[RED DEMOCRATICA] BOLETIN : UN Wire : World Refugee Day focuses on families torn apart by war

 

Quote of the Day�|�Excerpts from UN Dispatch�|�Ban decries attack in Somalia, declares UN won't "be deterred" Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com�|� Web Version � June 20, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION �   News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story World Refugee Day focuses on families torn apart by war Today is United Nations World Refugee Day, a reminder that the UN refugee agency's excellent work must be supplemented by private organizations, governments and citizens, Elizabeth Ferris writes. Meanwhile, the UN refugee agency, along with IKEA Foundation and others, has developed a prototype of a durable refugee shelter for use in camps. Brookings Institution (Washington, D.C.)/Up Front blog (6/20), Yemen Times (6/20), The Guardian (London) (6/20) Share:����� Above the Fold Ban decries attack in Somalia, declares UN won't "be deterred" Adding value is focus of Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Somali militants vow to keep up attacks UN Radio � Quote of the Day @UNDP: #UNSG Ban Ki-moon says attacks will not deter UN or weaken resolve to stand by people of #Somalia ow.ly/mdCiy Share:����� UN Dispatch "Standing before the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, President Obama ... proposed a further one-third reduction in nuclear arms above what was agreed to in New START [in 2010]. Beyond that, he is directing the defense establishment to pro-actively reduce the role that nuclear weapons play in America's defense strategies." UN Dispatch (6/19) Share:����� United Nations Sponsored By Ban decries attack in Somalia, declares UN won't "be deterred" United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the attack on the UN Development Programme office in Somalia "despicable" and said the UN "would not be deterred from delivering its mandate" there. The UN Security Council also condemned the attack. France 24/Agence France-Presse (6/20), The Huffington Post/The Associated Press (6/20) UN remains supportive of Afghanistan peace process Global Times (China) (6/20) Share:����� Myanmar must show "concrete actions" against ethnic violence, UN's Pillay says United Press International (6/19) Share:����� Ban lauds UN peacekeepers from China China Daily (Beijing) (6/20) Share:����� UN child-rights committee report critical of Israeli forces Reuters (6/20) Share:����� ICC delays Kenyatta trial until November Al Jazeera (6/20) Share:����� Master of Arts in Public Policy (MAPP) The online MAPP program from New England College educates you on how to drive change in the public, private and community sectors by affecting public policy at the local, regional, and international levels. The program can prepare you to gain an understanding of the intellectual foundations for key public policy discussions and how the outcomes affect change in the political process. � Health Development Adding value is focus of Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Executive Director Radha Muthiah says that adding value to people's lives is the main focus for the organization and its 700 partners. Devex.com (6/20) Share:����� � Global Development Network's Pierre Jacquet on the importance of gathering inequality data Devex.com (6/19) Share:����� Injured Syrian refugees often abandoned, Save the Children reports The Guardian (London) (6/19) Share:����� Most MERS patients have died, researchers say The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (6/19) Share:����� Poor children face higher risk of malaria, study says The Conversation (Australia) (6/20) Share:����� Peacekeeping and Security Somali militants vow to keep up attacks Somali Al Shabaab Islamists say they will continue to attack "disbelievers," while Abdirashid Hashi of the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies says the group's recent attacks show that the Somalia government has neglected security in the capital. Reuters (6/20), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (6/19) Share:����� Syrian rebel leader seeks to quell unrest Gen. Salim Idriss of the Syrian rebel Supreme Military Council is seeking to unify rebel troops amid reports of unrest. "Idriss has done well as an interlocutor with the West and the Gulf, but the military situation is degenerating. ... It is not too late to save it, but he does not have much time," a source within the Syrian opposition told Reuters. Reuters (6/20), Reuters (6/20) Share:����� U.S. still aims to meet with Taliban The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (6/19) Share:����� Position Title Company Name Location Raiser's Edge Database Coordinator United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Associate Producer, Shot@Life United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings. � UN Radio Refugees and internally displaced reach highest levels in 20 years: Ban. 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