[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN report shows middle-class boom in the global south

 

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	March 15, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN report shows middle-class boom in the global south Countries in the "global south" are growing more prosperous and possess more than half of the world's middle-class population, says the United Nation Development Programme's 2013 Human Development report. Brazil, Chile and Mexico are leaders in policy, markets and innovation, while data from the report show that the U.S.'s ranking has been lowered because of inequality. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (3/14), The Guardian (London)/Datablog (3/14)      Clark: Anti-drug policies need to be rethought  FAO project aims to measure food security  Band members say lives changed by Rwandan visit  Why gender quality is so critical to development  Climate change will put more people in poverty  Iran boosts arms to Syria; EU rejects arming rebels  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Nothing But Nets | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security Great @undispatch piece on how budget cuts can severely threaten US global engagement http://ow.ly/iVSEp #sequestration" @UNFoundation "[This graph showing findings from the 2013 Human Development Report] underscores the fact that since 2000 there has been unrelenting progress toward making the world a more just and equitable place. ... It may not seem so at times, but we are living in a transformational era in which entire continents are being lifted out of poverty." UN Dispatch Clark: Anti-drug policies need to be rethought The war on drugs needs to be reframed as a public health issue, says Helen Clark of the United Nations Development Programme. To do that, Latin American countries will need to rethink their policies. "The countries in the region that have been ravaged by the armed violence associated with drug cartels are starting to think laterally about a broad range of approaches and they should be encouraged to do that," Clark says. AlertNet/Reuters (3/15)      Other News Ban calls on Myanmar, Kachin rebels to halt fighting Xinhuanet.com (China) (3/15)      UN: Aid requested for Palestinians living in Syria Xinhuanet.com (China) (3/15)      UN: Pakistan didn't approve drone strikes by U.S. CBC.ca (Canada)/The Associated Press (3/15)      FAO project aims to measure food security The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization is launching Voices of the Hungry -- a test of its hunger-tracking method -- in Angola, Ethiopia, Malawi and Niger. FAO will gather information on food-insecurity experiences instead of just tracking caloric intake. Devex.com (3/14)      Other News Bill Gates: Disease-research funding underserved by capitalism Wired.co.uk (U.K.) (3/14)      UNICEF booklet shows Islamic clerics' support of polio shots The News International (Pakistan) (3/14)      Malaria's role in Nigeria's maternal deaths Premium Times (Nigeria) (3/14)      Band members say lives changed by Rwandan visit Members of the band Dawes visited Rwanda last week to promote Nothing but Nets and found it to be "a life-changing experience, to say the least," says Taylor Goldsmith. "Witnessing injustice on that level is really difficult to comprehend." Rolling Stone (3/14)      Why gender quality is so critical to development Gender equality is more than just giving women equal access -- there is a "deep interconnections between gender equality in education and the general well-being of the economy, not to mention society as a whole," writes Paul Stephens. "By prioritizing gender equality, experts hope that future goals better address the root causes of gender discrimination," he adds. The InterDependent (3/14)      Leadership role foreseen for Russian women A conference focused on Russian women was held at an outside venue during the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. "[T]he women who took part in our conference are real leaders. They're very smart and brave. They know what they want. They aren't afraid of talking about violence against women and of evaluating the current regulation system," says Elizaveta Filatova, a conference organizer. Voice of Russia (3/15)      Climate change will put more people in poverty Urgent action on the environment is necessary to prevent the number of people in poverty from rising dramatically, says the United Nations Development Programme's 2013 Human Development report. There could be 3 billion additional people living in poverty by 2050 unless climate change is halted, the report says. 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