[RED DEMOCRATICA] U.S.-led push to cut soot and exhaust lifts climate hopes

 

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	February 16, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate U.S.-led push to cut soot and exhaust lifts climate hopes A group of five countries spearheaded by the U.S. aims to cut short-lived pollutants -- such as methane, soot and hydrofluorocarbons -- in an effort to slow global warming, and reduce lung and heart disease. Reducing levels of so-called black carbon, which are accountable for up to 40% of global warming, would also reduce global temperatures by 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2050, scientists say. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (2/15), The Washington Post (2/15)      Stage is set for UN vote on Syria  World's water footprint is mapped  Power, cookstoves for a brighter, cleaner Africa  Egypt's revolutionary women seek clout  APAC region faces stark choices on emissions  Afghan peace talks are under way  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peace and Security Getting Inside the World's #HiddenCrisis: Child #Malnutrition bit.ly/xLwyLw ~ on ending child hunger #amillionmoms" @AMillionMoms "As Mark reported on Monday, the White House has released its FY 2013 Budget Request and the document included quite a few things for UN observers to cheer about. In addition to full funding of the United States dues to the United Nations, the request provides for a $270M increase in U.S. contributions to International Peacekeeping Activities." UN Dispatch Stage is set for UN vote on Syria The UN General Assembly was scheduled to vote today on a nonbinding resolution calling for an end to human rights violations and civilian attacks in Syria, the strongest statement yet from the world body criticizing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. A woman in the city of Homs, the site of prolonged shelling by Syrian forces, pleaded for Security Council help in a letter sent to the e-mail distribution list for political coordinators of the 15-member body. CNN (2/16), Reuters (2/16), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (2/15)        Other News Myanmar, UN to hold first international aid roundtable Financial Times (tiered subscription model) (2/15)      UN seeks more regulation of e-waste flows to West Africa Voice of America (2/14)      UN airline carbon talks are encouraged by EU climate chief AlertNet/Reuters (2/15)      World's water footprint is mapped A new study shows the patterns of global water use for the 10-year period ending in 2005. About 92% of all fresh water is used in agriculture, and countries in North Africa, and Central and Southwest Asia, have the least sustainable patterns of water consumption. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (2/15)        New method speeds production of malaria drug Production of malaria drugs could be quadrupled, and prices slashed dramatically, under a new technique developed by German scientists that quickly, and inexpensively, converts artemisinic acid, a waste byproduct, into artemisinin, which treats malaria. "The beauty of these [machines] is they're very small and very mobile," said Peter Seeberger, lab director at the Max Planck Institute. "Four hundred of [the machines] would be enough to make a world supply of artemisinin." Google/The Associated Press (2/16)      Report assesses shortcomings in Pakistan flood relief Pakistan bears some of the blame for the relief efforts that fell short after last year's devastating floods, but international aid agencies are at fault, too, according to a newly published paper. More than 2.5 million people still lack sufficient food and shelter. The Guardian (London) (2/16)      Other News World Bank's Zoellick confirms exit, spurs search for successor The Wall Street Journal (2/16)      Pakistani children arriving in India are given polio vaccine BBC (2/16)      Power, cookstoves for a brighter, cleaner Africa The United Nations is working to jump-start international efforts to remedy the chronic shortages of electricity across Africa. Moreover, in Ghana, the UN Foundation-backed African Rural Energy Enterprise Development project is helping to supply 50,000 households with cleaner, more efficient cookstoves -- generating jobs and reducing carbon emissions while improving health. Project-Syndicate.org (2/15)      Egypt's revolutionary women seek clout The reassertion of power by Egypt's military, combined with the growing political clout of Islamists, are sidelining women and issues of gender equality after the revolution that women helped bring about. Today, only five women hold seats in parliament a year after a quota system had helped expand their participation to 68 seats. Los Angeles Times (2/14)      APAC region faces stark choices on emissions If countries in the Asia Pacific do not change how they use resources, particularly water and fossil fuels, carbon emissions in the region could triple by 2050, according to a study by the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank. "A key dilemma will be how to meet the needs of expanding and increasingly affluent populations while reducing poverty and staying within environmental limits," the authors conclude. AlertNet (2/16)        Other News Eastern Europe cold kills 650, traps tens of thousands The Wall Street Journal/The Associated Press (2/15)      Afghan peace talks are under way Afghanistan is reportedly participating in secret three-way peace talks with the Taliban and the U.S. The Central Asian country will never be stable as long as "opium production is the only viable economic activity in the country," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today at a conference in Vienna on ways to combat the drug trade. The Wall Street Journal (2/16), Reuters (2/16)      Other News Onus on IAEA to disprove link to scientist killings, Iran says Bloomberg Businessweek (2/16)      Swiss satellite would dispose of dangerous space junk The Guardian (London) (2/15)      Mobile devices are tipped to outnumber humans in 2012 BBC (2/15)      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 Program Officer, Adolescent Girls United Nations Foundation Washington DC, DC Click here to view more job listings.   Get more involved: Follow the UN Foundation on Twitter Key Sites United Nations Secretary-General UN News Centre Key UN Bodies, Agencies, Funds and Programs UN Foundation UN Dispatch UN Radio News Service African and Diaspora lawmakers strengthen cooperation UN Radio   This SmartBrief was created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com   Subscriber Tools       Update account information | Change e-mail address | Unsubscribe | Print friendly format | Web version | Search past news | Archive | Privacy policy Grab our News Widget Advertise With Us Amy DiElsi Director for UN Foundation Communications United Nations Foundation 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 (D) 202-419-3230 (C) 202-492-3078 (F) 202-887-9021 www.unfoundation.org   About UN WIRE UN Wire is a free service sponsored by the United Nations Foundation which is dedicated to supporting the United Nations' efforts to address the most pressing humanitarian, socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the world today. 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