[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban calls Syrian peace talks "imperative" as death toll passes 100,000

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UNHCR cites "significant shortcomings" of Australia's asylum-seekers plan Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   July 26, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban calls Syrian peace talks "imperative" as death toll passes 100,000 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says at least 100,000 people have been killed in the Syrian civil war. "The military and violent actions must be stopped by both parties, and it is thus imperative to have a peace conference in Geneva as soon as possible," Ban said. The Huffington Post/The Associated Press (7/25), BBC (7/25) Share:      Above the Fold UNHCR cites "significant shortcomings" of Australia's asylum-seekers plan Food insecurity to increase by 2023, USDA says India could benefit from better weather forecasting, disaster prevention Details emerge on charges against Morsi as protesters take to the streets Yeo: Senate shows backbone in funding international priorities, including new Mali peacekeeping mission UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: 31 days. 31 children. 31 stories of growing up. Check out @ShotAtLife #blogust 2013! ow.ly/nkjjI Share:      UN Dispatch "A budget passed along partisan lines by the House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee seriously slashes all foreign affairs funding and does not provide for additional funding for the new Mali mission. Thankfully, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee [this week] sought to correct that by passing a budget that included a new $575 million Complex Foreign Crises Fund, a portion of which would be used to fund the Mali mission." UN Dispatch (7/25) Share:      United Nations Sponsored By UNHCR cites "significant shortcomings" of Australia's asylum-seekers plan The United Nations refugee agency is "troubled" by Australia's decision to send asylum seekers arriving by boat to Papua New Guinea, citing "significant shortcomings" in the plan. "We're concerned that the net effect of the measures is that for all intents and purposes Australia ceases to be an asylum country under the convention for anybody coming to the country other than by air," says UNHCR's Richard Towle. 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IRINNews.org (7/26) Share:        World must do more to help Syrian refugee programs, World Bank's Kim says The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters Blog (7/25) Share:      How health care workers can help reduce human trafficking Stanford Social Innovation Review (Summer 2013) Share:      Climate and Energy India could benefit from better weather forecasting, disaster prevention The recent flood in the Himalayas shows that India needs to institute improved weather forecasting and disaster prevention plans, writes Erin Berger. "This is definitely an opportunity to understand how the disaster management framework of the country, science policy, and innovation instruments are coming together," says Jyotiraj Patra of the Integrated Action on Resilience and Global Sustainability. Thomson Reuters Foundation (7/26) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Details emerge on charges against Morsi as protesters take to the streets Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is being accused of allegedly arranging jail attacks during the 2011 uprising as well as liaising with Hamas. Pro- and anti-Morsi demonstrators took to the streets today. Meanwhile, the Obama administration says it doesn't need to determine whether the ouster was a coup, allowing the U.S. to continue to fund the Egyptian government. BBC (7/26), Al Jazeera (7/26), Reuters (7/26), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/25) Share:      Syrian rebels press U.S. for arms, seek political pressure for settlement Syria's opposition met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, asking for the U.S. to ship arms quickly and for it to put more pressure to bear on reaching a political settlement, writes Michelle Nichols. Meanwhile, Syrian rebels say they've taken over rural outposts in the north and south. Reuters (7/26), Thomson Reuters Foundation/Reuters (7/25), Reuters (7/25) Share:      Does Iran want to speak about nuclear program with U.S.? The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/26) Share:      U.S. is "deeply concerned" about dismissal of South Sudan Cabinet BBC (7/25) Share:      Zimbabwe prime minister accuses Mugabe of vote-rigging ahead of election Reuters (7/26) Share:      UN Foundation Better World Campaign Yeo: Senate shows backbone in funding international priorities, including new Mali peacekeeping mission The Senate Appropriations Committee today considers a fiscal year 2014 budget that represents major strides in foreign affairs and global health investments, lauded Better World Campaign executive director, Peter Yeo. The measure includes provisions that would -- for the first time -- fund U.S. commitments toward the newest United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali. "At a time when we're asking the UN do more with less -- including stabilizing Mali, a nation terrorized by extremists -- the U.S. simply cannot abandon its commitments and its allies," Yeo said in a statement. "Fortunately, the Senate's bill positions the U.S. to protect our interests overseas," said Yeo. Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio We have to bring the Syrian conflict to an end: Ban. 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