[RED DEMOCRATICA] BOLETIN : UN to vote on resolution seeking Syria political transition

 

@UNFoundation�|�Excerpts from UN Dispatch�|�UN report: Garment industry must improve safety conditions Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com�|� Web Version � May 10, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION �   News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN to vote on resolution seeking Syria political transition The United Nations General Assembly will vote Wednesday on an Arab-supported draft resolution calling for a political solution to the Syrian crisis. Russia is urging members to reject the resolution. Meanwhile, Lakhdar Brahimi will continue in his post as UN-Arab League envoy for Syria. Reuters (5/9), The Washington Post/The Associated Press (5/9) Share:����� Above the Fold UN report: Garment industry must improve safety conditions Bacteria thwarts mosquitoes' ability to carry malaria virus Annan: African natural resource companies must pay their share Syria used chemical weapons, Turkey says MAMA celebrates second anniversary with launch of its second national mobile health program UN Radio � Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: This is what the power of moms looks like http://bit.ly/10K3i72 #Globalmom Share:����� UN Dispatch "In this week's [podcast] episode, I talk with Dr. Laura Seay who you probably know better as @TexasinAfrica. I learn how the daughter of a preacher from a cotton farming community near Lubbock became one of America's most influential Africanists. We talk about how activism around Africa ... often has nefarious consequences on the ground; how the DR Congo can get back on its feet; and, speaking of feet, why she cringes at the sight of TOMS shoes." UN Dispatch (5/8) Share:����� United Nations UN report: Garment industry must improve safety conditions The garment industry is responsible for providing safe working conditions in Bangladesh, says a United Nations working group on human rights and business. Separately, a female garment worker was found alive in the rubble of the Bangladesh factory that collapsed 17 days ago. United Press International (5/9), The Washington Post/The Associated Press (5/10) Share:����� UN panel investigates U.K. on human rights The Guardian (London) (5/9) Share:����� ICC will continue legal proceedings against Kenyan leader Reuters (5/10) Share:����� UN: African peacekeeping death toll in Somalia could be 3,000 Reuters (5/9) Share:����� Ban speaks out on possibility of violence in Pakistan vote India Today (5/10) Share:����� Health Development Bacteria thwarts mosquitoes' ability to carry malaria virus Malaria transmission could be reduced by mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria, say Michigan State University researchers. The bacteria prevents the insects from carrying the malaria virus, thereby lowering the chance of transmitting the disease to humans. National Public Radio/Shots blog (5/9), Nature (free content) (5/9) Share:����� WHO receives supply of semi-synthetic artemisinin The World Health Organization has received the first shipment of semi-synthetic artemisinin, a component for anti-malaria drugs. The semi-synthetic product will augment supplies of natural artemisinin, "which ensures a constant supply of the drug," says Anthony Fake of WHO. IRINNews.org (5/9) Share:����� Lessons from selling to the world's poor Impact Energies CEO Hugh Whalan explains the reason his business sells products to people in West Africa making less than $6 per day. He says the region is a viable consumer market; competition will decrease prices and eliminate "the poverty penalty"; and business supplements charity. FastCoExist (5/8) Share:����� Coordinated efforts help quell dengue outbreaks A dengue outbreak in Pakistan in 2011 was successfully thwarted by coordinated efforts to find and destroy mosquito larvae. This article details the tactics used and lessons learned. IRINNews.org (5/10) Share:����� Lack of funding stymies hunger program in Guinea-Bissau IRINNews.org (5/9) Share:����� Cambodia could see HIV transmission cases drop to zero by 2020 Xinhuanet.com (China) (5/10) Share:����� 2 polio cases are reported in Pakistan The Express Tribune (Pakistan) (5/10) Share:����� Climate and Energy Annan: African natural resource companies must pay their share "Illicit financial outflows" by African natural resource companies need to stopped, said former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, chairman of the Africa Progress Panel. "It is unconscionable that some companies ... maximize their profits, while millions of Africans go without adequate nutrition, health and education," he wrote in a report. The Guardian (London) (5/9) Share:����� Angola seeks to counter drought impact in Cunene province Reuters (5/9) Share:����� Peacekeeping and Security Syria used chemical weapons, Turkey says Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says chemical weapons were used by the Syrian government. "It is clear that the regime has used chemical weapons and missiles," Erdogan says. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says any political solution to the Syrian conflict will require Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. Reuters (5/9), Al Jazeera (5/9), Reuters (5/9), Al Jazeera (5/10) Share:����� 2 police stations are bombed in Benghazi, Libya Al Jazeera (5/10) Share:����� Philippines considers ending peacekeeping in Golan Heights Channel NewsAsia (5/10) Share:����� 5 suicide bombers attack Mali, Niger troops Reuters (5/10) Share:����� UN Foundation Better World Campaign MAMA celebrates second anniversary with launch of its second national mobile health program The Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action kicked off its two-year anniversary early with the national launch of MAMA South Africa Wednesday, its second mobile health program. "The launch of MAMA South Africa is a milestone for the partnership, and a great way to celebrate our two-year anniversary," said Kirsten Gagnaire, global director of MAMA. "Both MAMA South Africa and MAMA Bangladesh, which launched last year, are delivering a suite of innovative mobile content that's helping more moms and their family members make informed healthcare decisions." Read more Share:����� Position Title Company Name Location Civil Society Capacity Building/Governance and Institutional Development Advisor Institute for Sustainable Communities Bangkok, Thailand Executive Director National Religious Campaign Against Torture Washington, DC Chief of Party - Mekong Partnership for the Environment (MPE) Institute for Sustainable Communities Bangkok, Thailand Click here to view more job listings. � UN Radio Human security approach demands a clear focus on actual needs and capacities of states: UNDP. 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