Nothing But Nets | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | Program Officer, Adolescent Girls | United Nations Foundation | Washington DC, DC | | Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum Program Assistant/Coordinator | Social Science Research Council | Brooklyn , NY | | | Click here to view more job listings. | | |
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