[RED DEMOCRATICA] Meaningful action sought at UN climate talks

 

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	November 20, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Meaningful action sought at UN climate talks A week before climate negotiators from nearly 200 countries are slated to meet in Doha, Qatar, researchers are calling for a shake-up in the voting process and delegation sizes. The United Nations talks follow a World Bank report that warns of sharp temperature increases this century. While the meeting is not expected to yield breakthroughs, it is important for work toward a deal in 2015, says climate policy officer Sönke Kreft. AlertNet/Reuters (11/18), AlertNet (11/19), Reuters (11/20), Spiegel Online (Germany) (11/19)      Ban presses for Gaza peace; truce reported  Myanmar reforms: Social issues standing in way?  River treaties could ensure equitable water use  Goma reportedly falls to DR Congo rebels  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security Tuesday is Universal Children's Day -- find out about the Convention in the Rights of the Child more here: http://j.mp/chGNOD via @UN" @UNFoundation "Obama himself warned that Myanmar must extend new-found economic prosperity to everyone, not just the top tier of society. It remains to be seen if this advice will be heeded." UN Dispatch Ban presses for Gaza peace; truce reported An official from Hamas said today that a truce has been reached in the week-old conflict between the group and Israel. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon planned today to visit top Israeli and Palestinian political leaders as part of the Egyptian-led peace effort. Reuters (11/19), Reuters (11/20), The Guardian (London) (11/19), Bloomberg (11/20)      Mixed ruling by UN high court over Caribbean dispute The United Nations high court, in a bid to resolve a long-running territorial dispute between Nicaragua and Colombia, on Monday issued a binding ruling that designated seven islets in the Caribbean Sea as Colombian but gave Nicaragua control of formerly Colombian waters understood to hold oil and gas. While Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said the ruling was a cause for celebration, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said it was "wrong and contradictory." BBC (11/19), Reuters (11/19)        Leading opera, jazz figures recognized by UNESCO Two of the world's great operatic tenors -- Placido Domingo of Spain and Juan Diego Florez of Peru -- have been named goodwill ambassadors by UNESCO. The UN agency also named Panamanian jazz pianist and composer Danilo Pérez an artist for peace. Reuters (11/14), United Press International (11/19)      Other News Record 110 member states back abolition of death penalty Daily Nation (Kenya)/Agence France-Presse (11/20)      18% increase is reported in Afghanistan poppy cultivation ABC News/The Associated Press (11/20)      UN's Ban visits Yemen, urges progress toward democracy Reuters (11/19)      Myanmar reforms: Social issues standing in way? While democratic reforms in Myanmar have been grabbing headlines, observers warn that they are having little impact for the many citizens burdened by poverty, ethnic disputes and censorship. "Change is happening in the upper levels of government ... but the lives of the people are largely the same as before," said Sein Win, an editor at Mizzima News, which was founded by exiles from Myanmar. IRINNews.org (11/19)        Other News Brazilian corn poses fast-growing challenge to U.S. dominance The Washington Post (11/18)      Global Fund chief Dybul spells out vision, says issues "are interconnected" Devex.com/The Development Newswire (11/16)      River treaties could ensure equitable water use Water is the most important global resource not governed by international agreement, writes Fred Pearce. However, two global river treaties -- including the United Nations Convention on the Non-Navigable Uses of International Watercourses -- are gaining broader acceptance. Yale Environment 360 (11/19)      Climate causing problems? Enter defense contractors Climate change is generating economic incentive for some of the world's biggest defense and aerospace companies, five of which recently said they would cooperate to devise solutions for disasters, renewables and global warming. BBC (11/18)      Other News Ecuador targets 180 million rats with poison bait on Galapagos Islands The Huffington Post/The Associated Press (11/16)      BP estimates final cost of Deepwater Horizon disaster at $41 billion The Economist/Schumpeter blog (11/15)      Abuses alleged at civet farms, source of world's priciest coffee The Guardian (London) (11/19)      Goma reportedly falls to DR Congo rebels M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say they have captured the city of Goma. The country's army and police put up little resistance, according to reports, while United Nations peacekeepers stationed at the city's airport repelled a rebel attack. The world body accuses Rwanda of backing the rebel fighters. BBC (11/20), The Guardian (London) (11/20), Reuters (11/20)        Other News Ethnic Somalis targeted by mobs in Kenya's "Little Mogadishu" Al-Jazeera (11/20)      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 Secretary-General urges cooperation in solving Middle East conflict 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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