[RED DEMOCRATICA] Predicting the year to come at the United Nations

 

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	January 2, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Predicting the year to come at the United Nations As United Nations headquarters in New York finishes a $2 billion renovation phase, the "old, sloppy business of managing the world's crises will remain" in 2013, writes Colum Lynch. Conflicts in Syria, Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as the state to Iran's nuclear program, are priorities for UN envoys, Lynch says. Separately, Armin Rosen of The Atlantic weighs in with his foreign affairs predictions for the year. ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (12/31), The Atlantic online/International Channel (12/31)      UN investment pays off in Timor-Leste  Laptops aim to provide self-help in Ethiopia  India gang rape victim much more than a statistic  Sunlight causing Arctic sea ice to melt faster  7 Pakistani health workers killed  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security #MyWishIn2013 to live in a world where women are safe and their families have hope http://bit.ly/wm7NOt" @UNFoundation "Timor Leste has come a very long way. It is now a country that no longer needs UN peacekeepers to ensure security. The peacekeeping mission formally ends on December 31st, marking a huge turning point in the once violence-plagued country." UN Dispatch UN investment pays off in Timor-Leste More than a decade after the murders of Carlos Caceres and two other employees of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, peacekeepers from the world body have left Timor-Leste -- now a functioning, relatively stable democracy that serves as a model for global development. "[T]oday I am comforted by the knowledge that his sacrifice, and that of so many Timorese, meant something. ... Timor-Leste has begun to emerge from the darkest kind of violence because of the United Nations and heroes like Carlos," writes Peter Yeo, head of the Better World Campaign. The Hill/Congress blog (12/27)        UN sanctions DR Congo rebels The United Nations Security Council on Monday imposed sanctions on M23 and FDLR rebels operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The action came before Rwanda, accused of supporting the rebels, joined the council for a two-year term. BBC (12/31), Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model)/World Now blog (1/1)      Other News Germany's time on Security Council marked by notable abstentions Deutsche Welle (Germany) (12/29)      Nigeria's Jonathan: Organizers of fatal UN bombing in custody The Guardian (Nigeria) (1/1)      Impeachment of Sri Lanka's top judge criticized by UN expert Reuters (12/31)      Laptops aim to provide self-help in Ethiopia The One Laptop Per Child project in the Ethiopian villages of Wenchi and Wolondhete is providing poor children with tablet computers loaded with learning software in a bid to show that they can teach themselves and each other in the absence of formal schools. "If [the] project succeeds, it will be a veritable revolution, one that could put an end to the plight of uneducated children and help bridge the gap between rich and poor," writes Fiona Ehlers. Spiegel Online (Germany) (12/28)      Other News Recovering from Myanmar's worst natural disaster BBC (12/20)      Researcher serves up self for sake of malaria research National Public Radio/Shots blog (1/2)      More aid groups pack up from Central African Republic Devex.com/The Development Newswire blog (1/2)      India gang rape victim much more than a statistic News organizations have pieced together a portrait of the unidentified woman who died after she was raped on a Delhi bus. She was a physiotherapy student who had recently qualified to work as a trainee in a private hospital in the city. "Taken together, they portray a young woman who was, in many ways, the epitome of an up-and-coming Indian success story. ... Instead, she has become a symbol not of what is right about India but what is wrong with it," writes The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal/India Real Time blog (12/30), Reuters (12/31), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/1)        Other News Advocate who secured rights for Japanese women dies The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/1)      Sunlight causing Arctic sea ice to melt faster A study reports that sunlight absorption by newly formed Arctic ice is hastening the pace of sea ice melt. "A continuation of the observed sea-ice changes will increase the amount of light penetrating into the Arctic Ocean, enhancing sea-ice melt and affecting sea-ice and upper-ocean ecosystems," conclude researchers. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (12/31)        Other News Shell Oil drilling rig runs aground in Alaska The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/1)      7 Pakistani health workers killed Unidentified assailants on Tuesday killed seven health and educational workers in Pakistan, six of them women, and bombed the house of an anti-polio worker. The six teachers and a male doctor were killed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province while returning from a community center where they reportedly helped administer polio vaccines to children. The News International (Pakistan) (1/2), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/1), The Daily Mail (London) (1/2)      Divergent paths in North Africa after Arab Spring Three former French colonies in North Africa -- Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia -- have formed separate reactions to political and economic reform in the wake of the Arab Spring, according to The Associated Press. Meanwhile, in Egypt, young revolutionaries have lost hope as they watch the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist movements cement political gains, Reem Abdellatif writes. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (12/31), Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (1/2)        Other News North Korea's Kim eyes end to "situation of confrontation" with South The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/1)      CAR rebels pause onslaught, agree to talks Reuters (1/2)      Reporting on Syria's civil war firsthand Spiegel Online (Germany) (12/31)      Position Title Company Name Location Researcher on Russia Human Rights Watch Moscow, Russia Global Health Advocacy Manager, Better World Campaign United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Special Events Associate, NY Office United Nations Foundation New York, NY Senior Campaign Officer, Nothing But Nets United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Officer, Online Communications, Better World Campaign 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 Ban condemns escalating violence in Pakistan 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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