[RED DEMOCRATICA] Vital statistics absent for half of Africa's children

 

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	September 6, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Vital statistics absent for half of Africa's children Birth certificates do not exist for about half of Africa's children, the implications of which are not only metaphysical, but also real. "Could you imagine a child not having an identity, not having an existence written down and so you're born, you live your life, you die and you never existed in any document," said Cornelius Williams, regional adviser for child protection at UNICEF. "It's like you were never there." Leadership Nigeria (9/4)      UN inaction over Syria has human cost, Ban says  Rains worsen West Africa cholera emergency  Tropical biodiversity reserves faltering  Report claims broader reach of CIA "rendition"  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security Head to @mHIMSS to learn more about mHealth's integral role in hospital management: http://bit.ly/OwUgsV" @mHealthAlliance "If you take a few moments to read through the polling data, you'll find what Congressman Payne intuitively knew from his life's experience and what Congressman Holt believes is a political winner: a strong American partnership with the United Nations is valuable to the United States and to the world." UN Dispatch UN inaction over Syria has human cost, Ban says The lack of action by the United Nations Security Council against bloodshed in Syria has discredited the body and contributed to the misery of the Syrian people, said Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general. "The council's paralysis does the Syrian people harm. ... Inaction cannot be an option for our community of nations," Ban told the General Assembly on Wednesday. Yahoo!/Reuters (9/5), CBS News (9/5)      Palestinians seek to boost UN status as UNCTAD report is released The land and sea blockade by Israel of the Gaza Strip, combined with expansion of Jewish settlements, mean that half of all Palestinians are classified as poor, according to a report by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he plans this month to ask the General Assembly to be declared a nonmember observer state. Reuters (9/5), Reuters (9/5), BBC (9/3)      Other News Sustainable Development Goals to draw upon new water-monitoring data AlertNet (9/5)      IAEA shares images of controversial Iran military site at closed-door meeting Reuters (9/5)      Rains worsen West Africa cholera emergency The spread of cholera in Guinea and Sierra Leone is being hastened by heavy rains and has affected 17,400 people. United Nations agencies report that, overall, more than 55,000 cases of cholera -- at least 1,100 of them fatal -- have been reported this year from 15 countries in West Africa, an increase of 34% over last year. AlertNet (9/6), IRINNews.org (8/31)      Stock exchanges for social investment catch on The London Social Stock Exchange aims to mimic the success of the Impact Exchange Board, the first fully regulated stock exchange for businesses oriented toward social issues. "We're not talking about big companies with a good [corporate social responsibility] record, but smaller ones that specialize in providing goods and services explicitly for a social purpose. ... That could be anything from a company working in the health care or education field, to green technology businesses, fair trade enterprises," said Pradeep Jethi, co-founder of the the London exchange. Global Envision (8/24)        Other News Children in Pakistan region vaccinated against polio after 3-year ban The Telegraph (London) (9/6)      Wary optimism over plateau in world food prices Reuters (9/6)      Bill and Melinda Gates respond to criticism Al-Jazeera (9/2)      Tropical biodiversity reserves faltering A study reports that conservation efforts in some of the world's most biologically diverse areas are having positive results. However, many reserves -- so-called "arks" of biodiversity -- were struggling under the stresses of human activity across the tropical regions of Africa, the Americas and Asia Pacific. EnvironmentalResearchWeb.org (U.K.) (8/24)        Other News North Pole forecast to be ice-free during summers Yale Environment 360 (8/30)      Poaching reduces Vietnam wild elephant population to "a few dozen" The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/IHT Rendezvous blog (9/6)      Russian Arctic energy project shelved over costs, drop in demand The Guardian (London) (8/29)      Planned palm oil plantation in Cameroon draws criticism The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (9/5)      Report claims broader reach of CIA "rendition" A report by Human Rights Watch claims that the use of waterboarding by the Central Intelligence Agency was more widespread than reported. Documents recovered in Libya reportedly reveal a broader reach of the agency's "rendition" program, according to the 154-page report. The CIA has said that only three prisoners, all of whom are still being held at Guantanamo Bay, were subjected to waterboarding during interrogation. The Washington Post (9/6)      Other News Afghanistan admits hundreds of soldiers poorly vetted, tied to insurgents The Washington Post (9/5)      Position Title Company Name Location 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 Responsibility to protect faces urgent test, says UN chief 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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