[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN highlights need to meet sanitation MDG

 

<a href="https://twitter.com/nothingbutnets/status/333979492466950144" target="_blank">@NothingButNets</a> | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN Security Council decries African organized crime, terrorism links Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   May 14, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN highlights need to meet sanitation MDG There are more than 2.5 billion people worldwide without proper sanitation, and the United Nations is working through its Sanitation Drive to 2015 campaign to reduce that number and meet the Millennium Development Goal. In the Indian state of Bihar, experts say, improved access to proper sanitation would reduce rape. Voice of America (5/13), The InterDependent (5/9), BBC (5/9) Share:      Above the Fold UN Security Council decries African organized crime, terrorism links Partnering with Africa means establishing good business practices UN panel struggles to agree on ways to reduce airline emissions No certainty on agenda, timing for Syria peace talks UN Radio   Quote of the Day @NothingButNets: #letsbereal -- a child dying every 60 seconds from #malaria is unacceptable. Luckily it's easy to help. Learn more: http://bit.ly/10zz496 Share:      UN Dispatch "Pneumonia is a leading cause of death of children under the age of five in sub-Saharan Africa in general, and Uganda in particular. Last week, Uganda and the international community took a giant step towards eliminating this preventable illness through launching a new national vaccine program." UN Dispatch (5/14) Share:      United Nations UN Security Council decries African organized crime, terrorism links The United Nations Security Council on Monday decried the link between African organized crime and terrorism. A multifaceted approach must be used to counter terrorism, said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "This struggle must go forward on many fronts, including by addressing the conditions that are conducive to the spread of terrorism," he said. Voice of America (5/13) Share:      UN anti-trafficking conference seeks support for treaties United Nations envoys are asking the General Assembly to support implementation of human anti-trafficking treaties that address forced labor, child soldiers and sex workers. Discussions on how to coordinate anti-trafficking efforts are taking place at the UN this week. Bernama (Malaysian National News Agency) (5/14) Share:      UN aid panel is refocusing, Cameron says The Guardian (London) (5/14) Share:      Ban to visit Russia this week RIA Novosti (Russia) (5/14) Share:      UN Security Council calls bombings in Turkey "reprehensible" Reuters (5/14) Share:      Iran-led nuclear meetings at UN to be boycotted by U.S. The Daily Star (Lebanon)/The Associated Press (5/14) Share:      Health Development Partnering with Africa means establishing good business practices Multinational companies outside of China are seeking to take part in Africa's economic boom, and Philip Boulton writes that companies would be wise to implement sound business practices, maintain quality and partner with local businesses. FTI Journal (5/2013) Share:      Countries approve controls on several chemicals More than 120 countries reached an agreement on stricter export controls for several chemicals and a phaseout of flame-retardant chemical hexabromocyclododecane. Chemicals that will fall under more stringent export controls include insecticide Azinphos-methyl, flame retardants PentaBDE and OctaBDE, and fabric protector PFOS. Chemical Engineering News (5/10), Las Vegas Sun/The Associated Press (5/10) Share:      Health care services dwindling in Syria About 30,000 doctors have left Syria because of the civil war, according to Tom Bollyky of the Council on Foreign Relations. "Attacking medical personnel is a way of terrorizing a population and depriving them of the humanitarian support they need," he says. Inter Press Service (5/14) Share:      Ugandan children at risk due to vaccine shortage IRINNews.org (5/14) Share:      Taliban in Afghanistan pledge support for polio immunization Devex.com (5/14) Share:      WHO finds first Somalian wild polio case since 2007 Nature (free content)/Nature News blog (5/13) Share:      Climate and Energy UN panel struggles to agree on ways to reduce airline emissions The International Civil Aviation Organization is grappling with ways to reduce global airline emissions. There are multiple outstanding issues, including how nation-specific emissions are counted. Reuters (5/13) Share:      Worldwide carbon dioxide emissions reach record level The Guardian (London) (5/10) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security No certainty on agenda, timing for Syria peace talks U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he believes Syrian peace talks will be held in June, but details as yet undecided include whether envoys from the rebel forces and government will attend. Reuters (5/14), Reuters (5/14), Voice of America (5/14) Share:      Qatar supplies weapons to Syrian rebels, but not those linked to al-Qaida Reuters (5/14) Share:      Rebels, government battle over town near Damascus Reuters (5/14) Share:      3 Red Cross workers kidnapped in Yemen Devex.com (5/14) Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Executive Director National Religious Campaign Against Torture Washington, DC Civil Society Capacity Building/Governance and Institutional Development Advisor Institute for Sustainable Communities Bangkok, Thailand Chief of Party - Mekong Partnership for the Environment (MPE) Institute for Sustainable Communities Bangkok, Thailand Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio Russian Federation's increasingly hostile environment for NGOs and rights defenders unacceptable. 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