[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban visits DR Congo, declares that fighting must give way to negotiations

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Kathy Calvin: Partnerships are essential to fight diseases Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   May 23, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban visits DR Congo, declares that fighting must give way to negotiations The fighting between Democratic Republic of Congo troops and M23 rebels must stop in favor of a return to peace talks, says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is visiting DR Congo. Ban "urged [DR Congo] President Kabila to continue with the Kampala negotiations." The M23 called for a cease-fire during Ban's visit. Xinhuanet.com (China) (5/23), CTV.ca (Canada)/The Associated Press (5/23), Reuters (5/23) Share:      Above the Fold Kathy Calvin: Partnerships are essential to fight diseases Kenya polio case is the "tip of an iceberg," WHO says Why we need to use mobile technology to empower women Syrian opposition leader says Assad must step down to speed transition UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: Half a million people participated in the @myworld2015 survey. Did you make your voice heard? http://goo.gl/tAmvM #post2015 #UN Share:      UN Dispatch "World Health Organization officials have just confirmed [that a case of paralysis found in Dadaab, Kenya] is in fact caused by wild poliovirus. This is the first time in two years polio has been found in Kenya, and two people who've had contact with the girl [experiencing paralysis] have also tested positive." UN Dispatch (5/22) Share:      United Nations Kathy Calvin: Partnerships are essential to fight diseases Partnerships generate the innovation needed to fight the deadliest diseases, writes Kathy Calvin, president and CEO of the United Nations Foundation. One such partnership is Pledge Guarantee for Health, which is a "unique alliance of businesses, non-profits, governments and donors [that] exemplifies the innovative partnerships that are crucial to meeting 21st century development goals," Calvin writes. UN Foundation (5/17) Share:      UN renews call for Syria to allow chemical weapons inspectors The United Nations is calling on the Syrian government to permit chemical weapons inspectors into the country "without further delay." UN Middle East envoy Robert Serry tells the UN Security Council there are "mounting reports on the use of chemical weapons" in Syria. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (5/22), Reuters (5/22) Share:      UN forecasts world GDP growth of 2.3% this year Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)/The Associated Press (5/23) Share:      Chinese soldiers could join UN peacekeeping force in Mali Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)/Agence France-Presse (5/23) Share:      WHO: Contingency planning is needed against possible bird-flu outbreak Google/Agence France-Presse (5/22) Share:      Fighting in Darfur sends 300,000 looking for refuge, UN says Reuters (5/22) Share:      Health Development Kenya polio case is the "tip of an iceberg," WHO says A new polio case in Kenya is worrisome and underscores the need for vaccinations as more outbreaks could occur, officials say. "This is a particularly fragile part of the world in terms of immunity. ... [I]f polio lands in a pocket with low immunity, it could spark a large outbreak," says World Health Organization's Sona Bari. National Public Radio/Shots blog (5/22) Share:      Humanitarian aid to N. Korea stymied as European banks end access AlertNet/Reuters (5/22) Share:      Women Girls Why we need to use mobile technology to empower women Giving women access to mobile technology will allow them to better care for themselves and their children as well as reduce gender inequality, writes Patricia Mechael, executive director of the mHealth Alliance. "I can't help but wonder how much closer we would be to achieving Millennium Development Goal 3 -- to promote gender equality and empower women -- if we focused on consistently putting the power of mobile technology into their hands," she writes. Forbes (5/22) Share:        Peacekeeping and Security Syrian opposition leader says Assad must step down to speed transition Syrian opposition leader Moaz Alkhatib says that President Bashar al-Assad should step down to open the way for a transitional government. The opposition also says Iranian and Hezbollah fighters supporting the government need to leave Syria. Meanwhile, about 8,000 Syrians are formally seeking asylum in Libya. Reuters (5/23), Reuters (5/23), IRINNews.org (5/23) Share:      Kerry wants to get Israelis, Palestinians talking Al Jazeera (5/23) Share:      Sectarian fighting continues in Lebanon Al Jazeera (5/23) Share:      Has China persuaded North Korea to resume peace negotiations? Reuters (5/23) Share:      Simultaneous bomb blasts kill at least 21 in Niger Al Jazeera (5/23) Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Advocacy Coordinator Human Rights Watch New York City, NY Partnerships and Communications Associate, NYC United Nations Foundation New York, NY Executive Director, United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio Israeli-Palestinian conflict not less important than Syria crisis: UN envoy. 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