[RED DEMOCRATICA] Syria death toll passes 80,000 as General Assembly passes resolution

 

<a href="https://twitter.com/myworld2015/status/334294820602400768" target="_blank">@MYWorld2015</a> | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | IAEA rebuffed by Iran in latest nuclear talks Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   May 16, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Syria death toll passes 80,000 as General Assembly passes resolution The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution calling for a political solution to the Syrian crisis and condemning the Syrian government's actions. The vote was 107-12, with 59 countries abstaining. Meanwhile, the UN says more than 80,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Syria. Reuters (5/15), Reuters (5/15), The Washington Post/The Associated Press (5/15), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (5/15) Share:      Above the Fold IAEA rebuffed by Iran in latest nuclear talks Turkey seeks global assistance with Syrian refugees Inequality needs to be at center of post-2015 discussions Developing countries take lead in petroleum demand Israel may launch new strikes against missile shipments UN Radio   Quote of the Day @MYWorld2015: #Post2015 development agenda must reflect all dimensions of #sustainability http://goo.gl/PqcR6 Share:      UN Dispatch "Civilians -- babies -- are being killed for no other reason than their ethnic affiliation. This is what sectarian conflict looks like. What's worse, the logic of the Syria civil war suggests that these kinds of atrocities will come more frequently." UN Dispatch (5/15) Share:      United Nations IAEA rebuffed by Iran in latest nuclear talks The International Atomic Energy Agency reported no progress was made in Wednesday's talks with Iran. The IAEA seeks to restart its investigation into Iran's alleged atomic-weapons research. Reuters (5/15) Share:      Albert Gerard Koenders is expected to become UN envoy to Mali Reuters (5/15) Share:      UN Security Council is asked to approve sanctions against CAR rebels Reuters (5/15) Share:      Ban urges countries to rein in "out of control" disaster losses The Jamaica Observer (5/16) Share:      UN envoy Robinson gives hope that DR Congo rapes will be addressed PassBlue (5/15) Share:      Health Development Turkey seeks global assistance with Syrian refugees Turkey is asking the global community for help in handling the influx of Syrian refugees who are straining the country's infrastructure. "The international community should not only provide assistance to foot the bill, but they need to step up and open their countries to these refugees," says Levent Gumrukcu of Turkey's foreign ministry. The Washington Post (5/16) Share:      Lack of funding threatens post-2015 progress Post-2015 development goals for gender equality, climate change programs and social protection won't be met because of underfunding, says a report from Oxfam and Development Finance International. "Hardly any countries are tracking the degree to which spending targets women; and no country is meeting commitments or estimated needs for social protection spending," the report says. The Guardian (London) (5/15) Share:        Greek cuts to health care spending lead to more malaria, HIV The Atlantic online (5/15) Share:      Global donors pledge $4.22 billion for Mali aid AlertNet/Reuters (5/15) Share:      Global Fund gives Ghana $146.4 million in malaria grants Aidspan (5/14) Share:      Women Girls Inequality needs to be at center of post-2015 discussions The panel drawing up the post-2015 development goals must put inequality at the center of its discussions, writes Brendan Cox of Save the Children. "We cannot eradicate poverty by 2030 without tackling inequality," he argues. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters Blog (5/15) Share:        Column: Clothing-factory collapses underscore need for reform The Guardian (London) (5/16) Share:      Climate and Energy Developing countries take lead in petroleum demand Developing countries have overtaken industrialized ones in their need for oil, says an International Energy Agency report. The trend is expected to "not only cause oil companies to overhaul their global investment strategies, but also reshape the way oil is transported, stored and refined," the agency says. The Guardian (London) (5/14) Share:      Study: Warming waters lead fish to migrate Rising ocean temperatures are causing fish to seek cooler waters. This is disrupting fishing patterns, making it difficult to predict fish movements. The Washington Post (5/15) Share:      West Africa's cassava crop threatened by whiteflies, rising temperatures AlertNet (5/16) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Israel may launch new strikes against missile shipments Israel is considering more military strikes in Syria to prevent the shipment of weapons to Islamist militants. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (5/15) Share:      Suicide bomber attacks NATO convoy, leaves 15 dead in Afghanistan FoxNews.com/The Associated Press (5/16) Share:      Bombings across multiple Iraq cities kill 38 Al Jazeera (5/15) Share:      M23 deserters may be joining DR Congo army Inter Press Service (5/16) Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Advocacy Coordinator Human Rights Watch New York City, NY 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 General Assembly adopts resolution on Syria. 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