[RED DEMOCRATICA] UNICEF: Societal factors keep more than 25% of DR Congo children from school

 

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	March 4, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UNICEF: Societal factors keep more than 25% of DR Congo children from school More than 25% of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo don't attend school, UNICEF says. Societal factors such as poverty, childhood marriage, and children working in farming and mining hamper school attendance. Other factors include lack of education funding and not enough schools. The Seattle Times/The Associated Press (3/4), Reuters (3/2)      Ban urges talks to end Syrian conflict  USAID programs cut as part of sequestration  Stopping violence against women is aim of UN talks  Ocean warning possible for malaria outbreaks  Syrian rebels could receive weapons imports  Students from L.A. Unified School District participate in UNA-USA's Global Classrooms Model UN Conference  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | Spotlight: UNA-USA Help kick off the #GirlRising premiere! Join the Thunderclap to share these girls' amazing stories: http://bit.ly/VBD88A" @UNFoundation "According to analysis from the Better World Campaign ... the sequester could cut about $100 million in US contributions to peacekeeping." UN Dispatch Ban urges talks to end Syrian conflict The Syrian government and rebels must begin talks to end the civil war, and the United Nations Security Council also needs to act, says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "The Security Council must no longer stand as a silent witness to the slaughter. At long last, it must come together and establish the parameters for the democratic transition that might be the last best hope for saving Syria," Ban says. Reuters (3/1), Reuters (3/2)      UN agencies urge deal to keep drugs accessible to world's poor Two United Nations agencies are urging extension of an exemption for least-developed countries on patent protection to ensure that HIV/AIDS and other lifesaving drugs remain affordable for the poor. "If this transition period is not extended, then LDCs will be expected to comply with TRIPS obligations, and they simply do not have resources to do so," said Aziz ur Rehman of Medecins Sans Frontieres. "In the area of pharmaceuticals, it will lead to massive patenting of drugs resulting in higher prices and erosion of generic competition." 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Devex.com/Pennsylvania Ave. blog (3/2)      Europe supports push to cure rare conditions The European Commission will spend about $187 million on 26 research projects on rare diseases, involving research teams from 29 countries. The goal is to discover effective treatments for metabolic, immune and cardiovascular disorders, among others. PharmaTimes (U.K.) (3/1)      Other News Newspaper: Banishing polio is a worthwhile but challenging goal The Independent (London) (3/2)      Secession-related violence mars Kenya vote ABC News/The Associated Press (3/4)      Stopping violence against women is aim of UN talks The United Nations Commission on Status of Women meets this week to craft solutions to "all forms of violence against women and girls." Recent high-profile incidents of rape and murder underscore the importance of finding ways to improve safety and ensure gender equality, Jessica Mack writes. 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The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (3/4), The Washington Post (3/4), The Daily Mail (London) (3/4)      Other News UN announces next top nuclear inspector Reuters (3/1)      French can't yet confirm death of Islamist leader in Mali News24.com (South Africa)/Agence France-Presse (3/4)      Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. Rwanda achieves remarkable results from revamped health policy (The Atlantic online) UN Women, Bianca Jagger work to stop violence against women (The Huffington Post) Clark: Achieving MDGs will pave way for post-2015 agenda success (Devex.com) UN report: Eating less meat in wealthy nations will help poorer ones (FoodNavigator) Atheists reveal persecution, death fears to UN human rights panel (The Guardian (London)) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. Students from L.A. 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