[RED DEMOCRATICA] Turkey presses Security Council on Syria

 

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	August 31, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Turkey presses Security Council on Syria Western powers said Thursday they were "not ruling out any options" in delivering humanitarian assistance to besieged Syrians after Turkey, which has taken in more than 80,000 refugees, implored the UN Security Council to take immediate steps to establish camps within Syria. "How long are we going to sit and watch while an entire generation is being wiped out by random bombardment and deliberate mass targeting?" Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's foreign minister, asked the council. BBC (8/30), Google/The Associated Press (8/30), The Christian Science Monitor (8/29), Al-Jazeera (8/31)      UN's Ban, Egypt's Morsi lambast Syrian regime  India to punish employment of children under 14  Coping with rape, armed conflict, in DR Congo  Sustainability key to world's largest marine parks  Governments using spyware to snoop on dissidents  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security Have u told ur network about #GivingTuesday? Help build a movement for giving back! Get your friends to sign up at http://GivingTuesday.org" @unfoundation "Drought and political instability are causing a massive humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region. ... Unicef says that 170,000 children in Chad will have suffered from acute malnutrition this year." UN Dispatch UN's Ban, Egypt's Morsi lambast Syrian regime UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi criticized the Syrian regime at the meeting of the Nonaligned Movement, surprising the summit's host, Iran, Syria's closest regional ally. The UN chief rejected the Syrian characterization of the Arab Spring, saying it wasn't imposed from afar, but "came from within -- from people who stood up for a better future." The Syrian delegation to the summit left during the speech by Morsi, who said, "We all have to announce our full solidarity with the struggle of those seeking freedom and justice in Syria." ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (8/30), The Guardian (London) (8/30)        Iran is speeding nuclear enrichment efforts, IAEA says Over the past several months, Iran has increased by about a third its holdings of 20% enriched uranium and doubled the centrifuges at an underground laboratory, according to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Observers said the findings could put Israel in a position to either act on its threat to cripple the Iranian nuclear program militarily, or concede it cannot do so unilaterally. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (8/30), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/30)      Other News Lawsuit alleges misconduct by head of UN intellectual property agency Reuters (8/30)      Israel ruling in Rachel Corrie death is "a defeat for justice," UN expert says Reuters (8/30)      Steady Nigeria growth is still not creating jobs, reducing poverty, UNDP says The Nation (Nigeria) (8/29)      Latin America lags Asia in technology, UN says Reuters (8/27)      Enforcing smoke-free zones in newly-renovated UN headquarters ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (8/29)      India to punish employment of children under 14 Proposed changes to India's child labor laws would mete out prison terms of up to three years, in addition to substantial fines, to anyone who employs children under 14. About 28 million children under 14 are working, chiefly in agriculture, according to UNICEF. The government has "recognized that the long-term benefits of education are far more consequential than the short-term gains of child labor," said A.K. Shiva Kumar, an economist with the National Advisory Council. The Washington Post (8/29)      Pakistan arrests aimed at ending polio vaccine refusals Authorities in Mardan, Pakistan, have arrested six people who allegedly had harassed polio vaccination teams and refused to allow their children to be immunized against the virus. Meanwhile, health officials detected traces of polio in sewage lines in the city of Hyderabad. DAWN Media Group (Pakistan) (8/30), The Express Tribune (Pakistan) (8/31)      Other News World Bank: 10% jump in food prices threatens millions The Guardian (London) (8/30)      Brazil reserves college seats for schools attended largely by poor The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/30)      New polio cases no surprise in Nigeria Council on Foreign Relations online/Africa in Transition blog (8/30)      Coping with rape, armed conflict, in DR Congo Three women from the besieged North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo recount their brushes with sexual violence. Women and girls are vulnerable to rape in eastern villages and among the estimated 275,000 internally displaced, according to according to the aid organization CARE. AlertNet/Aid Worker Diaries/CARE International (8/28), Reuters (8/29)        Sustainability key to world's largest marine parks The new marine protected area in the South Pacific Ocean announced this week by the Cook Islands and New Caledonia is the world's largest and, at nearly 2.5 million square kilometers, bigger than France and Germany combined. "We are not small Pacific island states. We are large ocean island states," said Henry Puna, prime minister of the Cook Islands, who said the parks would be zoned for multiple, sustainable uses. "This is our contribution not only to our own well-being, but also to humanity's well-being." The Guardian (London) (8/30)      Other News UNESCO calls for tapping into hydropower in Africa Leadership Nigeria (8/28)      What needs to happen for U.S. to wake up to climate change? The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (8/30)      Governments using spyware to snoop on dissidents Off-the-shelf computer espionage software, designed to escape detection by anti-virus programs, is being used to monitor dissent by governments with poor human rights records. While software such as FinSpy is ostensibly sold solely for use in criminal investigations, it has been linked to servers in nations such as Turkmenistan, Brunei and Bahrain, according to this article. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/30)      Other News South Africa miner arrests are likened to apartheid-era policing BBC (8/31)      Uzbek lawmakers approve ban on foreign bases The Christian Science Monitor (8/30)      Position Title Company Name Location CPPF Program Associate (Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific) Social Science Research Council 11201, NY AFRICA FIELD PROGRAMS DIRECTOR THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Nairobi, Kenya AGRICULTURE STRATEGY DIRECTOR - AFRICA THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Nairobi, Kenya 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 The Interdependent UN Radio News Service Aug. 30 focuses on people who have disappeared 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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