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	November 29, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Online donations surged 53% on Giving Tuesday Nonprofit organizations received more than $10 million from online donations on Giving Tuesday, which was 53% more than a year ago, according to the United Nations Foundation. The national day of giving coincided with an event by a consulting firm, Conversations with Remarkable Givers, that attempted to determine "why, when, how and to whom do wealthy people give?" writes Emi Kolawole. The Washington Post (11/28), The Washington Post (11/27)      Enhanced UN status is expected for Palestinians  Figueres strikes urgent tone at UN climate talks  Uganda to ramp up prosecutions of sexual assault  Risks from disasters rise for elderly, urban poor  Is Jordan's political stability at risk?  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security Breaking: @UNAIDS @UNPeacekeeping shine a light on ending #ViolenceagainstWomen http://ow.ly/fEO2K #16Days" @UNFoundation "An upgrade from Palestine's current status at the United Nations will change next to nothing about Palestine's relationship with the United Nations." UN Dispatch Enhanced UN status is expected for Palestinians Palestinians are projected today to win a status upgrade at the United Nations from "observer" to "non-member observer" state. Palestinians aim to better establish borders for a future state, fend off Israeli building of settlements and possibly join the International Criminal Court, where it could lodge claims against Israel. BBC (11/29), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/29), The Wall Street Journal (11/28)      Global "lighthouse" projects are spotlighted in Doha Solar lamps backed by the United Nations Momentum for Change initiative are improving the lives of thousands of women in Uganda, and one of nine projects to be featured at the UN climate talks in Qatar. Among the other projects -- characterized as "lighthouse activities" for their potential to help the poor on a global scale -- are electric cars in Sri Lanka, water purification in Kenya and energy-efficient bricks in Peru. AlertNet (11/27)      Fees cost billions in vital worker remittances Transfer fees on remittances by foreign nationals to least-developed countries are too high -- 30% above the global average -- and such governments should work to unify remittance policies, says the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in a report. The Guardian (London) (11/26)      Other News AU mission in Mali gains tentative backing of UN chief BBC (11/29)      Colombia proposal could help war criminals avert prosecution, UN says Reuters (11/27)      Former Kosovo leader is again acquitted of war crimes by UN tribunal BBC (11/28)      Figueres strikes urgent tone at UN climate talks "Governments need to hurry up" is the message Christiana Figueres, United Nations climate chief, delivered to negotiators during talks in Doha, Qatar. "We have had severe climate and weather events all over the world," she said, citing Superstorm Sandy in the U.S., "and everyone is beginning to understand that is exactly the future we are going to be looking about if they don't do something about it." AlertNet/Reuters (11/28), Mail & Guardian (South Africa) (11/27), Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (11/28)      Other News $2 billion in anti-cholera aid is sought by Haiti The Guardian (London) (11/29)      Low-cost Aakash2 tablet is showcased at UN The Hindu (India)/Press Trust of India (11/29)      Uganda to ramp up prosecutions of sexual assault The Ugandan government is allocating $92,700 to provide free counseling and examinations to a projected 10,000 survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. Most victims do not report attacks because they cannot afford medical exams, and the hope is that the free exams will increase prosecutions. IRINNews.org (11/29)      Other News Activists protest China's gender inequality, job discrimination The Guardian (London) (11/28)      Risks from disasters rise for elderly, urban poor An increase in extreme weather events means urban dwellers and the elderly in some of the world's poorest countries will become more vulnerable, said John Beddington, the U.K.'s chief scientific adviser. Earthquakes and flooding pose the greatest threats, he said. The Guardian (London) (11/27)      Other News Group: China is world's top importer of illegal timber AlertNet/Reuters (11/29)      Pastoralists map climate change in Chad to preserve, improve way of life AlertNet/Climate Conversations blog (11/26)      585 rhino were killed this year in South Africa, up from 13 in '07 Yale Environment 360 (11/27)      Is Jordan's political stability at risk? Jordan has been spared from popular upheaval in the Arab world, but observers say that could soon change as a result of a financial crisis, rising fuel prices and the lagging pace of political reforms. Reuters (11/29), The Washington Post (11/21)        Other News Sunni Muslim alliance is a new axis in shifting Middle East The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/27)      Warlords rule, unchallenged, in Afghan provinces BBC (11/27)      Lay Tibetans join in self-immolations to protest Chinese rule The Washington Post/The Associated Press (11/28)      Position Title Company Name Location Deployment Coordinator (Security Risk) RedR Australia Melbourne, Australia 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 Syria using landmines to target civilians fleeing the country 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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