[RED DEMOCRATICA] Flowering Asia welfare states draw upon lessons from the West

 

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	September 7, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Flowering Asia welfare states draw upon lessons from the West Governments with the strongest economies in Asia are building social safety nets -- providing pensions and health care and unemployment assistance -- at a pace much faster than seen during the development of Western welfare states. If these plans prove affordable, countries such as Indonesia, China and South Korea could become examples for the world. The Economist (9/8), The Economist (9/8)      Pesticide-linked maladies are on rise in sub-Sahara  Camps are restless as Syrian refugees flood Jordan  Candidate quotas are a start for Africa's women  Arctic ice melt accelerates  Colombia to press Farc fighters amid peace talks  UN Foundation's Girl Up Campaign announces new teen advisory board  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign We need your feedback! Help us measure progress toward our goal of #100x20 clean #cookstoves fuels http://ow.ly/dweNL" @Cookstoves "After an overview of the former Secretary-General's time growing up in Ghana and his start at the United Nations, Ignatius honed in on the time Annan spent as head of the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)." UN Dispatch Pesticide-linked maladies are on rise in sub-Sahara Treating illnesses traced to pesticides in sub-Saharan Africa could cost $90 billion for the 2005-20 period, exceeding the region's international aid for basic health services, according to a recent report by the United Nations Environment Programme. "Pollution and disease related to the unsustainable use, production and disposal of chemicals can, in fact, hinder progress towards key development targets by affecting water supplies, food security, well-being or worker productivity," said the agency's executive director, Achim Steiner. The Guardian (London)/The Associated Press (9/6)      007 auction to raise money for UNICEF UNICEF will receive some of the proceeds from an invitation-only charity auction next month marking the 50th anniversary of "Dr. No," the first in the James Bond movie series. The Aston Martin V12 DBS coupe featured in the most recent Bond film, "Quantum of Solace," is the top attraction. Chicago Sun-Times/The Associated Press (9/6)      Other News Palestinians to make case for UN upgrade on Sept. 27 Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates)/Agence France-Presse (9/6)      Millions of Latin American, Caribbean children don't attend school Fox News Latino/Agencia EFE (8/31)      U.S.: Flagging border deal between Sudan, S. Sudan, could reinvigorate conflict BBC (9/6)      Camps are restless as Syrian refugees flood Jordan Tensions are reportedly high at camps for Syrian refugees in Jordan, which is housing more than 72,000 Syrians, nearly as many as much larger Turkey. Children make up two-thirds of the more than 25,000 people at the Zataari tent city in northern Jordan, where refugees are living in sometimes wretched conditions. The Guardian (London) (9/3), Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (9/6)        Other News FAO suggest steps to improve diets among urban poor IRINNews.org (9/6)      Private Honduras "charter cities" are planned The Independent (London) (9/7)      S. Africa's Tutu laments pace of country's development The Guardian (London) (9/4)      Candidate quotas are a start for Africa's women Quota systems are helping more women into political office in Africa, but the policies have yet to level the playing field, writes Sarah Jackson. Female political figures are often harassed and sidelined by even their own parties, reflecting the inequities in societies in which women have great responsibilities but often few educational and economic options. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (9/4)        Other News Muslim Brotherhood social outreach emphasizes unequal roles for women The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (9/4)      For $3, Indian woman gives away daughters to traffickers BBC (9/6)      Arctic ice melt accelerates The unprecedented rate at which floating sea ice has been melting in the Arctic has caught scientists by surprise, spurring a revaluation of what many have identified an ongoing trend. "It is a greater change than we could even imagine 20 years ago, even 10 years ago," said Kim Holmen of the Norwegian Polar Institute. BBC (9/7), The Wall Street Journal (9/6)        China's finless porpoise is threatened by extinction Measures to protect the Tibetan antelope are finding success in China, where numbers have stabilized since the 1990s, but the country's Yangtze finless porpoise -- also known as the "river pig" could become extinct within 15 years. 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