[RED DEMOCRATICA] Countdown nears for final 1,000 days of MDGs

 

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	April 2, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Countdown nears for final 1,000 days of MDGs Friday marks the start of the last 1,000 days for creating and implementing the Millennium Development Goals. Social media campaigns will highlight the MDG achievements as well as spur where it is needed. "Organizations will rally their supporters to share their stories about what has been working and what can be done to advance the MDGs moving forward in the post-2015 agenda," GOOD writes. Good.is (4/2)      UN General Assembly approves arms treaty  EU works on post-2015 proposal  Carbon credit collapse hurts Indian lamp program  North Korea to revive nuclear reactor  Hundreds of students from Boston public and charter schools participate in Model United Nations Conference  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | Spotlight: UNA-USA |  As member states gather to discuss a global #ArmsTreaty, a few myths have come up. Check out the facts: http://bit.ly/10kOFJ1 @UNFoundation "Treaties like this typically operate on the [principle] of consensus. Countries negotiate the text in such a way that [every] country on the planet can sign it. But Iran, North Korea and Syria refused to approve the draft text last week, therefore blocking universal consensus. Instead of letting these spoilers kill the whole treaty, the action is moving to the General Assembly for a vote on the final text." UN Dispatch UN General Assembly approves arms treaty The United Nations General Assembly today approved the first UN treaty that would regulate arms sales. The vote was 154 in favor, three against, and 23 countries sitting out the vote. ABC News/The Associated Press (4/2), BBC (4/2)      Ban: North Korea is on a "collision course" United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said North Korea's restarting of a nuclear site shows the "crisis has gone too far" and called for negotiations with North Korea. "Things must begin to calm down, there is no need for [North Korea] to be on a collision course with the international community. Nuclear threats are not a game," he said. BBC (4/2)      Other News UNHRC: Macau needs to enact universal suffrage MacauBusiness.com (4/1)      Philippines official: UN peacekeeper safety is a priority Sun.Star (Philippines) (4/2)      EU works on post-2015 proposal The EU is drafting post-2015 goals for a sustainable future and an end to poverty, but obstacles are expected. The EU believes that such goals should address "access to energy and water, sustainable land use, natural resource efficiency and climate change mitigation in the development framework," says Krzysztof Lisek, a Polish member of the European Parliament. The InterDependent (4/1)      Transforming global health care Global health care is being transformed, writes Deborah Derrick of Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The Global Fund's revamped funding model and President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief's Blueprint program demonstrate how collaboration and funding are improving, she writes. The Huffington Post (4/1)      Other News Study: European health care decimated by financial crisis Deutsche Welle (Germany) (4/1)      Humanitarian aid lacking for displaced people in Pakistan Devex.com (4/2)      Planting hybrid corn in Indian region under debate The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters Blog (4/2)      Carbon credit collapse hurts Indian lamp program A program begun by U.S.-based C-Quest Capital in 2010 to use carbon credits to fund compact fluorescent light bulbs in India has been shut down due because of the weak carbon trading market. The program helped poor Indians cut their electricity bills by using CFLs. C-Quest is looking for alternative funding to restart the program. AlertNet (4/2)      Other News Shutdown of CIDA followed by Canada's withdrawal from UN drought agency Devex.com/The Development Newswire blog (4/1)      Coal led to rise in U.K. carbon emissions in 2012 The Guardian (London) (3/28)      North Korea to revive nuclear reactor North Korea is restarting nuclear facilities including a reactor capable of creating bomb-grade plutonium. "It was a reactor that was nearing obsolescence with a cooling tower that wasn't functioning properly when it was blown up. It could mean they've been rebuilding quite a few things," said Yoo Ho-yeol of Korea University in South Korea. Reuters (4/1), Reuters (4/2)      Other News Opinion: Iranian nuclear threat may deter U.S. from arming Syrian rebels The Washington Post/The Associated Press (4/2)      Syrian casualties reached record levels in March AlertNet/Reuters (4/1)      DR Congo rebels criticize UN intervention force GlobalPost.com/Agence France-Presse (4/1)      Hundreds of students from Boston public and charter schools participate in Model United Nations Conference More than 250 middle and high school students from 15 schools in the Boston area are attending the United Nations Association of the USA's Global Classrooms Boston Model UN Conference at Northeastern University. In Model UN, students role-play as representatives from countries, interest groups and nongovernmental organizations in simulations of UN bodies. 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