[RED DEMOCRATICA] Report: Child HIV infections are down 50% in multiple Sub-Saharan countries

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Security Council approves peacekeepers for Mali Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   June 26, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Report: Child HIV infections are down 50% in multiple Sub-Saharan countries Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia have halved the number of children being infected by HIV just since 2009, according to a report by the United Nations AIDS program. Reuters (6/25), The Guardian (London) (6/25) Share:      Above the Fold Security Council approves peacekeepers for Mali UN's Wu Hongbo: Working toward a sustainable future Key issues are identified ahead of climate talks in November No progress in Syrian peace talks as death toll hits 100,000 UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: New HIV infections among children have been reduced by 50% or more in 7 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more: http://ow.ly/mp7w8 Share:      UN Dispatch "Two particularly hopeful measures proposed [by Obama on Tuesday] include new restrictions on coal power plants (which account for 40% of the USA's carbon emissions) and a directive to the federal government to get 20% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. As Dave Roberts points out, the federal government is the world's single largest energy consumer, so this is a big deal. Those measures alone could make important dents in the USA's total carbon emissions." UN Dispatch (6/25) Share:      United Nations Security Council approves peacekeepers for Mali The United Nations Security Council has approved a July 1 start date for the 12,600-member peacekeeping force for Mali. The UN will screen troops sent by Chad for child soldiers. BBC (6/25), Reuters (6/25) Share:      Availability of designer drugs is on the rise, UNODC study says The number of designer drugs available has more than doubled in the past three years, with most of the growth in use in the U.S., the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says in its 2013 report. The UN needs to act to halt the production, sale and use of these drugs, says Yury Fedotov, UNODC's executive director. Reuters (6/26), The Guardian (London) (6/26) Share:        Susan Rice criticizes inaction on Syria but notes "common ground" on many issues Minnesota Public Radio/The Associated Press (6/26) Share:      Ban sends condolences to those affected by flooding in India The Times of India/Press Trust of India (6/25) Share:      Health Development UN's Wu Hongbo: Working toward a sustainable future The post-2015 sustainable development goals will be "transformative, universal and equitable," writes Wu Hongbo, United Nations undersecretary-general for economic and social affairs. The goals envision the end of poverty and the full development of each person's potential, he writes. The Huffington Post/The Blog (6/25) Share:        Aid groups worry about cholera, dysentery outbreaks in India Reuters (6/26) Share:      Emergency fund for Madagascan food crisis is needed, FAO says Thomson Reuters Foundation (6/26) Share:      Climate and Energy Key issues are identified ahead of climate talks in November The November climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, will look at curbing greenhouse emissions and assisting poor countries affected by climate change, writes Jaspreet Kindra. Observers said the most crucial topics are "loss and damage, funding for adaptation, and preventing forest loss," Kindra writes. IRINNews.org (6/25) Share:      Obama unveils U.S. blueprint for cutting carbon emissions Reuters (6/25) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security No progress in Syrian peace talks as death toll hits 100,000 U.S. and Russian envoys will meet again Tuesday about the Syrian conflict, where 100,000 have now died, according to the group The Observatory. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (6/25), Reuters (6/26), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (6/26) Share:      Karzai has yet to commit to talks with Taliban Al Jazeera (6/26) Share:      Kerry sees path to Israeli, Palestinian peace talks Reuters (6/26) Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Senior Associate, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Policy Officer, Universal Access Project United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio New HIV infections among children reduced by 50% in sub-Saharan Africa. 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