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	December 18, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN Foundation initiatives singled out for praise Two programs by the United Nations Foundation have been singled out by Forbes as among the top 10 social innovations of this year. GivingTuesday is a partnership of 2,500 charities that emphasizes giving, not buying, on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and the Social Good Summit, now in its fourth year, promotes the union of technology and new media to tackle some of the world's biggest problems. Forbes (12/18)      UN seeks broader humanitarian access to Syrians  Anti-malaria effort has funding shortfall  Jeremy Irons documentary traces our trash  "2013 is the year for scale for mHealth"  Kenya clamps down on refugees as vote looms  Director of the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign urges continued funding, bed nets to fight malaria in Africa  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Spotlight: mHealth | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign 5 Ways You Can Help Sandy Hook Shooting Victims: http://ow.ly/gavX2 via @Mashable #SocialGood" @UNFoundation "Humanity has made impressive gains against Malaria in the past 12 years, but unless funding is scaled up we will never rid endemic regions from the disease." UN Dispatch UN seeks broader humanitarian access to Syrians United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos is seeking permission for 10 more relief organizations to operate freely in Syria, including in areas now controlled by the opposition. UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights have been provided with protective gear in the event chemical weapons are used. BBC (12/18), France 24/Agence France-Presse (12/18), Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates) (12/17), Reuters (12/16)      Other News UN appeal for $144 million for Haiti after weather slows recovery The Miami Herald (free registration) (12/17)      Taliban sanctions tweaked to permit travel for "peace and reconciliation" Reuters (12/17)      New armored vehicle, renovated office for UN's Ban ABC News/The Associated Press (12/18)      Anti-malaria effort has funding shortfall Global targets for the reduction of deaths from malaria to "near zero" by 2015 won't be met without more money and greater distribution of bed nets, tests and drugs, the World Health Organization warns in its annual report. Only $2.3 billion of funding, or about half the amount necessary to reach all those who need assistance, was available last year, according to the United Nations agency. Bloomberg (12/17), USA Today/The Associated Press (12/17)      5 anti-polio workers murdered in Pakistan Pakistan has suspended its polio-immunization campaign in Karachi, the country's largest city, after five female workers were killed today in two cities. BBC (12/18), ABC News/The Associated Press (12/18)      Other News "Serious negligence" cited in fatal Bangladesh factory fire Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model)/World Now blog (12/17)      Book chronicles missteps in efforts to alleviate urban poverty IRINNews.org (12/17)      Jeremy Irons documentary traces our trash The documentary "Trashed" follows Jeremy Irons as he travels throughout the wealthy and developing world to spotlight the environmental problems caused by what we throw away. "Just like some of the effects of climate change, some of these health effects are still down the pipeline," says Irons, whose film is slated for release Friday in the U.S. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (12/14), The Guardian (London)/Environment blog (12/11)        333rd straight month of above-average temperatures Arctic sea ice reached a record low this year, while 2012 global temperatures are forecast to be among the highest recorded after November became the 333rd consecutive month of temperatures exceeding the 1900s' world average. "Climate change is taking place before our eyes and will continue to do so as a result of the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which have risen constantly and again reached new records," said Michel Jarraud, head of the World Meteorological Organization. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (12/17)        Other News Snapshot Serengeti: You can help scientists track wildlife PRI's The World (Boston) (12/17)      Energy subsidies by Gulf states are a dodge against tough questions BBC (12/18)      Could buying and selling of corals actually help protect reefs? The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (12/17)      "2013 is the year for scale for mHealth" A text-messaging system that educates and supports new mothers has been expanded from its origins in Bangladesh, India and South Africa to reach 20 million women through mHealth programs in 40 countries. The initiative of the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action is supported, in part, by the United Nations Foundation. MobiHealthNews.com (12/7)      Kenya clamps down on refugees as vote looms The Kenyan government, in response to months of grenade attacks linked to Somali Islamist refugees, has ordered all Somali migrants living in urban centers to relocate to special refugee camps for eventual repatriation to Somalia. The measures were introduced in the run-up to national elections, four years after election violence resulted in deaths and displacement. Spiegel Online (Germany) (12/13), The Christian Science Monitor (12/17)      Other News ICC's second-ever verdict is acquittal of DR Congo rebel leader ABC News/The Associated Press (12/18)      Prominent Egyptian prosecutor resigns Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (12/18)      Will Nagorno Karabakh conflict again spiral out of control? BBC (12/15)      Director of the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign urges continued funding, bed nets to fight malaria in Africa With the release of this year's World Health Organization World Malaria Report, Chris Helfrich, director of the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign to fight malaria in Africa, releases a statement calling on partners and governments to sustain the gains made in ending malaria deaths. Read more.      Position Title Company Name Location Coordinator of the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development Center for International Policy Washington, DC Senior Campaign Officer, Nothing But Nets United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Officer, Online Communications, Better World Campaign United Nations Foundation. Washington, DC Global Health Advocacy Manager, Better World Campaign United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Special Events Associate, NY Office United Nations Foundation New York, NY Raiser's Edge Database Coordinator United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Deputy Director, Better World Campaign United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Administrative Assistant, mHealth Alliance United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Global Health Officer, Global Health United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Program Associate, mHealth Alliance United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Associate, Online Communications, UN Foundation Special Initiatives United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Consultant: Regional Market Consultant, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (3 openings) United Nations Foundation Washington, DC 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 Hundreds of women and girls sexually assaulted in Goma 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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